Full Text of HR0668 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Light pollution is defined as the brightening of | 3 | | the night sky caused by street lights and other man-made | 4 | | sources; it has a disruptive effect on the natural cycles and | 5 | | inhibits the observation of stars and planets near urban | 6 | | localities and industrial districts; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Counter to "ambient" or "natural" light, light | 8 | | pollution results from amplified use of artificial electrical | 9 | | light; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Too much light pollution has adverse | 11 | | consequences, such as washing out starlight in the night sky, | 12 | | interfering with astronomical research, disrupting ecosystems, | 13 | | poor health effects, and wasting energy; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Though light pollution affects Illinoisians | 15 | | across the state, it is most prominent in urban localities and | 16 | | industrial districts; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, The luminous glow of light pollution prevents | 18 | | nearly eighty percent of people in North America from seeing | 19 | | our Milky Way Galaxy in the night sky; more than ninety-nine | 20 | | percent of people living in the United States and Europe | 21 | | witness light pollution skies on a nightly basis; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Meanwhile, there are countries, such as Chad and | 2 | | Madagascar, where the majority of people live under crisp | 3 | | black-sky conditions; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Light pollution affects more than simply the | 5 | | aesthetic view of the evening landscape; the circadian rhythm | 6 | | of an individual exposed to especially damaging light pollution | 7 | | can be thrown into disarray, resulting in sleep disorders which | 8 | | can impact the individual's personal, physical, and emotional | 9 | | well-being; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Light pollution can confuse the migratory | 11 | | patterns of animals, alter competitive interactions of | 12 | | animals, change predator-prey relations, and cause | 13 | | physiological harm to numerous wildlife species; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Such light pollution can be curtailed by light | 15 | | fixture and bulb selection and the proper shielding of urban | 16 | | lighting; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 18 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 | | we encourage awareness about the impact and possible prevention | 20 | | of light pollution within the State of Illinois.
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