Please sign this light pollution petition

[MLParkinson (Murray)]

Hi!

I just signed the petition "NSW State Government: Require councils implement outdoor lighting regulations." on Change.org.

It's important. Will you sign it too? Here's the link:

http://www.change.org/en-AU/petition...share_petition

Thanks!

Murray

[Regulus (Trevor)]

Done. Will make the same moves down here in Tasmania too. Although we are not short of dark sky sites in Tas, the loss of open night skies for those in towns and cities is like an industrially induced claustrophobia.
The sense of wonder is lost to some extent.

Trevor

[brian nordstrom (As avatar)]

Done .
Brian.

[gary]

Wildcard Innovations fully supports this.

High efficiency street lighting with properly designed cut-offs and intelligent street
lighting systems in some areas that, for example, possibly only turn on when
motion is detected are the low hanging fruit that governments can readily address
to help reduce energy usage, costs to rate payers, carbon emissions and light pollution.

As a company directly involved in the manufacture of accessories to the global
amateur astronomy market, reducing light pollution has a flow on effect in that
it can help employ skilled Australian workers at a manufacturing facility in
Sydney's west.

Best Regards

Gary Kopff
Managing Director
Wildcard Innovations Pty. Ltd.
20 Kilmory Place, Mount Kuring-Gai
NSW. 2080. Australia
Phone +61-2-9457-9049
Fax +61-2-9457-9593
sales@wildcard-innovations.com.au
http://www.wildcard-innovations.com.au

[bojan]

I am from VIC, but still done this one with pleasure.

[astroron (Ron)]

Queenslander and very happy to sign
Cheers

[mithrandir (Andrew)]

Done.

[Ric]

All signed

Most definitely a worthwhile cause

[MLParkinson (Murray)]

So true Gary! We would have gone a long way towards meeting our obligations under the Kyoto Protocol simply by introducing light pollution ordinances. However, that was an opportunity lost due to ignorance.

Thanks for your intelligent comment, Murray

Originally Posted by gary

Wildcard Innovations fully supports this.

High efficiency street lighting with properly designed cut-offs and intelligent street
lighting systems in some areas that, for example, possibly only turn on when
motion is detected are the low hanging fruit that governments can readily address
to help reduce energy usage, costs to rate payers, carbon emissions and light pollution.

As a company directly involved in the manufacture of accessories to the global
amateur astronomy market, reducing light pollution has a flow on effect in that
it can help employ skilled Australian workers at a manufacturing facility in
Sydney's west.

Best Regards

Gary Kopff
Managing Director
Wildcard Innovations Pty. Ltd.
20 Kilmory Place, Mount Kuring-Gai
NSW. 2080. Australia
Phone +61-2-9457-9049
Fax +61-2-9457-9593
sales@wildcard-innovations.com.au
http://www.wildcard-innovations.com.au

[peterl]

Done.
A great cause.

Peter Langdown

[trek1701 (Mark)]

Done

[DJT (David)]

Done, Total no brainer.
Thanks for raising the petition

[killswitch (Edison)]

Done.

[alan meehan (Alan)]

Done with pleasure

[h0ughy (David)]

done

[Larryp (Laurie)]

Done

[Baddad (Marty)]

Me Queenslander, me put my "X" on record too.

Cheers

[Little Johnny (John)]

Done.

[Saturnine (Jeff)]

Added to the growing list.

Jeff

[MLParkinson (Murray)]

It is very important for one of the big three eastern sea board states (Vic, NSW, Qld) to take the lead and implement progressive light pollution ordinances. All it will take is one major victory with one of the big three and the rest will follow. The other states will look backwards if they don't follow. The big challenge is finding a powerful state leader with the understanding and vision to initiate change for the better. Unfortunately, federal politicians are presently too distracted and it might be a long time before they can shift their focus back to some of the more important issues like light pollution.

I think it is wonderful that people from other states are happy to sign the NSW petition.

Originally Posted by bojan

I am from VIC, but still done this one with pleasure.