“For billions of years all Life has relied on the Earth’s rhythm of Day & Night. Humans have radically changed this cycle by lighting up the night. The benefits are obvious, while the dangers go unmentioned.
Darkness interruption has a long list of dangerous negative impact. Declining insect populations, disrupted bird migration patterns, wildlife survival behavior, and even the life cycles of plants & trees are severely affected. Light pollution is also linked to Human diseases such as diabetes, depression, obesity and cancer.
Action you can take: turn off lights when not needed, use soft yellow lights when possible and point them downward, keep lights away from habitats and DO NOT install lights in trees! Get educated, raise awareness and share knowledge.
There is a lot more to this issue – and a lot that can be done by each of us to make good changes. (see CFC post here)”
Editorial note: For many of our readers this is déjà vu (all over again). For those who weren’t around or have forgotten, our posting of, “Everything Is Deluminated,” from a November 2009 Wall Street Journal article might “shed some light” on what we mean.
Nonetheless, as light has crept back in to some properties in our Village, we applaud CFC for their message.
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