Working toward legislation to curb light pollution in Illinois.
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Good Lighting Practices for Homes and YardsThe only good thing about light pollution is that it is completely reversible. And unlike some other large environmental problems, there are many things that each of us can do at home and in our yards to directly combat the energy waste and ecological disruption caused by bad lighting practices:
*Although the FBI reports that the majority of home burglaries occur in the daytime, motion activated light fixtures around your home can also provide great convenience for you and your family as you come and go or use the yard. The False Alarm Reduction Association states that "Burglary research conducted by criminologists list motion activated-lighting as a significant deterrent to burglars who committed their crimes at night". See our article on outdoor lighting and crime at Lighting Practices > Articles & Studies > Light & Crime for further discussion. **See Parshield for examples of add-on shields for standard floodlight lamps. |
***See Starry Night Lights for some examples of home outdoor lights which put the light just where it is needed. ****See Starry Night Lights for some examples of landscape lights which direct their output down onto the landscape. |
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