Is there anything that those of us who do not live in Phoenix, but still
loath street lighting, can do in regards to this issue?
Beevo
Tempe
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Subject: [sac-forum] FW: Phoenix Street Lights
I got this from Gene Fioretti, the coordinator for the Kaibab Lodge NRim
event and major player with the IDA for the Phoenix area. Time constraints
prohibit me from doing more on this, but hopefully someone here will be able
to help in this worthy cause.
Thanks.
Steve Dodder
Chairman, SAC Novice Group
Coordinator, Grand Canyon Star Party, North Rim
Director, Stone Haven Observatory
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From: gpfioretti@xxxxxxx <mailto:gpfioretti@xxxxxxx>
To: fester00@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:fester00@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Phoenix Street Lights
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2016 13:41:33 -0600
Hi Steve,
Hope all is well with you and Rosie.
I thought I would ask you to get the message out to the Saguaro members
about the situation with the street light replacement program being planned
for the City of Phoenix. They want to use the 4000K LED streetlights. The
IDA now recommends less than or equal to 3000K LEDs to significantly
decrease the blue spectrum output with it's negative environmental effects.
If they use the hotter burning LEDs for all 90,000+ fixtures, it will
approximately double the light glow from Phoenix. The program is on a
temporary hold for other reasons, but ready to be restarted very soon. If
we get the message to them now we do stand a chance of getting their
cooperation. It is all about money for them.
Please ask the membership to contact their city council members and let them
know they want the city to comply with current IDA recommendations
concerning street light replacements.
Thanks for doing this.
Gene
