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Hi folks,
Further to Fred's thoughts on aerial insects...any studies on, or thoughts
as to how this might affect urban bats (or, more generally, bats that use
these areas/corridors for food)?

Pat, would be neat to get some before/after photos or sat images to
visualize the reduction in light pollution...


On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 8:13 AM, Patrick Kelly <patrick.kelly@dal.ca> wrote:

> They should be better, as they are full cut-off fixtures, so if you are
> above them, or at a distance horizontally, insects won't even see them.
>
> To an impressive display of  just how well they work, if you stay in the
> right lane while crossing the new bridge from Dartmouth to Halifax at night,
> look down on the end of Barrington Street. The roadway appears lit as if by
> magic.
>
> Pat
>
>
>
> On Apr 19, 2011, at 1:15 AM, Frederick W. Schueler wrote:
>
> On 4/18/2011 11:48 PM, Doug Linzey wrote:
>
> On 18/04/2011 11:59 PM, Patrick Kelly wrote:
>
>
> Nova Scotia's roads and highways will soon be lit exclusively with LED
>
> lighting, which will reduce energy costs and lower greenhouse-gas and
>
> mercury emissions.
>
>
> A particularly gratifying part of this story (apart from the
>
> environmental and light-pollution benefits) is that the LED lighting
>
> technology was developed and tested in Nova Scotia, and the fixtures are
>
> manufactured here. This is a boost to the Nova Scotia employment and
>
> export outlook, not to mention the added benefit of minimal
>
> transportation effects. Let's just hope that it won't be our dwindling
>
> forest biomass that powers the lights.
>
>
> * I wonder how flying Insects relate to the LED lights, in comparison to
> other kinds?
>
> fred schueler.
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>         Frederick W. Schueler & Aleta Karstad
> Bishops Mills Natural History Centre - http://pinicola.ca/bmnhc.htm
> now in the field on the Thirty Years Later Expedition -
> http://fragileinheritance.org/projects/thirty/thirtyintro.htm
> Daily Paintings - http://karstaddailypaintings.blogspot.com/
>    RR#2 Bishops Mills, Ontario, Canada K0G 1T0
>  on the Smiths Falls Limestone Plain 44* 52'N 75* 42'W
>   (613)258-3107 <bckcdb at istar.ca> http://pinicola.ca/
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
>
> ==========================================================================
>
> Patrick Kelly
>
> Director of Computer Facilities
>
> ==========================================================================
>
> Faculty of Architecture and Planning
>
> Dalhousie University
>
> ==========================================================================
>
> PO Box 1000 Stn Central                5410 Spring Garden Road
>
> Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2X4           Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2X4
>
> Canada                                 Canada
>
> ==========================================================================
>
> Phone:(902) 494-3294    FAX:(902) 423-6672   E-mail:patrick.kelly@dal.ca
>
> ==========================================================================
>
>


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James Churchill
Kentville, Nova Scotia
jameslchurchill@gmail.com
home: (902) 681-2374

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Hi folks, <br>Further to Fred&#39;s thoughts on aerial insects...any studie=
s on, or thoughts as to how this might affect urban bats (or, more generall=
y, bats that use these areas/corridors for food)?=A0 <br><br>Pat, would be =
neat to get some before/after photos or sat images to visualize the reducti=
on in light pollution...<br>
<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 8:13 AM, Patrick=
 Kelly <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:patrick.kelly@dal.ca">patric=
k.kelly@dal.ca</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" s=
tyle=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204=
); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word;">They should be better, as they are fu=
ll cut-off fixtures, so if you are above them, or at a distance horizontall=
y, insects won&#39;t even see them.<div><br></div><div>To an impressive dis=
play of =A0just how well they work, if you stay in the right lane while cro=
ssing the new bridge from Dartmouth to Halifax at night, look down on the e=
nd of Barrington Street. The roadway appears lit as if by magic.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Pat</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><div><=
/div><div class=3D"h5"><br><div><div>On Apr 19, 2011, at 1:15 AM, Frederick=
 W. Schueler wrote:</div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>On 4/18/2011 11=
:48 PM, Doug Linzey wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">On 18/04/2011 11:59 PM, Patrick Kelly wrote:<br><=
/blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><br></block=
quote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite">Nova=
 Scotia&#39;s roads and highways will soon be lit exclusively with LED<br>
</blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cit=
e">lighting, which will reduce energy costs and lower greenhouse-gas and<br=
></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"ci=
te">
mercury emissions.<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><=
br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">A particularly gratifying part of=
 this story (apart from the<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">envir=
onmental and light-pollution benefits) is that the LED lighting<br>
</blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">technology was developed and tested =
in Nova Scotia, and the fixtures are<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"ci=
te">manufactured here. This is a boost to the Nova Scotia employment and<br=
>
</blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">export outlook, not to mention the a=
dded benefit of minimal<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">transport=
ation effects. Let&#39;s just hope that it won&#39;t be our dwindling<br></=
blockquote>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">forest biomass that powers the lights.<br></block=
quote><br>* I wonder how flying Insects relate to the LED lights, in compar=
ison to other kinds?<br><br>fred schueler.<br>-----------------------------=
-------------------------------<br>
 =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0Frederick W. Schueler &amp; Aleta Karstad<br>Bisho=
ps Mills Natural History Centre - <a href=3D"http://pinicola.ca/bmnhc.htm" =
target=3D"_blank">http://pinicola.ca/bmnhc.htm</a><br>now in the field on t=
he Thirty Years Later Expedition -<br>
<a href=3D"http://fragileinheritance.org/projects/thirty/thirtyintro.htm" t=
arget=3D"_blank">http://fragileinheritance.org/projects/thirty/thirtyintro.=
htm</a><br>Daily Paintings - <a href=3D"http://karstaddailypaintings.blogsp=
ot.com/" target=3D"_blank">http://karstaddailypaintings.blogspot.com/</a><b=
r>
 =A0=A0=A0RR#2 Bishops Mills, Ontario, Canada K0G 1T0<br> =A0on the Smiths =
Falls Limestone Plain 44* 52&#39;N 75* 42&#39;W<br> =A0=A0<a href=3D"tel:%2=
8613%29258-3107" value=3D"+16132583107" target=3D"_blank">(613)258-3107</a>=
 &lt;bckcdb at istar.ca&g=
t; <a href=3D"http://pinicola.ca/" target=3D"_blank">http://pinicola.ca/</a=
><br>
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<font face=3D"Courier" size=3D"3">Faculty of Architecture and Planning</fon=
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<p style=3D"margin: 0px;"><font face=3D"Courier" size=3D"3">PO Box 1000 Stn=
 Central<span>=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0<span>=A0</span></span>5410 Sp=
ring Garden Road</font></p><p style=3D"margin: 0px;"><font face=3D"Courier"=
 size=3D"3">Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2X4<span>=A0</span><span>=A0 =A0 =A0 =
=A0 =A0<span>=A0</span></span>Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2X4</font></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;"><font face=3D"Courier" size=3D"3">Canada<span>=A0=
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<p style=3D"margin: 0px;"><font face=3D"Courier" size=3D"3">Phone:<a href=
=3D"tel:%28902%29%20494-3294" value=3D"+19024943294" target=3D"_blank">(902=
) 494-3294</a><span>=A0 =A0<span>=A0</span></span>FAX:<a href=3D"tel:%28902=
%29%20423-6672" value=3D"+19024236672" target=3D"_blank">(902) 423-6672</a>=
<span>=A0</span><span>=A0<span>=A0</span></span>E-mail:<a href=3D"mailto:pa=
trick.kelly@dal.ca" target=3D"_blank">patrick.kelly@dal.ca</a></font></p>
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 </div><br></div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>=
James Churchill<br>
Kentville, Nova Scotia<br><a href=3D"mailto:jameslchurchill@gmail.com">jame=
slchurchill@gmail.com</a><br>home: (902) 681-2374<br><br>

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