With half
of the world’s population now living in cities, many urban dwellers have
never experienced the wonderment of pristinely dark skies and maybe never will.
This loss, caused by light pollution, is a concern on many fronts: safety,
energy conservation, cost, health and effects on wildlife, as well as our
ability to view the stars. Even though light pollution is a serious and growing
global concern, it is one of the easiest environmental problems you can address
on local levels.
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