Highlights from this episode:
- Worldwide Campaigns
- NSF Grants
- Meta Studies
- Soft Lights Contra Connecticut
Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle
Headlines and Sources:
NSF Grant Goes to Lighting and Safety in Park Study
https://new.nsf.gov/news/nsf-graduate-research-fellows-saving-tigers-studying-cancer
India’s National Green Tribunal Pushes Gov to Investigate Harms of Light Pollution
Climate Africa Media Initiative Center Raises Alarm Over Light Pollution
https://naturenews.africa/camic-raises-alarm-over-light-pollution-impacts/
Light Pollution Alters Ecosystem and Resident Behaviors in Coral Reefs
https://www.earth.com/news/light-pollution-is-transforming-nightlife-on-coral-reefs/
Meta-Study Connects Aging, Lung Cancer, and Circadian Rhythms
https://www.aginganddisease.org/EN/10.14336/AD.2024.1188
Circadian Rhythms Form Within 6 Weeks After Birth
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00431-024-05951-3#Sec16
Mayo Dark Sky Park Wins ‘Dark Sky Place of the Year Award’
https://www.mayonews.ie/news/local-news/1689377/mayo-international-dark-sky-park-wins-award.html
Edinburgh Castle Light Show Provokes Complaints
https://x.com/LibertyBiscuits/status/1873875870634697133
Cranborne Chase National Landscape Asks Neighbors to Reduce Light Pollution
https://www.yahoo.com/news/dark-skies-leaders-unique-issue-100651851.html
Sunshine Coast Astronomy Club (a RASC Centre) Begins Advocacy Campaign in BC
Pitkin County, CO Approves New Lighting Code (Provisionally)
Heber City, UT’s plans to Annex North Village Comes with Lighting Complaints
Lowell Observatory Calls Out Harms and Hazards of Starlink, Other Low-Earth Objects
Mark Baker Files Petition over CT’s Switch to LEDs for Emergency Vehicles
https://insideinvestigator.org/advocates-raise-alarm-over-led-lights-sirens/
Blue Blocker Lenses Do Mess With Your Color Perception