Highlights from this episode:
- Regulators
- Diabetes
- Florida
- Ads In Space
Sponsored by Evluma
https://evluma.com/dark-sky-friendly-lighting/
Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle
Headlines and Sources:
Soft lights petitions EPA on LED Regulation
ALA, NEMA Comment on Proposed DSI Lighting Fixture Specs
https://www.lightnowblog.com/2024/06/industry-developing-new-darksky-fixture-specifications/
It’s Hard to Track How Long it Takes to Re-Entrain After DST
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/photonics/articles/10.3389/fphot.2024.1386703/abstract
ALAN Associated with Type 2 Diabetes
Circadian Disruptions Linked with Retinopathy in Alzheimer’s
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/photonics/articles/10.3389/fphot.2024.1389683/abstract
You Make Riskier Decisions When Suffering from Circadian Disruptions
https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/6/2/20
Sleep Loss Affects Red Cell Counts (in Portuguese Firefighters)
https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/6/3/21
New Night Vision Glasses
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.202402777
Chilean Desert Observatories Struggles with Light Pollution from Expanding Mines
Bruneau Dunes Park in Idaho Recognized by DSI
https://www.kmvt.com/2024/06/14/bruneau-dunes-state-park-receives-dark-sky-certification/
5000 Light Fixtures Swapped in the Grand Canyon National Park
Palm Beach Headland, Australia Recognized by the DSI
https://darksky.org/news/palm-beach-headland-becomes-australias-first-urban-night-sky-place/
Ross, CA Debates DSI Project
Lights Out in Doylestown, PA
Liberty Hill, TX Considers Reward For Business That Comply with Lighting Ordinances Early
Kane County, IL Set Light Pollution Policy
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-wildlife-illinois-kane-county-forest.html#google_vignette
Pink Shell Beach Resort in Fort Myers Completes Turtle Safe Project
https://www.canadianinsider.com/pink-shell-beach-resort-marina-achieves-turtle-safe-certification
Foley, FL Sets Lighting Regs for Beach Development
https://gulfcoastmedia.com/stories/foley-adopts-new-regulations-to-limit-light-pollution,221740
Disoriented Loggerhead Turtle Killed by Vehicle Operator on Anna Maria Island, FL
Subsequently, FL DoT Changes Lighting Regs After Death of Sea Turtle
https://www.fox13news.com/video/1474791
Jeffersontown, KY Residents Raise Concerns Over Lighting at New Shopping Center
https://www.wlky.com/article/tucker-station-shopping-center-jeffersontown-development/61147092
Guelph, ON Debates Lighting Laws
Tucson, AZ Crime Rates Down As Lighting Gets More Responsible
Proposed LDS Temple in Fairview, TX Includes Dimmable, Directed Lighting
RAS Publishes Condemnation of Space Marketing
https://ras.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2024-06/Statement%20on%20Space-based%20Advertising.pdf