Environmental Baddies on Sidechat | They used to turn on the lights on this bridge by my house for special occasions, but now they’re going to be on every night and I can’t help but think of the environmental impacts

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They used to turn on the lights on this bridge by my house for special occasions, but now they’re going to be on every night and I can’t help but think of the environmental impacts

28 upvotes, 9 comments. Sidechat image post by Anonymous in Environmental Baddies. "They used to turn on the lights on this bridge by my house for special occasions, but now they’re going to be on every night and I can’t help but think of the environmental impacts"

Anonymous 1d

i feel like this is something you could contact local politicians about with your concerns! it might not do much for just you to do it, but if you encourage others you know to do the same, something might happen

Anonymous 1d

that is a massive eyesore, literally…

Anonymous 1d

Why the hell would they do that

Anonymous 1d

environmental engineer here. this has a completely negligible impact on the environment. think about the rest of your life and how much energy is involved with it … ever fly on a plane? buy groceries? own anything made out of metal? obviously you have to eat and live etc, but it’s so annoying when people post things like what you’ve posted. the energy impacts that matter are things happening on a huge scale, not a couple highly efficient LED lights illuminating a fear of great engineering

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Anonymous

#2 1d

yes! local politicians, Audubon society, your NAI regional members, even some residents whose homes face that direction might be pissed about the light pollution into their windows too.

Anonymous

#3 1d

What about all the migratory birds, the insects, etc. Environmentalism is about more than just energy usage

Anonymous

#3 1d

And it’s 800 600W LEDs so it’s not a completely insignificant amount of power every night either

Anonymous

OP 1d

The entire city is illuminated 😭😭 the birds and insects are alright I promise

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Anonymous

#3 1d

Whoa chill bro, don’t speak on things you’re not fully educated on. Millions of birds around the world die annually due to window collisions. In Chicago, they’ve retrieved over 1000 birds in a single night after hitting skyscrapers during migration, and data shows over 170 different species have been collected over the years. There’s a Lights Out initiative now for the city during migration, and same in NYC (birding at top of a darkened Empire State Building during twilight migration is nuts).