Indiana Media Archives

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Logansport Pharos Tribune.Com 8-18-02 Seeing The Light -- As a follow-up to it's 8-13-02 article (below) the Pharos-Tribune sought caller responses, upon which this article reported. The article (and headline) suggests Forrest's presentation was effective. Information from ICOLE is also cited.

Logansport Pharos Tribune.Com 8-13-02 Lights Out -- Inspite of the drastic headline this article provides an informative report on Forrest Hamilton's outdoor lighting presentation to the Logansport Plan Commission.

Brown County Democrat 3-22-00 'Light mapping' to help council debate -- reports that the Nashville town manager has measured illumination levels around the town. The article quotes him as suggesting sidewalk illumination of five footcandles, citing the "Outdoor Illuminating Engineering Assoc." Such a level would make Nashville's sidewalks much brighter than the Circle in Indianapolis.

Brown County Democrat 1-26-00 Town's lighting ordinance will likely be rewritten -- the new Amoco station has brought a call for Nashville to pass a new lighting ordinance. ICOLE's chairman appeared at the Jan. 20th town council meeting and accepted the council president's proposal to make a presentation at a special council meeting.

Brown County Democrat 12-22-99 New station lights annoy longtime shop owners -- a typically bright glaring new Amoco station in Nashville among the quaint shops and low key lighting triggers a debate about the need for a new town lighting ordinance.

Indianapolis Star 7-24-99 (west edition) Astronomy group wants town to dim its lights -- reports on the outdoor lighting presentation to the Mooresville plan commission.

Martinsville Reporter 5-19-99 Light blinds local astronomers -- "Light, long regarded by man as the ultimate in purity, is a polluter, a threat to experiments and observation in a major scientific discipline. And the worst aspect of it is that pollution by light has no useful aspects."

Fort Wayne News Sentinel 5-12-99 A flexible plan for county growth, our view: developers and residents will be asked to work together for a change-- endorses the Allen County development code draft, including new outdoor lighting standards.

Louisville Courier-Journal 4-3-99 Taming Light Pollution --"Wouldn't it be nice to discover that one of our problems could be solved with no cost or sacrifice, and with only beneficial consequences." ICOLE guest article.

Indianapolis Star 3-26-99 The lights, the glare are hurtful, groups say -- "Local and national groups are beginning to point out the potential harm, from a recently released National Parks and Conservation Association survey to the Indiana Council on Outdoor Lighting Education." By Kyle Niederpruem

Louisville Courier-Journal 3-7-99 Clashes grow over lighting spillover "It's called "light trespass" -- the spillover lighting from parking lots, sports parks and shopping centers -- and it is emerging as a major environmental issue." By Nina Walfoort

Indianapolis Star 12-27-98 Shinning light on wasted electricity -- featured "letter spotlight" from ICOLE.

Indianapolis Star 10-31-98 Turning out lights may be only way to cut area's light pollution -- article about light pollution near Link Observatory as it relates to planning and zoning.

Evansville Press 10-28-98 Urban Lights Stealing The Stars -- elaborates on light pollution's destruction of the night sky and the economic waste of misdirected light, featuring several quotes from Mitch Luman.

Bloomington Herald-Times 10-27-98 Let There (Not) Be Lights -- article about an Amoco station's excessive lighting's negative effect on Link Observatory and driver safety with supportive quotes from IU astronomy dept., IU professor of optometry, Indiana Sierra Club spokesman and members of the Indiana Astronomical Society. Was picked up by the Associated Press and appeared in papers around the state and the Louisville Courier-Journal.

Martinsville Reporter 10-5-98 Link Observatory history with light pollution references. Edited version also appeared in Mooresville Times (weekly.)

Martinsville Reporter 9-23-98 Presentation to Monrovia Plan Commission.

Indianapolis Star 9-18-98 Article about efforts to preserve Link Observatory including comments about light pollution.

Bloomington Herald-Times 1-31-98 Guest editorial on lighting's impact on community's quality of life.

Bloomington Herald-Times 1-28-98 Associated Press story about "Lights out, stars on" promotion coinciding with the end of David Wolf's Mir mission. Also known to have appeared in Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, and Martinsville newspapers.

Bloomington Herald-Times 1-8-98 "Night Vision" article about enlisting Cinergy PSI with numerous quotes from IU astronomy dept.'s chairman about light pollution.