Light Pollution HELPSEVIL!

This is your planet at night (if our whole globe was dark at once). All the light you see is either pointed up into space or so overly bright, that even when pointed downward, it still bounces back up into outer space. This unnecessary excess of artificial light is known as "Light Pollution." While this insidious menace comes from bad lights, it doesn’t necessarily come from bad people.

“So, good people of Earth!” We the Dark Rangers implore you, “PLEASE only buy, use, and tolerate night sky friendly lights.”

All light fixtures without a shrouds, motion sensors, and mirrored interiors are bad lights!

“Why?!” you ask?

I will use this blog to thoroughly describe 9 irrefutable and compelling reasons why you might want to join us in a stand against light pollution. Best of all, these 9 reasons are all wrapped up in a tidy little pneumonic.

Just remember, Light pollution HELPSEVIL!


H ampers Astronomy
E rases Heritage
L oves Waste
P aradoxically Precludes Safety
S acrifices Health
E ndangers Species
V andalizes Beauty
I gnores Property Boundaries
L eads to Global Climate Change

Learn more at www.iamthedarkranger.com

A little follow through goes a long way.... Hopefully?

Over the past few years attendees to my geology and astronomy programs here at Bryce Canyon National Park have often asked me if I have a blog. Well, now I do! So thanks to all of those who gave me the motivation and let's hope it keeps going!

Perhaps it is premature to state what this blog will be about, but I'm sure at the very least, it will include (whether readers want it to or not) lots of discussion about:

- Astronomy, emphasis on Darkness Preservation
- Global Climate Change, emphasis on the evils of "King Coal"
- Geology/Earth History, emphasis on Global Climate Change
- MS PowerPoint tips
- Memorable moments in Interpretation
- Etc. (but doesn't water down themes or content too much)