(global warming news) Global Warming Vs. Street Crime - New York Times (blog)

In the Wall Street Journal , Jean Guerrero writes an interesting article about how cities are fighting street crime by the simple act of leaving the lights on deeper into the night. By leaving more lights on during the night CO2 emissions are increased, but then there would be a reduction of CO2 emissions due to reduced numbers of police investigations (and thus officers driving around), resources in prisons, the need to possibly build more prisons, the resources involved with insurance claims and recompense, etc. Of course, a more effective grid and more energy efficient forms of street lighting would substantially reduce the impact of leaving the lights on, while more comprehensive reform to crime prevention would ostensibly reduce the need to leave the lights on (the latter being obliquely referenced by the article). Ideas like Iron Worker Man(Fires Red Hot Iron Rivets and has a lunch box shield), Window Washer Man(Acrobatic Tight Wire Walker who squirts chemicals and keeps the city clean), Tatto Girl( Tattoos predict the future and gets the inside gossip on criminals), and Barrista Girl( Feeds the Other Heroes Cappachinos and Biscotties–very much appreciated). In the Wall Street Journal, Jean Guerrero writes an interesting article about how cities are fighting street crime by the simple act of leaving the lights on deeper into the night.

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