Highlights from this episode:
- A Hotel in Maui
- Responsible Astrotourism
- Nevada
- Vote Against Light Pollution
Sponsored by Evluma
https://evluma.com/dark-sky-friendly-lighting/
Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle
Headlines and Sources:
DSI Issues Principles for Responsible Astrotourism
https://darksky.org/news/darksky-internationals-principles-of-responsible-astrotourism/
Under One Sky is Open for Registration
Bright Light in Afternoon and Evening Suppresses Melatonin in Human Teens
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.10.02.616112v1
Circadian Disruption Linked with Lung Inflammation in Mice
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/immunology/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1348181/full
Circadian Disruption Linked with Parkinson’s Symptoms in Mice
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41531-024-00798-9
Here’s What We Know For Sure About Insect-Friendly Lighting
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214574524001184
Chulalongkorn U Students Build New, Turtle Safe Fixture
Grand Wailea Resort in Maui Publishes New Lighting Plan
https://inside.lighting/news/24-10/endangered-birds-spur-lighting-overhaul-resort
Nevada Launches Starry Skies Certification Program
Ely, NV is Home to a Boom in Astrotourism
https://www.ktnv.com/news/ely-the-nevada-town-that-still-gets-true-dark-skies
LDS Temple to Proceed in LV, NV, Prompts Review of Policy
Edison, NJ Debates Light Trespass Law
CT Middle School Work on Darkness Curriculum
https://ctmirror.org/2024/10/03/how-a-new-curriculum-will-open-students-eyes-to-the-night-skies/
Astronomers Work to Open Stargazing Site in NS
https://x.com/CBCNS/status/1839972066256130338
Al Ula Manara and Al Gharameel Reserves Are the First Dark Sky Park in Saudi Arabia
Beaver Island in Northern MI is a Dark Sky Sanctuary
Vernon County, WI Loses Out on Dark Sky Status
Harbor in Kotka, Finland Dims When No One is There
https://www.ledinside.com/news/2024/10/2024_10_01_01
Bats of San Diego, CA Struggle with Urban Sprawl
https://dnyuz.com/2024/10/10/urbanization-puts-san-diegos-furry-residents-at-risk/
Lights Out in Rockwall County, TX
and DFW, TX
100 Foot Wide Illuminated Sign in Amsterdam, NY Has Its Day in Court
Making the Case for Plain Language for Darkness
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/14771535241268656