On Thursday, April 16, the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) and Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) announced plans to address the global issue of light pollution—an increasingly urgent phenomena that negatively affects the environment and human condition, especially in dense, urban areas.
As a first step, the Boards of Directors of both organizations unanimously adopted Five Principles for Responsible Outdoor Lighting in an effort to guide the industry—in the United States and around the world—toward the development of more socially- and environmentally-responsible solutions. “The principles are based on simple ideas,” says Brian Liebel, director of standards and research for the IES. They include:
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