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Texas Trailblazes with Dark Sky Parks

Texas Trailblazes with Dark Sky Parks

Laura Greenleaf 10:14 AM

Two Texas State Parks are the newest IDA certified Dark Sky Places (the town of Sedona, AZ made the list just last week than…

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Soccer fields lighting the latest threat to what remains of rural Loudoun County

Soccer fields lighting the latest threat to what remains of rural Loudoun County

Laura Greenleaf 6:10 PM

John Flannery writes eloquently of what will be lost if Loudoun County installs sixteen 70 and 80 foot tall lighting towers …

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Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy defends Franklin Park (May 2014)

Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy defends Franklin Park (May 2014)

Laura Greenleaf 8:48 PM

The Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy has written a letter to the county's Board of Supervisors opposing a proposal that woul…

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Starry Nights Harrisonburg! (April 2014)

Starry Nights Harrisonburg! (April 2014)

Laura Greenleaf 11:18 AM

The last week of March (leading up to Earth Hour) The End of Night  author and JMU professor Paul Bogard and JMU planetari…

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Light pollution's ongoing toll on migratory birds (March 2014)

Light pollution's ongoing toll on migratory birds (March 2014)

Laura Greenleaf 1:38 PM

This past Sunday the Washington Post magazine's cover story asked the question "Can the carnage caused by c…

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Starry Nights Harrisonburg coming up! (March 2014)

Starry Nights Harrisonburg coming up! (March 2014)

Laura Greenleaf 1:26 PM

Author ( The End of Night ) and JMU faculty member Paul Bogard and JMU planetarium director Shanil Virani have planned a wee…

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