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August 2014
LOCAL INFORMATION & ADVERTISING
Better Lights for Better Nights comes to town
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By Laurel Robertson
s has been widely celebrated, last February, Dripping Springs was proclaimed Texas’ first (and the world’s sixth) International Dark Sky Community by the International DarkSky Association (IDA). But what does that mean? Why are dark skies important? How can we preserve ours? To shed some light on the hows and whys of achieving effective and efficient outdoor lighting, the City of Dripping Springs and the Texas Section of IDA are teaming up to host the Better Lights for Better Nights Conference on August 15 at the Dripping Springs Ranch Park Event Center. Conference planners encourage community leaders, developers, builders, realtors, educators, outdoor lighting professionals and anyone interested in learning
about light pollution and solutions to attend the day-long conference, which will conclude with a nighttime bus tour viewing examples of best and worst outdoor lighting in the Dripping Springs area. Speakers from civic, educational, scientific, medical, professional and legal backgrounds will address the many problems artificial lighting can create, including glare, light trespass, wasted energy costs, and health and safety hazards for both humans and wildlife. Experts will explain how to achieve actual security and safety from night lighting instead of just the illusion of safety. Representatives from the McDonald Observatory will talk about preserving our view of the stars. Solutions to night lighting problems will be explored in depth, including both technical and legal approaches. Reducing See BETTER LIGHTS, page 2
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