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By: Weylin Ryan The Light Revolution We Didn’t Ask For Humans have always found ways to illuminate the darkness, but something fundamental shifted with electricity’s arrival. Artificial lighting now increases by up to 20% annually in some regions, creating a new form of pollution we’re only beginning to understand. This isn’t just about missing stars; […]
By Bob Falcone “Welcome to Colorful Colorado,” greets everyone who enters the state on any of the major highways. The state’s colors inspired Katherine Lee Bates to write “America the Beautiful” after seeing the purple mountains majesty and amber waves of grain from the summit of Pikes Peak. Colorado is indeed colorful, and likely much […]
Revitalize your soul with this guide to watching the night sky sparkle By John Garvey Until very recently, children in all but the largest cities could see the Milky Way from their backyards on clear summer evenings. I know this because I was one of them (children, not cities). In many parts of the U.S., […]
