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According to that initial estimate, the lumen output the measure of the amount of visible light emitted by a source would be 21.7 million lumens, or the equivalent of about 12,000 houses. The scientific community and the industriesthat cater to the astronomers were alarmed. In 2007, a study conducted by the University of Arizona estimated that astronomy contributed $250 million annually to the economy. Much of this income is generated by the jobs created by research and tourism, as well as operations- related purchases in Arizona, such as equipment, materialsor professional services. After a period of public comment, saw the light, so to Falco said, and hired Tucson- based outdoor lighting company Monrad Engineering, which is headed by Christian Monrad, a former president of the International Dark-Sky Assn.

A new lighting plan was drafted and released in January. If adopted, the new plan would reduce the total lumen output to a quarter of the original design down to roughly 5.1million lumens by applying new lighting technologies, such as filtered light-emitting diode systems. An improved fixture design will focus light on the ground instead of spewing it into the sky. an Falco said. But even with the reduced lumen output, mine will still have a significant impact on the quality of the he said.

With even incremental increases in sky brightness, faintest stars are the first to Falco said. those are the most interesting Falco worries about not only the light emitted by spotlights, but also the dust kicked up by actual mining activities. just because dust will affect the performance of the he said, also because dust re-directs light into the project as a whole will undoubtedly have some effects upon the surrounding ecosystem, as would any new development in any nonurban Kathy Arnold, vice president of environmental and regulatory affairs for Rosemont Cooper, said in an email. But, Arnold said, the new lighting plan significant amounts of the negative environmental or astronomical effects due to light at night that may have otherwise with a conventional lighting system. The revised lighting plan swayed many environmentalists opposed to the mine.

work is a direct expression of the beauty and integrity of this amazing landscape said Matilda Essig, a visual artist who has lived in the nearby town of Sonoita for the last seven years. She says many tourists who comeseeking the dark skies end up in her studio buying art. mine stands to have ahugely negative impact on my economic she said. A2009 report by Arizona State University estimated that during the projected 20-year life of the mine, it would generate $907 million annually in associated economic activity for the state and support an average of 2,900 jobs for Arizona workers. According to an Arizona statue, mining operations like Rosemont legally required to conform to county lighting ordinances.

Enacted in 1972, Pima light pollution laws are some of the most stringent in the country, and have been successful at reiningin the glow of a growing Tucson. In 2010, a study by the Lowell Observatory found that the sky brightness at nearby Kitt Peak had stayed over the last 20 years. The fate is now in the hands of the U.S. Forest Service, which must rule on the overall mining plan, as well as what lighting would be acceptable. A desert battle of dark vs.

light Desert sky, from Los An eles Time UTAH ARIZONA NEV. CALIF. Flagstaff Phoenix MEXICO 10 8 10 40 17 15 125 MILES Tucson homosexuality in their preaching or to avoid the subject. He concurred with the estimates that only a fewchap- lains have left the military because of the repeal. He said or Catholic chaplains had resigned their commissions in recent months, and guessed that repeal may have been a factor though they cite that specifically.

Another conservative denomination with a large contingent of chaplains 114 on active duty is the Assemblies of God. Scott McChrystal, a retired Army chaplain who oversees them, said the concerns that preceded repeal had not been borne out. the actual repeal, I cannot recall a single instance where gotten a call from one of our chaplains had a he said. goal as an organization is simply to provide as much help as we can to anybody we Likewise, Frank Clawson, director of military relations for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said none of the 42 active- duty Mormon chaplains with whom he works has reported problems linked to the repeal or expressed a desire to leave the service. Yet Clawson remains wary that the military could become increasingly inhospitable to religious conservatives.

know if the vote is in he said. pendulum has swung the other way, to where if you do have a faith, almost looked down The loudest assertions that conservative chaplains face problems come from outside the active-duty ranks, notably from a coalition of retired chaplains and other religious leaders called the Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty. In a letter to a Republican congressman in March, the alliance contended that repeal has been implemented an open and palpable to chaplains and service members who disapprove of homosexuality. The alliance supports a measure backed by Republican members of the House of Representatives that would ban the use of military chapels for same-sex weddings and other similar ceremonies. The Pentagon says it will allow such ceremonies when in accordance with state law.

The executive director, retired Army chaplain Ron Crews, says some active-duty chaplains are dismayed by repeal-related changes but speak out publicly because they fear retaliation or do not get permission from superiors. However, Crews agreed that few chaplains have left the military because of the repeal. been encouraging our chaplains to stay the course we want to see an Crews said. of my chaplains have stated they are going to stay, but they realize there may come a day where they may have to choose obedience to God or their career, and going to choose their obedience to With an eye toward the future, when the military community is likely to include more same-sex couples, alliance has drawn some lines in the sand for chaplains from its affiliated denominations: no role in any ceremony for same- sex couples, no jointly presiding over religious services with gay or lesbian chaplains, no pre-marriage or marriage-strengthening counseling to same-sex couples. Wagoner suggested there were hard to some potential dilemmas, such as if a conservative chaplain objected to participating at a marriage retreat that included a same-sex couple.

Perhaps a substitute chaplain could be found, or perhaps the gay couple could pick another date for a retreat, Wagoner said. of it as an Wagoner said of the post-repeal era. The chaplain coordinators for some relatively liberal denominations suggested that the Chaplain Alliance and its allies are exaggerating the impact of repeal for political purposes. are grasping at straws, in terms of getting something substantial to counteract the said the Rev. Stephen Boyd of the United Church of Christ, which has about 18 active- duty chaplains and was an early supporter of same-sex marriage rights.

Bishop James Magness, the coordinator for about 75 active-duty and reserve Episcopal chaplains, said heard a common, positive verdict about repeal from his more conservative Catholic, Mormon and Southern Baptist colleagues. whole argument about religious liberty is so incredibly uninformed, and inflamed by some of the very conservative legal Magness said. reality, been very little if any of the services forcing any ministerial activity on a chaplain against his or her Linsky chaplain said respect any chaplain who did leave the military out of principled objections related to the repeal, but he knew of no such instances thus far. chaplain he said, navigated this issue with great calm and Crary writes for the Associated Press. Military chaplains adjust Military, from whole argument about religious liberty is so incredibly uninformed, and inflamed by some of the very conservative legal James Magness, Episcopal chaplain coordinator CMYK.