On Thu, 19 Nov 1998, Nancy Creighton wrote:

> On 11/19/98 Don Baccus wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
> So, if you can't convince them that the electricity and $50,000 a year
> and $1.2 million initial expense isn't worth it, at least try to
> convince them to make it look decent.
>
> I could give a damn about how it looks, Don. My concern is the serious
> danger such a lighted structure poses to migratory birds. A World Wildlife
> Federation report states that more birds die from lighted structures each
> year than were lost in the Valdez oil spill.

Agreed, plus yet another objection: As an amateur astronomer, I'm
concerned about light pollution. I doubt these lights would in themselves
contribute noticeably to the problem, but I oppose frivolous lighting on
principle. We can see few enough stars as it is.

For more info, see the International Dark-Sky Association web
site: http://www.darksky.org/

Mike Cummings Seattle,WA