Submitted on Sunday 30th October 2016
Rejected on Thursday 3rd November 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Change sodium street lighting to LED lighting in order to lessen light pollution
Soidum lighting is commonplace in British towns and cities. These orange lights cause a large amount of light pollution and make it difficult for most of us to see a full starry sky [1]. A switch to Amber LED lighting would improve these conditions greatly and would also be more energy efficient [2]
1. http://nightblight.cpre.org.uk/maps/ - The light pollution map for the UK
2. http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/alliances/outdoor_area_lighting.pdf - The American "Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy'"s report on new LED installation.
- On the topic of Amber LED: In this case amber is the suggested colour as dimming the LEDs is the key in reducing light pollution emmisions, it also reduces blue-light exposure. http://darksky.org/lighting/led-practical-guide/
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The issue you raise is the responsibility of local councils, not of the UK Government or Parliament. You could start a new petition asking the Government to require all local councils in England to use LED bulbs in street lights.
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