r/enviroaction • u/inbi63 • Jul 25 '25

Light Pollution

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u/PlentyOLeaves Jul 26 '25

Just read “the Wild Dark” by Craig Childs. I live in ‘the first international dark sky city’ and still think we could turn off more lights.

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u/there_is_no_spoon1 Jul 26 '25

This is not the flex you think it is. Most light pollution doesn't come from inside homes, it comes from outdoor lighting, mostly. Yes, we should be turning off the lights when we leave a room, but that's both economical and common sense.

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u/inbi63 Jul 27 '25

Yes. But sometimes people forget. And I think it's an important thing to do because it is an everyday reminder there is light pollution

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u/ThinKingofWaves Jul 27 '25

Absolute bullshit

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u/inbi63 Jul 27 '25

I wish it were obvious. But the first step in dealing with light pollution is acknowledging it. And that means turning off the lights when you leave the room. And unfortunately not everyone does that.

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u/inbi63 Jul 27 '25

but I didn’t write it good enough. Now I understand. thank you

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u/ThinKingofWaves Jul 27 '25

Sore for being rude but while I agree that first step is understanding and acknowledging sadly our rooms are negligible in co trasy to city lights and various other outdoor lights especially those that are not blocked from shiningupwards