How “stars” are helping the French keep the night sky dark: A voluntary program is encouraging towns to manage their lighting.
How “stars” are helping the French keep the night sky dark: A voluntary program is encouraging towns to manage their lighting.
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>“People are getting aware that darkness is no [longer] darkness. This is one of the elements that is contributing especially to the decline in the species variety as well as the decline of biodiversity”
says Jacques Falcón, research emeritus at the French Scientific Research Centre (CNRS).
Now, thanks to a voluntary program in France, more communities are taking steps to limit light pollution.
this sounds so cool, in so many places now u can’t see anything at night in the sky from light pollution, hope more places try to do something about it
I can probably only see a dozen stars and Venus on a clear night. I miss being able to see a proper night sky.
Welp, there are going to be a lot more stars in the sky soon, so might as well use that for illumination.
Nice idea to switch everything off after sunset, except at landmarks, airports and train stations perhaps. But probably more people will die due to car accidents or crime.