Hi All, Found article in S&T Dec 2002, *How I Beat Light Pollution In My Home Town*. Tells of how he got the local council to create a zoning regulation, rather than an ordinance. Have attached 1 pic. to show the diff. that well designed, efficient and properly placed lighting can make.
Pic is of a Cinema Complex.
And this is how he started it all. A post card!! (only 1/2 shown).
He had these printed up and distributed them to the locals and arranged talks/demos as well.
I remember going back to Sydney for a visit about 4 years ago and in my opinion the worst upward spillage of light came from the Rail Yards, and no-one was working there. Thousands of floodlights covering hundreds of acres, hundreds of parked trains and not one worker in sight.
How do you hit large organisations like the railways? or as Geoff previously showed, Melbournes 'Bolte Bridge' upward pointing light display beams?
Got to be a way!
p.s. It would be funny if I started a petition against our 4 streetlights. The town would laugh at me.
Last edited by ballaratdragons; 23-02-2005 at 11:18 PM.
Me, pick me! I'm in printing!!! I can definitely print those postcards for everyone...but my comission is one nagler per postcard No seriously, I am able to print a bunch of postcards if you're all serious about this.
Shall we wait for more comments/commitments from the members? They would have to contain the addresses of each local council, + maybe worded slightly differently to suit our situation/s.
If this gets going, we will have to call for volunteers to front their local council members, to see how they respond. As I said before, I had no response at all from either of my 2!
Maybe I'll send Reg W. and Ken P. an email to see how to proceed. Pity we haven't got an *AUSTRALIAN AMATEUR ASTRONOMICAL ASSOCIATION* to call on!!! or even a state one.
Regards, L.
No seriously, I am able to print a bunch of postcards if you're all serious about this.
