Jamie, the point I'm trying to make here, is that he is asking for a planetary scope in the $400 to $700 range. I didn't set the mark for that price range he...
In today's Sacramento Bee Metro section, there's a story of a huge resort development near Westwood, in Lassen County, on Dyer Mountain, about 20 miles east of...
Hmmm. Perhaps if amateur astronomers stop accusing one another of malice, negligence, impropriety and even theft, a battle against irresponsible development...
Maybe the appropriate comment is: The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Sounds like it's time to pass this along to the new SSP folks. The have a big interest in...
Actually, given the location, it would be much worse for viewers from Lassen - for Shingletown observers, Mt. Lassen would block some of the light pollution. ...
From Dyer mountain you have a direct view of Mt. Lassen. No question about it. What I don't know is just where the development is proposed...I thought I heard...
Here's the link. You have to be a "Press Club" member to read it, free registration. http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/130899.html Or I can post the full...
I'm limited in how much guidance I can provide here. I also haven't read the article, am not familiar with the project at issue, and may not be able to...
I probably should remind everyone that TAC-SAC is just a Yahoo mailing list, and is not any kind of legally defined organization. There is no board. But we...
OK. But it would not be unattributed. Maybe I'll post it to sci.astro.amateur. Thx, Shneor PS - I have other things I need to get to today, so I'm signing off...
Dan, Thanks for your comments. Supervisors are now in the stage of responding to public comment. But there are other issues - i.e., logging. Clears, Shneor ......
Shneor, Do you think writing individual letters of petition would help? I'm willing to write one if we had a clear and unified strategy. Late last year, I did...
1. Written and spoken public comments are very powerful tools. 2. I can recommend the perfect lawyer in the area if the group can come up with a retainer....
Dan, Those are all good suggestions. Perhaps the folks in Shingletown will be willing to help, maybe even involving the county. SSP already has a light dome...
Part of the problem in responding is that "local" comment carries far more weight than outsiders (such as ourselves). The exception to this, of course, is...
Sorry.. I made a mistake in commenting that we might have better luck with the neighboring districts with Democratic Senators. I thought District 4 was...
The letters should go to the agency that's approving the project. Might be the county board of supervisors, the county planning commission, the county LAFCO,...
Thanks, that makes sense. But doesn't the State have to step in when it has an inter-county effect? Because Lake Almanor development would affect both Shasta...
If you care about dark skies, write your letters, both individually and as groups. I'n not encouraged by our ability (or inability) to manage natural...
All the discussion about who to contact, political climate, etc. is interesting, but other than Dan's recommendations, I don't see much being said here except...
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These are welcome changes! There's plenty of time to plan for this event, there should be no reason everyone can not comply. Michelle ... [Non-text portions...
Other agencies must be consulted by the "lead agency" if they're going to be affected, but the "lead agency" is the one to contact. ... effect? Because Lake...
... Unfortunately I agree. Another tack would be to not only right letters directly (which I think is important, and I will be writing), but also to get ...
You'd be surprised at the power of citizen groups, especially when mitigation measures -- like light-pollution minimizing street lighting -- are reasonably...
The *fact* that intelligent lighting saves money and works better is the winning argument. Short of defeating the development, or it just being shot down...
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