Campaign for Dark Skies
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The Campaign for Dark Skies (CfDS) is the United Kingdom's main anti-light-pollution campaign group.
It is part of the British Astronomical Association (BAA) and affiliated with the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA), and composed of a network of local officers (and other members) who try to improve lighting in their areas and advise local people.
The campaign was founded in 1989 by amateur astronomers as a sub-section of the BAA specialising in combatting skyglow. It is now open to non-members of the BAA, includes lighting engineers and environmentalists, and campaigns on the wider effects of light pollution.
CfDS's work with the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee on legislating against light pollution has resulted in the government including provisions in their Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Bill.
[edit] External links
- CfDS - Campaign for Dark Skies official WWW site
- Yahoo Groups: CFDS discussion e-mail list webpage (with list archives, photos and a links list available to members)
- BBC - Action Network - Campaign for Dark Skies
- On-line petition to 10 Downing Street to ban floodlighting of buildings
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