Light Pollution

Article in the Asbury Park Press on 08/4/07 by Todd B. Bates, environmental writer.

Article appearing in the ANJEC Report - Spring 2007. The article attempts to explain why all Municipal Environmental Commissions should control Light Pollution.

These are some sample letter for protesting light pollution.

Sample Letter to Your Municipal Environmental Commission

A one page summary of a short presentation that anyone can give to Municipal Officials. It should take about 15 minutes.

This is a copy of the State Commission's report submitted to the Governor and Legislature in 1996.

A short article appearing in a 1996 issue of THE ANJEC REPORT magazine (Association of NJ Environmental Commissions). This is a one page summary of the New Jersey Light Pollution Study Commission's Report.

This article, published in the May 2004 issue of NJ Municipalities Magazine, has been withdrawn from this "Tools" section. A more up-to-date article was published in the January 2008 issue of the magazine (see Tool #1, Controlling Light Pollution above)

Two page historical analysis of roadway glare sharply criticizing New Jersey. A much shorter version was printed on the Opinion Page of the Asbury Park Press on 3/8/05 titled "Lights avoid road glare".

Two pages of photo's and comments.