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Christmas Lights
This photo of Christmas lights was taken in Bartlett, IL on November 24. Many houses have lights around the holiday season and while they look appealing, Christmas lights actually do some harm to the environment. Lights disrupt nocturnal wildlife, waste energy, and wash out stars in the sky according to NASA. If lights are left on during the night animals may not necessarily know if they should be sleeping or staying awake, throwing off their sleep patterns. In order to combat the amount of energy that is used, LED lightbulbs are preferred since they use about 75% less energy than regular bulbs. Even though they cost a bit more, they don't make as much of a dent in electricity bills and do not heat up as much as regular bulbs, creating less of a fire hazard. Timers can also help save energy so the lights are not left on all day and night. Luckily, Christmas lights are only up for about a month so that is much healthier for the environment than keeping lights up year round.
Christmas Lights
This photo of Christmas lights was taken in Bartlett, IL on November 24. Many houses have lights around the holiday season and while they look appealing, Christmas lights actually do some harm to the environment. Lights disrupt nocturnal wildlife, waste energy, and wash out stars in the sky according to NASA. If lights are left on during the night animals may not necessarily know if they should be sleeping or staying awake, throwing off their sleep patterns. In order to combat the amount of energy that is used, LED lightbulbs are preferred since they use about 75% less energy than regular bulbs. Even though they cost a bit more, they don't make as much of a dent in electricity bills and do not heat up as much as regular bulbs, creating less of a fire hazard. Timers can also help save energy so the lights are not left on all day and night. Luckily, Christmas lights are only up for about a month so that is much healthier for the environment than keeping lights up year round.