1. FIRST TURNED A TELESCOPE
400 YEARS AGO THIS YEAR
GALILEI GALILEO
FIRST TURNED A TELESCOPE
TO THE NIGHT SKY
AND
CHANGED HUMANITY'S
UNDERSTANDING OF
OUR PLACE IN THE
UNIVERSE
LET'S ACT NOW TO
PRESERVE THAT
NATURAL HERITAGE ! 1

2. LIGHT POLLUTION REDUCTION PROGRAM
PRESENTERS
TOM BUTTERWORTH
MRT(R) RASC IDA
FRANÇOIS LAROCQUE
RASC IDA
Rockland
Clarence - Bourget
Casselman
Cumberland
Embrun
LIGHT POLLUTION
and
REDUCTION PROGRAM 2

3. SOUTH NATION SPACE STATION
RESEARCH GRADE – NOT TOYS ! 3

4. Visible from Wendover 4

5. ? LIGHT POLLUTION and REDUCTION PROGRAM WHAT IS LIGHT POLLUTION
WHY IS IT A PROBLEM WHY IS IT IMPORTANT WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT 5

6. WHAT IS LIGHT POLLUTION?
Light Pollution is the unnecessary and wasteful illumination of the night-time sky by light being directed outwards and upwards into the atmosphere instead of downwards towards the ground 6

7. EDUCATION and AWARENESS
LIGHT POLLUTION
and
REDUCTION PROGRAM
WHY IS IT A PROBLEM?
Most people do not think about or are even aware of night-time lighting as a form of pollution
The Solution is
EDUCATION and AWARENESS 7

8. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? More is not better!
Detrimental effects of light pollution: - Environmental – climactic change - Energy consumption – fuels production - Economical costs - More greenhouse gases – coal burning
- Biological - Effects on wildlife – reproductive cycles - migration - Effects on human health – circadian rhythms & increased cancer risk Scientific - Astronomical research – professional and amateur
- Criminal – thieves need to see what they are doing too ! 8

9. NORTH AMERICA AT NIGHT 9

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11. NORTH AMERICA DURING POWER FAILURE AUG 200011

12. Residential Area
80 km
North of Toronto
BEFORE
Power Failure 12

13. Residential Area DURING Power Failure These pictures are
Copyright of Sky News
T.Carlson 13

14. This is how the night time sky should look !
We can still see this from Wendover !
!!Now is the time to ACT to protect this view!! 14

15. We are slowly destroying our natural heritage
and turning the night into day !
This is what is happening now from Ottawa, Orleans and also Rockland !
ENCROACHING
CITY
LIGHTS 15

16. We are slowly robbing ourselves of our natural human condition !
This is the view facing west from my balcony
towards Ottawa, Orleans, Cumberland and Rockland !
ENCROACHING
CITY
LIGHTS
Looking west
towards Rockland
on a very clear night
The sky glow bubble
is very obvious !
We live 30 miles
from the city
yet this light dome
still reaches us
out here ! 16

17. The Problem: is not night-time lighting but
The Problem: is not night-time lighting but HOW night-time lighting is used ! - Glare - Direction of lighting - Light Trespass - Design of fixtures - Too high wattage - Colour spectrum - Appropriate use - Time of use
- Atmospheric aerosols 17

18. Glare Roadside Businesses Farmer’s Yards Car Dealerships
Hotel Parking Lots 18

19. Direction
Of Lighting
The problem is not security lighting but how best to provide
lighting for security 19

20. A billboard seen from the side
LIGHT POLLUTION
A billboard seen from the side
PURE
WASTE !
Efficient?
Energy or display.
Sky glow impact? 20 20

21. LIGHT POLLUTION LIGHT TRESPASS WHEN A NEIGHBOUR'S UNWANTED LIGHT
SHINES ONTO YOUR PROPERTY 21

22. LIGHT POLLUTION
REDUCTION 22

23. Design of
Fixtures
Full Cut-off Fixture 25

24. Design of
Fixtures
Full Cut-off Fixture 26

25. These spill light upwards above the housing
Created by R. Dick, A. Weeks,
Ottawa Centre, RASC
R. Dick, A. Weeks 1995 27 27

26. Design of Fixtures These are preferable Full Cut-off Fixture
Recently installed along
Hwy 174 in
ROCKLAND
Congratulations!! 28

27. Retro-fit Older Cobra Housings Created by R. Dick, A. Weeks,
Ottawa Centre, RASC
R. Dick, A. Weeks 1995 29 29

28. Design of Fixtures Full Cut-off Fixture Downward directed Full Cut-off
Residential
Small Business
Now that Dalton McGuinty
has just added
8% to your hydro bill
Downward directed
Full Cut-off
Low Wattage
Motion activated =
1/3 LOWER COSTS 30

29. WHY SO MANY? LOCAL EXAMPLES OF POOR LIGHTING 20 UNSHIELDED Wall Lights
THIS GLARE AFFECTS DRIVERS ON HIGHWAY 174 31

30. Appropriate Use ? Plantagenet High School if anyone should
LOCAL EXAMPLES OF POOR LIGHTING
Plantagenet High School
if anyone should
set an example
it should be centres
of knowledge and learning
Appropriate Use ?
Saturday and Sunday Night
Not a soul in the parking lot ! 32

31. SOUTH NATION CONSERVATION AREA
DARK SKY PRESERVES
and
URBAN STAR PARKS
More and more communities are instituting
light pollution reduction and abatement programs
NOW IS THE TIME FOR
THE ENTIRE
SOUTH NATION CONSERVATION AREA
Rockland Cumberland Clarence Bourget Casselman Embrun
to get ON BOARD before its TOO late !
St Elzéar Prince George BC
Sherbrooke Beaver Hills AB
Lac Mégantic Cypress Hills SK
Haut – St – François Point Pelée ON
Torrence Barrens ON 33

32. EARTH HOUR AIMS TO REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION
FOR 1 HOUR ON MARCH 28 TH
THE AWARENESS OF ENERGY USE
ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT
SHOULD APPLY TO
EVERY HOUR
NOT JUST ONE HOUR PER YEAR !
Better education, planning, management and
just turning off half the lights at night
is the single best thing that everyone could easily do
to help our planet and the environment 34

33. RECOMMENDATIONS
Designate the South Nation Conservation Area a Dark Sky Reserve at best or an Urban Sky Park as second choice
By-laws to protect the night time environment Engage South Nation Conservation Authority
Engage Hydro one – they have the energy knowledge
and lighting expertise Retro-fit existing bulb type Cobra heads with shielding All future lighting projects must be full cut-off 35

34. THANK YOU ! 36