Tomorrow. I meant if someone else wants to draft a press release, or can
do it more quickly than I, to please do so. Apologies for being unclear.
On 2015-10-26 11:06, Cindy Fenick wrote:
Hi Jenny; are you talking about NEXT Tuesday or tomorrow? What do
you need someone to "step in" for?
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From: sas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:sas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of jenny@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, 26 October, 2015 10:00 AM
To: sas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [SAS] Re: Avista LED 'upgrade' is a downgrade for night skies.
Importance: High
Good call, Cindy! If no one is opposed, I can draft a press release to
send to the Spokesman and the Inlander. I can also put out information
via the Nextdoor neighborhood network. I won't be able to schedule
time in for either until Tuesday, so anyone else with the ability is
welcome to step in and do it instead!
It's getting chilly and winter gloom is creeping in, but I really
think this is a time for amateur astronomers to become visible, i.e. a
series of sidewalk events. The quickest way to get the public on your
side is to show the benefit to them. Even better if we have a small
flier on the issue to hand out at these events. The key is education,
and this is one of the best ways I can think of to do this.
-Jenny
On 2015-10-26 10:49, Cindy Fenick wrote:
Hi John; I just sent an email to David Ingram, Director of NW Chapter
of Dark Skies Association, to find out about the status of the model
ordinance written by DSA for Washington that supposed to reduce light
glare and what he recommends as a course of action to stop this Avista
nightglare (read, nightmare!) As a club, what do suggest we do? Are
there other astronomy associations, such as the SFCC Planetarium
faculty, or Mobius, or any group with clout that can help alter this
course of destruction? I’ll do what I can to help the cause!!
Cindy Fenick
FROM: sas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:sas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] ON
BEHALF OF John Riegel
SENT: Sunday, 25 October, 2015 11:57 PM
TO: sas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
SUBJECT: [SAS] Re: Avista LED 'upgrade' is a downgrade for night
skies.
ACTION REQUESTED - PLEASE DO THIS
There has been a buzz in the local press, and the people who want to
light up the night have been far more vocal than those on this list
which SUCKS. Last week I talked to a KPBX reporter and two people at
Avista. According to Avista, the public voice is all for MORE BRIGHT
LIGHTS. Yet everyone has heard of this topic see Doug Clark's post in
the Sunday paper
(http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2015/oct/25/doug-clark-the-livin-is-
easy-under-avistas-new-str/
[1]).
But this isn't a joke, it is serious with long-term impact. Where the
new lights could be worse, they still are not the smart upgrade our
community deserves. We have an opportunity for positive change.
Please contact Avista and your local government wherever you may live
and . First read up on the topic for 15 to 30 minutes, Nick's links
are all you need to know. My summary is:
* Avista must do better, install lower power, narrow-band lights to
save money, with no impact on crime, improve health, and protect the
night.
* Our municipalities can improve quality of life with zoning which
recognizes light as potential pollution which must be managed.
Light pollution is a public topic in the spot light. Please act on
this opportunity to push for zoning to protect the night; don't let
the simple costs and false crime fear win this. If we don't raise our
voices Avista will continue to slap up thousands of bright, full
spectrum LEDs.
Want to organize or plan, collaborate or complain? Please call me.
John
509-869-3735
On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 11:17 PM, Nick Monkman <nmonkman@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
(also on the website)
If you hadn't heard yet, our local utility company, Avista, is in the
process of installing hundreds of blue-white LED streetlights in the
Spokane area. These lights are, for the most part, far brighter than
they need to be. To make matters worse, the lights are on the blue
side of the spectrum which is terrible for dark-adaptation. What can
we do?
* Research! Here's a couple of recent articles and news stories about
the issue:
·
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2015/oct/25/doug-clark-the-livin-is-e
asy-under-avistas-new-str/
[1]
·
http://www.kxly.com/news/spokane-news/new-led-street-lights-get-mixed-
reviews/35976920
[2]
·
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2015/oct/20/new-led-streetlights-are-
green-but-have-some-spoka/
[3]
* Let the your city council rep know what you think.
· https://my.spokanecity.org/citycouncil/members/ [4]
· Phone:509.625.6255 [5]
* Let Avista know what you think
·
https://www.avistautilities.com/contact/_layouts/avista/contactus.aspx
[6]
If enough of us voice our opinion (respectfully!) there's no doubt in
my mind we can make a difference here.
Links:
------
[1]
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2015/oct/25/doug-clark-the-livin-is-e
asy-under-avistas-new-str/
[2]
http://www.kxly.com/news/spokane-news/new-led-street-lights-get-mixed-
reviews/35976920
[3]
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2015/oct/20/new-led-streetlights-are-
green-but-have-some-spoka/ [4]
https://my.spokanecity.org/citycouncil/members/
[5] tel:509.625.6255
[6]
https://www.avistautilities.com/contact/_layouts/avista/contactus.aspx
