The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light

[Kai Frederik Lorentzen]

 > Crime and cockroaches like dark in the City. <

At least you didn't write "criminals and cockroaches" ... I mean, are 
you really in agreement with zero tolerance urban policy kicking out 
junkies, sex workers and the homeless?

No offense intended.



On 06.09.2013 04:10, David Morris wrote:
> Oops  "Send"
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> Lights in the City are required for survival.  Crime and cockroaches 
> like dark in the City.
>
> On Thursday, September 5, 2013, David Morris wrote:
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>     On Thursday, September 5, 2013, Joseph Tracy wrote:
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>         I live in Vermont about 500 yards from the nearest steetlamp
>         and maybe twice that from the highway that passes through
>         town.  Having lived in many rural places I treasure the
>         unimpeded starlight and the blackness of an overcast evening.
>         The only noise is the small volume of traffic on our road and
>         the creek across the street.   A few of us have helped prevent
>         more lights from going up in town and argued to reduce what we
>         have or get lamps that are efficient and direct the light
>         down.  When one flies the sheer volume of energy being used on
>         excessive light is disturbing even though the patterns are
>         visually entrancing.
>