
Expand All \| Collapse All Thinking Ecologically Introduction Gardening Appropriate Technology Water Usage Passive Building Design Permaculture Community Gardening Gardening intro Seed Balls Compost Companion Planting Sowing Seeds in garden Sowing Seeds Indoors Sheet Mulch Mulching Liquid Fertilizer Transplanting Vermicomposting Appropriate Technology Appropriate Technology intro Solar Ovens Traditional Mud Mass Ovens Mud Bricks Mud\Tire Benches Straw Bale Construction Cob Building Geodesic Domes Compost Toilets Earthships Water Usage Water Usage Intro Rainwater Collection Grey water Systems Bottles Water Vs. Water bottles Passive Building Design Passive Building Design Intro Good Shoes, Good Hat Solar Heating And Cooling Solar Path Ecological Roofs Ecological Windows Dark Sky Lighting Ceiling Fans Permaculture Permaculture Intro History Of Permaculture Three Ethics Of Permaculture Ten Principles Of Permaculture A Permaculture Garden Community Community Intro Community Ecology Community Living Empowering The Individual Local Economy Ecological Footprint Center For Creative Ecology Center For Creative Ecology The Center The Educational Program The Eco Campus Neighborhood Learn More Get in Touch Contact us Have the experience of your life - come learn hands-on from the source!	Dark Sky Lighting Dark sky lighting benefits the environment because they protect natural systems and reduce pollution by using less electricity. Light pollution is detrimental to the environment in a number of ways. Many species of animals are impacted by street lights including migrating birds that use stars for guidance and newborn sea turtles that confuse urban lights with moonlight shining on the sea towards which they are instinctually attracted. A good example of light pollution, the light energy shines everywhere, including upwards, opposed to only where it is needed. Why All light that shines towards the sky is energy that is unused and therefore was electricity that wasted fossil fuels for naught. Our internal body clocks are also impacted by night lighting. Many people discover a vibrancy and general healthier feeling when camping outdoors because they rise and sleep in tune with the sun which works on our biology and emotions. Solution In a theater you can see the path even though the path lights are small. This is because they shine puddles of light using low wattage bulbs directed towards the ground and do not shine in your eyes. As long as light does not shine into your eyes, less light is needed to illuminate the surroundings. Therefore energy efficient lights shine only downward are as low to the ground as possible. On Lotan, puddles of light in the EcoCampus guide our Green Apprenticeship students at night. By installing low, down facing lighting in your yard, you can enjoy being outdoors at night while reducing the level of light pollution and opening up the starry night sky. Enjoy! Resources: website: http://www.darksky.org/ guide: http://bit.ly/2rRSAz - (DarkSky.org's IDA Practical Guide) guide: http://bit.ly/uFv3iv - (DarkSky.org's Practical Guide for Lighting) Contact Lotan Center for Creative Ecology kibbutzlotan@gmail.com Tel: +972 8 6356935; +972 54 9799030 Toll free (while in Israel): 1800 2000 75

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