Now that you have been introduced and informed about light pollution, you can learn about what some communities and cities are doing to reduce light glare. Some communities are enforcing Dark-sky laws, which will take action against light pollution by Dark-sky legislation. Dark-sky legislation will regulate city lights and will require outdoor lights to be shielded and to be directed downward instead of upward towards the sky. Dark-sky legislation mostly only apply to public property. Dark-sky legislation will not only enhance star-gazing but, will reduce the cost of public lighting by using lower-wattage light bulbs. If Madeira, a suburb of Cincinnati, chooses to adopt the legislation, it will join over three hundred other cities across America to have adopted Dark-sky legislation.
http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20110130/NEWS0108/101310330/
What does a city/state have to do inorder to adopt the legislation?
ReplyDeleteSo far, dark-sky legislation hasn't been passed state wide. For cities, towns, and counties, however, the council can vote on Dark-sky legislation in order to it to be passed.
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