PROJECT Dark Sky Stakeholders Group A member of Arizona's astronomy community provided a report to the MAG Planners Stakeholders Group, MAG Management Committee and MAG Regional Council about issues related to outdoor light pollution in Maricopa County. It was reported that outdoor light pollution not only creates a significant waste of electricity and money, but also degrades the visibility of our night skies. This affects the world-class observatories located in the state. During the presentation, the counties, municipalities and Native nations were requested to consider revisiting the adequacy and enforcement of their respective lighting ordinances in an effort to provide quality lighting to improve visibility, save energy, and protect dark skies. On January 14, 2009, the MAG Management Committee approved convening a Dark Sky Stakeholders Group. The purpose of the Stakeholders Group is to collect information on outdoor light pollution, review best practices in lighting codes, and to develop a model Dark Sky ordinance. On February 5th a memorandum was sent to MAG Management Committee requesting that a representative be sent from their organization to participate in the first Dark Sky Stakeholders Group meeting. See agenda below.  Get e-mail updates when this information changes / Learn more...

UPCOMING EVENTS Previous Meetings...

COMMITTEES Management Committee

RESOURCES Safety Impacts of the Emerging Digital Display Technology Impact of the Kitt Peak Ordinance on Streetlight Rates 1984 Outdoor Light Pollution Standards Presentation Lighting Code Handbook

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LINKS BBC: Villagers text to light the way A village in Germany is pioneering a method of saving energy and reducing carbon emissions by switching off the street lights at night. New York Times Op-Ed: In the Dark How turning the lights off could help New York's pending budget gap. The International Dark-Sky Association The mission of the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) is to preserve and protect the nighttime environment and our heritage of dark skies through quality outdoor lighting.

AGENDAS Dark Sky Stakeholders Group 8/12/2009 Meeting Agenda Packet Dark Sky Stakeholders Group 8/12/2009 Meeting Agenda Dark Sky Stakeholders Group 7/22/2009 Meeting Agenda Packet Dark Sky Stakeholders Group 7/22/2009 Meeting Agenda Dark Sky Stakeholders Group 7/8/2009 Meeting Agenda - Full Packet

MINUTES Dark Sky Stakeholders Group 7/22/2009 Meeting Notes Dark Sky Stakeholders Group 7/8/2009 Meeting Notes Dark Sky Stakeholders Group 6/2/2009 Meeting Notes Dark Sky Stakeholders Group 5/5/2009 Meeting Notes Dark Sky Stakeholders Group 4/7/2009 Meeting Notes

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