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

[David Morris]

Oh, and I forgot to mention that I hate cockroaches.

On Friday, September 6, 2013, Kai Frederik Lorentzen wrote:

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> > Crime and cockroaches like dark in the City. <
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> 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?
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> No offense intended.
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> On 06.09.2013 04:10, David Morris wrote:
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>> Oops  "Send"
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>> Lights in the City are required for survival.  Crime and cockroaches like
>> dark in the City.
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>> 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.
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