TURN OFF YOUR OUTDOOR LIGHTS--AND SOME OF THE INDOOR ONES, TOO!

According to the International Dark Sky Association, there are five appalling facts about light pollution you may not have known:

1. Exposure to artificial light at night, particularly light with blue in it like that from TVs and computer screens, puts your health at risk.

2. Light pollution kills millions of birds a year, both from collisions into lit buildings and by disrupting their migratory instincts, as birds navigate at night by starlight and moonlight.

3. Light pollution contributes to climate change by using energy that heats our atmosphere.

4. The seasonal cycle of trees and plants is disrupted by artificial light.

5. Light in the skies from Los Angeles at night can be seen in an airplane from 200 miles away.

Read more about this by going to http://darksky.org/resources/434