If I were king, I would replace the fluoride in the water with some form of birth control, world wide. The U.S. Marine Corps is doing it's part to reduce the worlds population. And a side benefit is the reduction in light pollution. Of course you have to wait for the dust to settle, but it eventually does. My kids were just here for Christmas and were telling me how wonderful Iraq is at night. They say it's hard to pick out the Milky Way for all the stars. We gave them a telescope for Christmas that will probably find it's way to Iraq if they get a chance to go a third time. The other night me and the kids drove all over this area simply looking for a shadow to stand in so I could show them how to operate the telescope without all the night time glare. Frustration set in after the third loop and a couple of well placed rounds from a muffled .22 ended the search. ;) Just kidding. The kids are looking forward to better, darker skies themselves... Quoting Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com>:
An intriguing, good read:
http://environment.newscientist.com/channel/earth/mg19225731.100
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