Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Christmas lights are bad for you and for the environment

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Last week, NASA released a report whose tone was misleadingly gleeful. Called "NOAA/NASA Satellite Sees Holiday Lights Brighten Cities," it began, “Even from space, holidays shine bright.” The satellite has been monitoring patterns in nighttime lighting intensity all over the world since its mission began in January of 2012. The conclusions are unsurprising: beginning on Black Friday, nighttime lighting in and around U.S. cities brightens, and remains brighter through New Year’s Day.


That we can observe this from space proves we have too much of a good thing: Our love of holiday lights has become a flagrant waste of energy. Read more...


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