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A Presentation on Light Pollution by Lights Out Greenwich

June 7, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Join us on Wednesday, June 7, at 7 pm for an in-person and virtual  presentation by Lights Out Greenwich on the consequences of light pollution. The program will take place in the Youth Services Program Room, Radcliffe Children’s Library, Perrot Memorial Library, and via Zoom.

The presenters will include Meredith Barges, co-chair of Lights Out Connecticut and a policy researcher for the Yale Bird-Friendly Building Initiative; Mario Motta, MD, a retired cardiologist who wrote the policy adopted by the American Medical Association to recognize light pollution as a health hazard; and Leo Smith, former executive director of the International Dark Sky Association. Rochelle Thomas, director of Greenwich Audubon, will moderate the program.

Lights Out Greenwich is a member of the LightsOutCT coalition. Please register for this free event. If you prefer to attend the Zoom program, click here. For more information, contact Judy Sgammato at 203-637-1066 or at jsgammato@perrotlibrary.org.

Details

Date:
June 7, 2023
Time:
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Website:
https://perrotlibrary.org/upcoming-event-a-presentation-by-lights-out-greenwich/

Organizer

Kevin McCarthy
Phone
203-637-3888
Email
kevinm@perrotlibrary.org
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Venue

Perrot Memorial Library
90 Sound Beach Avenue
Old Greenwich, 06870 United States
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Phone
203-637-1066
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