Episode 115 – News - Darkness News Update with Scott Wachter November 14th, 2024


Highlights from this episode:

  • Headlights
  • The UK
  • Templates
  • New Red Light District

 

Sponsored by Evluma

https://evluma.com/dark-sky-friendly-lighting/

 

Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle 

 

Headlines and Sources:

DSI Publishes Revised Lighting Policy Template

https://darksky.org/news/darksky-international-launches-new-lighting-policy-templates-for-municipalities-and-territories/

 

New Sleep Study for Rare Disease Sufferers

https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/6/4/44

 

ALAN Bothers Wallabies

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/from-prolonging-wallaby-pregnancies-to-disorienting-hatchling-turtles-11-ways-artificial-lights-affect-animals-180985253/

 

NHTSA Moves Ahead on Adaptive  Headlights

https://thetechtribune.com/are-headlamps-that-wont-blind-you-coming/

 

Director at AAA Wants Headlights to Be Brighter (but also better placed) 

https://www.theguardian.com/global/2024/oct/31/headlights-too-bright

 

UK Investigates Headlight Brightness

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c74lq35jdego

 

After they plan on cutting rural lampposts dude to the new bright sources

https://t.co/TWq0OwDdQz

 

UK Parliament Reforms Dark Sky Group

https://x.com/RoyalAstroSoc/status/1854224300716281905

 

Red Lighting for Paths in Keweenaw Park in MI

https://www.mlive.com/life/2024/11/crimson-trail-lights-the-way-at-this-up-dark-sky-park.html

 

National Folk Museum of Korea Celebrates Night Skies

https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20241104050523

 

Residents of Holešovice, Prague Complain that Street Lighting is Brighter During the Day than at Night

https://www.newsylist.com/some-residents-of-holesovice-complain-about-the-area-being-brighter-at-night-than-during-the-day/

 

Fewer Turtle Nests in Palm Beach, FL is Normal

https://article.wn.com/view/2024/11/01/Fewer_sea_turtles_nested_on_Jupiterarea_beaches_this_year_Wh/

 

Beckett, MA Residents Seek Dark Sky Bylaw

https://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/southern_berkshires/becket-night-sky-bylaw/article_2d0fdc58-96c5-11ef-98c9-c33eabfe87b4.html

 

Santa Cruz, AZ Sets Limits on Lighting for New Buildings

https://www.myheraldreview.com/news/cochise_county/santa-cruz-county-amends-outdoor-lighting-regulations/article_8eca57c2-113c-5599-9d54-e5fb35187489.html

 

Mobile, AL Pickle Ball Court Being Lit by Cars. Residents Dislike This  

https://www.yahoo.com/news/lavretta-park-pickleball-courts-continue-014427471.html

 

Wikipedia Edit-a-thon for Light Pollution on the 16th

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/aquaplan-project_save-the-date-saturday-16-november-activity-7260684798195646464-ms6e/