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Superb Article On Light Pollution

Started by Rod Kaufman, 08/18/2015 12:59AM
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From an LA Times editorial:
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0816-betz-darkness-skyglow-20150816-story.html
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Good read. Forwarded to several people. Thanks for sharing! :-)
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Posted 08/22/2015 05:33AM #2
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Good article, Rod.
Good luck with L.A. City/County, though!
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