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

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How do you get that from his saying crime occurs more often at night?   


I mean, are 
you really in agreement with zero tolerance urban policy kicking out 
junkies, sex workers and the homeless?





-----Original Message-----
From: Kai Frederik Lorentzen <lorentzen at hotmail.de>
To: David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>; P-list List <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Cc: Joseph Tracy <brook7 at sover.net>; Jill Adams <grladams at teleport.com>
Sent: Fri, Sep 6, 2013 6:55 am
Subject: Re: The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light



 > 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"
>
> Lights in the City are required for survival.  Crime and cockroaches 
> like dark in the City.
>
> On Thursday, September 5, 2013, David Morris wrote:
>
>
>
>     On Thursday, September 5, 2013, Joseph Tracy wrote:
>
>         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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