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An article which explains succinctly what the problem is.
http://skyandtelescope.com/resources/darksky/article_83_1.asp
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The Washington Post - The Jury's Out on Hotel's Lights
Criticises the floodlighting of the Jurys Washington Hotel in Dupont Circle Park.
http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44113-2001Feb22.html
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Reduced Energy Usage
Explains why legislation is needed in Virginia.
http://www.volt.org/archive/PatriotNews022301.html
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The Washington Post - Starlight Memories
Explains the growing loss of the beautiful night skies that everyone used to be able to see.
http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49206-2001Feb23.html
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CNN: Night-Light May Lead to Near-Sightedness
Information about scientific evidence that exposure to nighttime lighting can cause
near-sightedness.
http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9905/12/children.lights/index.html
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The Washington Post - Lights Out at Dupont Circle
Discusses the removal of floodlighting by a hotel after residents camplain.
http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23848-2001Mar18.html
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Times Leader - Lawmakers Prepare Action as Groups Protest Loss of Age-Old Glory of Sky
Explains the Greater Hazleton Area Astronomical Society's campaign for lighting legislation in the
Wyoming Valley.
http://web.timesleader.com/content/leader/2001/04/15/news/15STAR1A.htm
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Metro residents want to dim nighttime glare
Explains the growing movement in Detroit to curb glare with user messages on the issue.
http://detnews.com/2001/metro/0103/16/d01-200204.htm
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High Country News - January 18, 1999: Starry, starry night
Explains how the New Mexico Historic Preservation Alliance think of the night sky as a cultural
resource which helps tourism.
http://www.hcn.org/servlets/hcn.Article?article_id=4722
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Idaho Mountain Express - 'Dark skies' attitude rewarded
Explains why Ketchum's darksky ordinance is important.
http://www.mtexpress.com/2001/01-04-04/01-04-04edaurora.htm
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ABC News - In Praise of Darkness
Discusses how lighting can be carcinogenic, ecologically-damaging and crime-inducing.
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/living/DailyNews/darkness_wnt010517.html
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The Washington Post - Bright Lights Have Residents Glaring
How local residents are fighting the bright lights which are causing glare in Virginia.
http://home.att.net/~icole/wpost070499.htm
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The New York Times - Energy Crisis in Brazil Brings Dimmer Lights and Altered Lives
Explains how an energy crisis has encouraged better lighting (Site requires free registration)
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/06/world/06BRAZ.html
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Dan's Papers - Evening Out: An Accident Waiting To Happen On Main Street In East Hampton Finally Happens
A story of how lighting can cost lives.
http://www.danspapers.com/paper/archive.html
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Lights at Night Mean Trouble for Birds
Discusses the ornithological effects.
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/NightLights.html
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Lighting up Nature
Discusses the ecological effects of lighting
http://www.sdaa.org/SDAABulletins/lighting.htm
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The Vancouver Courier - Blinded by the light
Explains how light pollution is being combatted in Vancouver by local people and the new darksky
preserve.
http://www.vancourier.com/03401/top1.htm
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Time Magazine - How the Universe will End
Light Pollution in an eternal context.
http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101010625/story.html
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