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ACTIVATION ALERT:<\/strong>
Sign DarkSky\u2019s open letter to Reflect Orbital, calling on the company to conduct a full environmental review of reflective in-space mirror technology before any systems are launched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is light pollution?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Light pollution is the human-made alteration of outdoor light levels from those occurring naturally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are the effects?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Light pollution disrupts wildlife<\/a>, impacts human well-being<\/a>, wastes money and energy<\/a>, contributes to climate change<\/a>, and blocks our view of the universe<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What can be done about light pollution?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Following responsible lighting practices<\/a>, passing dark sky friendly legislation, and advancing scientific research in this field are just some of the ways light pollution can be solved. You can get involved too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What we do<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

Conserving Dark Sky Places around the world<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our International Dark Sky Places program works with communities, parks, municipalities, and the public to certify and protect dark places for humans and wildlife alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Certifying dark sky friendly outdoor lighting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our DarkSky Approved program works with communities, manufacturers, retailers, designers, and others to evaluate and certify dark sky friendly outdoor lighting equipment<\/a>, as well as dark sky friendly outdoor lighting projects<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Public policy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We work with communities and governments to prioritize night sky protection and quality outdoor lighting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Education and outreach<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We network globally to share information and expertise, and support local efforts though our volunteer Advocates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And more…<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We collaborate widely, present a global conference for the dark sky movement, and award stellar exemplars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chapters near you<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our 65+ international chapters are at the forefront of the dark sky movement. Want to get involved? Find your local chapter:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some of our partners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our efforts are multiplied by many valuable partnerships around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DarkSky International restores the nighttime environment and protects communities from the harmful effects of light pollution through outreach, advocacy, and conservation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":36685,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-full-width.blade.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"advocacy_type":[],"events_terms":[],"locations_terms":[],"admin_issue":[],"class_list":["post-7","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/darksky.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/darksky.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/darksky.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darksky.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darksky.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":113,"href":"https:\/\/darksky.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36723,"href":"https:\/\/darksky.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/36723"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darksky.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/darksky.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darksky.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darksky.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7"},{"taxonomy":"advocacy_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darksky.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/advocacy_type?post=7"},{"taxonomy":"events_terms","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darksky.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events_terms?post=7"},{"taxonomy":"locations_terms","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darksky.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/locations_terms?post=7"},{"taxonomy":"admin_issue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darksky.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/admin_issue?post=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}