Light Pollution News

A lot to discuss this month! Host Bill McGeeney is joined by an expert panel featuring the astronomer and artist, Dr. Tyler Nordgren, photographer and Youtuber, Nico Carver, and, thought leader and CEO of Visibility Innovations, Nancy Clanton.
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Bill's Picks:

• Rehabilitation outcomes of bird-building collision victims in the Northeastern United States, PLOS ONE.
  
• The effects of artificial light at night on spider brains, Biology Letters.
  
• In Iceland, humans throwing baby puffins is a good thing, Alisha McDarris, Popular Science
  
• Piraeus Tower is a Greek high-rise icon revived through sustainable strategies, Ellie Stathaki, Wallpaper*
  
• Outdoor nighttime light exposure (light pollution) is associated with Alzheimer’s disease, Frontiers in Neuroscience.

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The path to sustainable starry night solutions begin with being a more informed you.

Light Pollution, once thought to be solely detrimental to astronomers, has proven to be an impactful issue across many disciplines of society including ecology, crime, technology, health, and much more!

But not all is lost! There are simple solutions that provide for big impacts. Each month, Bill McGeeney, is joined by upwards of three guests to help you grow your awareness and understanding of both the challenges and the road to recovering our disappearing nighttime ecosystem.

This month, host Bill McGeeney is joined by Travis Longcore, Adjunct Professor and Co-Chair of the Environmental Science and Engineering Program at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, and Paul Bogard, author of The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light, a finalist for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award!
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Bill's Picks:

• Brightness of the Qianfan Satellites, Arxiv.
• Space Agency seeks feedback on solutions to light pollution, Adam Thorn, SpaceConnect.
• Labour councillors back residents’ campaign to stop street lighting along The Leas, Ryan Smith, The Shields Gazette.
• Why Scientists Are Linking More Diseases to Light at Night, Marta Zaraska, WebMD.
• Astro Adventurers, Skyscanner.

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About Light Pollution News:

The path to sustainable starry night solutions begin with being a more informed you.

Light Pollution, once thought to be solely detrimental to astronomers, has proven to be an impactful issue across many disciplines of society including ecology, crime, technology, health, and much more!

But not all is lost! There are simple solutions that provide for big impacts. Each month, Bill McGeeney, is joined by upwards of three guests to help you grow your awareness and understanding of both the challenges and the road to recovering our disappearing nighttime ecosystem.

This month's guests:

• Art Hushen, founder of the National Institute of Crime Prevention.
• Jeff Schmalz, founder of r/DarkSky.
• Spencer SooHoo, Los Angeles Astronomical Society Secretary and Dark Sky Advocate.

Bill's News Picks:

• An Evaluation of Citywide Street Lighting Upgrades on Gun Violence, Crime Justice Lab.
• Street lighting environment and fear of crime: a simulated virtual reality experiment, Virtual Reality.
• Rural students hit jackpot in dark sky, to be trained in astronomy, New Indian Express.
• Energy megaproject in Chile threatens the world’s largest telescopes, Daniel Clery, Science.
• Jun Ong’s Illuminated Art: “HALO” and the Power of Light in Space, Jesse James, Stupid Dope.

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Why Support Light Pollution News?

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• Receive all of the news for that month via a special Supporter monthly mailer.
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About Light Pollution News:

The path to sustainable starry night solutions begin with being a more informed you.

Light Pollution, once thought to be solely detrimental to astronomers, has proven to be an impactful issue across many disciplines of society including ecology, crime, technology, health, and much more!

But not all is lost! There are simple solutions that provide for big impacts. Each month, Bill McGeeney, is joined by upwards of three guests to help you grow your awareness and understanding of both the challenges and the road to recovering our disappearing nighttime ecosystem.

This Month, host Bill McGeeney is joined by Michael Rymer of the Dark Sky (formerly International Dark Sky Association) and Youth Advocate, Bonnie Peng. Learn more at LightPollutionNews.com.
Articles:

• Is light pollution making darkness a luxury?
• Here Come the Lumens
• The New Light Is Bad There’s something off about LED bulbs — which will soon be, thanks to a federal ban, the only kind you can buy.
• "Mysterious spiral" that looks like hazy, glowing galaxy seen hovering in Alaska's northern lights
• Why It’s Time for a Worldwide Lights-Out Program
• The Consequences of Light Pollution
• Light Pollution Disrupts Seasonal Differences in the Daily Activity and Metabolic Profiles of the Northern House Mosquito, Culex pipiens
• Blue Vigil developed a high intensity tethered LED array to a drone
• You're Definitely Suffering the Effects of Light Pollution—But We're Here to Help
• $3M in federal money coming to Norfolk for streetlight upgrades
• Mayor Gloria highlights federal funding for streetlight repairs in multiple areas of San Diego

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Why Support Light Pollution News?

• Receive quarterly invite to join as live audience member for recordings with special Q&A session post recording with guests.
• Receive all of the news for that month via a special Supporter monthly mailer.
• Satisfaction that your support helps further critical discourse on this topic.

About Light Pollution News:

The path to sustainable starry night solutions begin with being a more informed you.

Light Pollution, once thought to be solely detrimental to astronomers, has proven to be an impactful issue across many disciplines of society including ecology, crime, technology, health, and much more!

But not all is lost! There are simple solutions that provide for big impacts. Each month, Bill McGeeney, is joined by upwards of three guests to help you grow your awareness and understanding of both the challenges and the road to recovering our disappearing nighttime ecosystem.

Host Bill McGeeney is joined by AstroBackyard's Ashley Northcotte, lighting designer and founder of Dark Source, Kerem Asfuroglu, and educator and advocate, Diane Turnshek.
See Full Show Notes, Lighting Tips and more at LightPollutionNews.com. Like this episode, share it with a friend!
Bill's Picks:

• God’s Promises Are Clearest When We Turn Out the Lights, Cort Gatliff, Christianity Today.
• Stays in Vegas: London mayor rejects plan for Stratford Sphere venue, Robert Booth, The Guardian.
• Heber Valley Utah Temple approved. See why the church agreed to dim the lighting, Tad Walch, Dessert News.
• Trains, stargazing put Ely on the map. Critics fear clean energy project could undo that., Wyaat Myskow, The Nevada Independent.
• Energy efficiency indicators in road lighting: critical evaluation in a case study, Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences Technical Sciences.
• Shining a light on duckweed: exploring the effects of artificial light at night (ALAN) on growth and pigmentation, Plant Biology.
• Giant lasers to light up San Francisco for APEC, Amy Larson, KRON 4.
• Why can’t I wish upon a star in Boston?, Meg Richards, Berkeley Beacon.

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Why Support Light Pollution News?

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• Receive all of the news for that month via a special Supporter monthly mailer.
• Satisfaction that your support helps further critical discourse on this topic.

About Light Pollution News:

The path to sustainable starry night solutions begin with being a more informed you.

Light Pollution, once thought to be solely detrimental to astronomers, has proven to be an impactful issue across many disciplines of society including ecology, crime, technology, health, and much more!

But not all is lost! There are simple solutions that provide for big impacts. Each month, Bill McGeeney, is joined by upwards of three guests to help you grow your awareness and understanding of both the challenges and the road to recovering our disappearing nighttime ecosystem.