Highlights from this episode:
- New Research
- Flying South
- NIMBYism
- Rules for Rules
Sponsored by Evluma
https://evluma.com/dark-sky-friendly-lighting/
Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle
Headlines and Sources:
The Centre for the Protection of the Dark and Quiet Sky Secures US Grant for Satellite Mitigations
https://cps.iau.org/news/major-us-grant-awarded-to-cps-led-satellite-mitigation-project/
New program will help ground based observatories track and avoid low orbit clusters
UAB Forms Light Pollution Lab
OSU Begins Bird Strike Study
Starry Skies is Good for STEM Education
Purple Light Improves Circadian System in Mice
https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/6/3/29
Substance Abuse is Bad for Your Circadian Rhythms; Circadian Disruption is Bad for Your Substance Abuse
https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/6/3/30
“Rawdogging” Your Flight is a Circadian Hazard
https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/whats-on/raw-dogging-trend-flights-could-9502408
Light Pollution Regs and Where to Find Them
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4933953
Bursa Is Turkey’s First Dark Sky Park
Isle of Rùm, Scotland Recognized by DSI as a Sanctuary
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly3x3np09xo
Bruneau Dunes State Park Recognized by DSI
https://idahobusinessreview.com/2024/08/21/southern-idaho-has-a-new-international-dark-sky-park/
Canberra, Australia Has Cut Light Pollution by 30%
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-years-milky-visible-central-paris.html
Lighting Regs are Helping UK Glow Worms
DSWI is the Latest DarkSky Chapter
Hinsdale, IL Debates Lighting Bylaws
https://patch.com/illinois/hinsdale/hinsdale-may-pass-stricter-lighting-rules
Planning commission to consider exterior and interior lighting requirements
Ann Arbor, MI Picks 58 Watt Lights
Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head, NC Switches to Wildlife Friendly Lighting
Moab, UT Audits Public Lighting for Retrofit
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/moab-announces-updates-on-current-upcoming-capital-projects/
New Oak Bay, BC Street Lighting Not In Line with Nearby Park Requirements
New Advocacy in Vienna, VA
https://patch.com/virginia/vienna/advocates-push-solutions-light-pollution-northern-va
Doylestown, PA Plans Lights Out for Fall Migration
https://patch.com/pennsylvania/doylestown/doylestown-township-turning-lights-out-migratory-birds
And in Lights Out Louisville Begins Advocacy for Fall Migrations
And in Summit County, CO
https://www.summitdaily.com/opinion/get-wild-lights-out-for-bird-migration/
And in Bangalore, India
St Simons Island’s Turtle Conservationists Call for New Lighting Regs
New Novva Data Center Opts for ROLAN on their Exterior
https://www.commercialsearch.com/news/phoenix-lands-another-multibillion-dollar-data-center/
Maori Join Night Conservation Project in NZ
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/10/climate/climate-change-maori-new-zealand/index.html
Cass County DAR Gives Conservation Medal to Robert Parrish for Dark Sky Advocacy
https://www.leaderpub.com/2024/08/12/dar-honors-cass-county-dark-sky-enthusiast/