The New England Light Pollution Advisory Group (NELPAG) is a volunteer group founded in 1993 to educate the public on the benefits of using efficient, glare-free outdoor night lighting — and understanding what to light, when (and when not) to light it, and how much light is needed.
Action Needed on Massachusetts' Dark-sky Bill!
With only a few days remaining in the Bay State's 2009-10 legislative session, the Senate's dark-sky bill, S.2493, needs to move out of the Ways and Means Committee to get a floor vote in the Senate. Please read the S.2493 page, familiarize yourself with the bill, and then contact Sen. Steven Panagiotakos (the committee's chair) to express your support.
AMA Weighs in on Light Pollution
Thanks to NELPAG's Mario Motta, the American Medical Association has unanimously passed Resolution 516 concerning outdoor lighting, light pollution, and glare's effects on night vision. Read it here.
Lighting Bills Approved in New Hampshire and Maine!
Four down, two to go! On May 4th Maine governor John Balducci signed outdoor-lighting bill HP6, LD11, and on July 15th Governor John Lynch signed New Hampshire's HB 585, the Outdoor Lighting Efficiency Act of 2009!
Did You Know?
To keep a single 100-watt light bulb on all night, every night, requires more than 400 kilowatt-hours of electricity each year — the energy equivalent of burning more than 500 pounds of coal.