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I'm not going to blame pre BC humans for needing light, especially when nocturnal creatures existed. If anything this is an absolute win, we are still burning s

by nmz 3y ago

I'm not going to blame pre BC humans for needing light, especially when nocturnal creatures existed. If anything this is an absolute win, we are still burning something in order to produce light, but what we burn is way less of a pollutant than wood.

bombcar 3y ago
I'm referring to light pollution, not the power source. It used to be that if you saw light at night, you knew humans were there - now we light millions of uninhabited acres.
- imtringued 3y ago
  https://youtube.com/watch?v=rWBCyNMfCAE https://youtube.com/watch?v=rWBCyNMfCAE
  - bombcar 3y ago
    SHIFTLOCKERDUDE 2 months ago Tornado took it down last night Sounds like someone somewhere also didn't like it ...
- pfannkuchen 3y ago
  What uninhabited land do we light up? Not familiar with what you’re referring to.
  - coryrc 3y ago
    Freeways, parking lots, commercial skyscrapers at night, storage facilities, etc
    - pfannkuchen 3y ago
      From the GP: > millions of uninhabited acres. Is my closet “uninhabited” when I’m not using it? If so, then yes, these are definitely some examples.
      - bombcar 3y ago
        I was thinking of all the street lamps on completely empty roads in the middle of nowhere.