(meteorobs) Fwd: [RASC Victoria] An opportunity to support light pollution abatement

[Ed Majden]

All communities should support the use of efficient lighting.  I'm  
doing my best in Courtenay but officialdom is not listening so far! ;-(
Ed Majden
Courtenay, B.C.

> Hello friends,
>
> It seems like I'm always requesting votes for something! Sorry about
> that, I hope you all don't mind. This time it's for something I
> really care about.
>
> I along with another graduate student here at the University of
> Manitoba, Heather Matheson, have created a video as an entry for the
> TD Bank "Go Green" Challenge, which is looking for ideas to make
> university campuses more sustainable. In this video we are proposing
> to create a "Dark Sky Campus" designation for University Campus'
> analogous to "Dark Sky Preserve" designations that parks can obtained
> here in Canada (see http://www.rasc.ca/lpa/darksky.shtml for more
> info on that). We could win $20,000 and $100,000 for our university
> to spend on green initiatives.
>
> We have created a video proposal that is online:
>
> http://www.tdgogreenchallenge.com/video/id/149/playid/149
>
> There is an element of "audience participation" in this competition
> as one of the prizes is based on votes. If you could take the time to
> support our proposal and vote, it would be very much appreciated! And
> please feel free to share with anyone else who may be interested.
>
> Thanks for your time,
> Jennifer