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' ' ' ' ' ' ' WHY DARK SKIES? <br /> . . . . - . <br /> , � � _ � The need to protect and restore the natural <br /> nighttime environment is more urgent than Outdoor <br /> ever. Light pollution, defined as light where it <br /> is not wanted or needed, affects our health, the Lighti ng Cri me <br /> environment, wildlife, and our ability to find f � <br /> awe in the natural night. Research indicates <br /> that light pollution is increasing at a global a nd Safety <br /> � average rate of two percent per year. <br /> . ' f�"� <br /> ���::�. <br /> ��� � �� ABOUT IDA <br /> � . <br /> ,,��-� � � <br /> �� <br /> The International Dark-Sky Association, a " ��� ^� '� <br /> 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in ; y �"� �' <br /> Tucson, Arizona, is dedicated to preserving and �.' �'� �,t� <br /> protecting the natural nighttime environment. ° <br /> A U.S. National Institute of Justice study `` Y • ", <br /> concluded: "We can have very little � <br /> confidence that improved lighting prevents � n� <br /> crime." In fact, poor or too much lighting can �� w�> � �,'' . � r `�� ,N <br /> actual ly have the opposite effect. � > ���� £ �. �� t <br /> f , <br /> . . J <br /> . <br /> ., < � ,� �- �� . �4 <br /> � - .. . �� . <br /> Real security depends on the wise use of : - `� <br /> lighting. Visibility should always be the goal. * N �,,, '�'`� � ��" � , <br /> Instead of more and brighter lights, we need � "�, �`( ' _ <br /> •b V .. —�:lc . <br /> smart lighting that directs light down where <br /> it is most useful. It is possible to protect �� "� ``""°� ' - <br /> the natural nighttime environment without �' � �-- � <br /> � ,.._ .. . <br /> . . . ��,� <br /> compromising safety. � r��. � � ' ��l <br /> � �,. <br /> • � .�- • � - � ��• • ;.�•� „ _ :_ ...� <br /> ,,. , <br /> � ����/•� � � r �, <br /> "[W]hen risks are carefullv considered,loca] �� _ _ �. � -' �� � ' <br /> - - . - •- . • •�• ���!*�—""'"��. <br /> authoritie5 can safelv reduce street lighting r�'�`�'- ` '` �- � ""�' • <br /> - • • • • • • <br /> saving both costs and energy ...without � <br /> • • - - • •�. <br /> necessarilv impacting negatively upon road <br /> traffic collision5 and crime." <br /> —2015 studti�published in the Jonrnnl of Eyirlemiology � � � � � � �� � � � � � <br /> . � <br /> � nr�d Comnrurtiti/Health � <br /> � � � . � <br /> � � � . �. INTERNATIONAL DARK-SKY ASSOC�ATION <br />