Tweets,
A colleague has sent this "brilliant" commentary to our mayor; thought
everyone would also find this worthy of "reflection."
Puns well spent,
Maureen Ellis me2 at u.washington.edu Univ of WA and Des Moines, WA

"Finding the occasional straw of truth awash in a great ocean of
confusion and bamboozle requires vigilance, dedication, and courage."
-Carl Sagan-
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Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 10:06:17 -0700 (PDT)
From: "J. Tracy" <jhtracy at u.washington.edu>
To: mayors.office at ci.seattle.wa.us
Subject: If you want to LIGHT something up......


.....how about lighting up the darkness of human ignorance? Light
pollution has already all but destroyed Seattle as a star-gazing town.
The injudicious and wasteful use of electricity has already destroyed much
salmon habitat. Is no one thinking energy conservation nowadays? Must we
continue to wantonly destroy habitat and resources for profit and hubris?
And what about our migratory birds? Don't they deserve the benefit of
darkness at night, to pursue their paths in peace?

Please, Mayor Schell - give this unenLIGHTened idea a bit more reflection.

Sincerely,

Julia H. Tracy
Department of Environmental Health
University of Washington
(206)616-4760
jhtracy at u.washington.edu