FreeLists / az-observing / [AZ-Observing] Re: Lighting law in the Czech Republic

["Bernie Sanden" <bsanden@xxxxxxx>]

Good for the Czechs, receptivity was no doubt aided by the country's strong 
astronomical tradition.

On the other hand, it seems as if the Czech astronomers hired info-mercial 
execs to help them write the bill; you have to like their argument near the 
end of the paragraph:

"The country's modern astronomers persuaded the government to introduce the 
law by arguing that the excessive exposure to night-time lighting causes 
near-sightedness, cancer, insomnia, damage to the immune system, and a 
reduction in the production of the hormone melatonin."

Maybe if we add "terrorist activity" to the list, a similar bill would have 
a chance in the US.

I have to admit that I've been a bit concerned about where all my melatonin 
has gone recently.




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stars" <stars@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 11:28 PM
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Lighting law in the Czech Republic


> Check this out, wish we could do this.
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> Thomas S. Hilton
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