I would urge all readers to petition their Councils and Power authorities to set codes of conduct to limit light pollution. It only requires a few words in their maintenance contracts stipulating all replacement streetlight fittings reflect 99% of their light downward, Manufactures would then produce deeper reflectors in order to sell products that reach the code and eventually things would improve.
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I would urge all readers to petition their Councils and Power authorities to set codes of conduct to limit light pollution. It only requires a few words in their maintenance contracts stipulating all replacement streetlight fittings reflect 99% of their light downward, Manufactures would then produce deeper reflectors in order to sell products that reach the code and eventually things would improve.