Light Pollution News Podcast

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Maui Struggles in LED Transition Listen to "February 2025: Pie Tins." https://lnkd.in/eX7vxUNq Apple Podcast + Spotify + Youtube + Instagram + Tiktok + More. Podcast Excerpt: "In January of 2024, Earthjustice, an environmental nonprofit issued an intent to sue Maui County and the Hawaiian Electric Company should they not comply with the Endangered Species Act’s provision to protect the listed species. The suite was officially filed in November alleging three defendants – Hawaiian Electric Company, the Maui Electric Company, and the County of Maui. ” See Article: https://lnkd.in/eGG8pfU4 Tags: #lightpollution #streelights #ecology #environment #birds

A study takes a look at any linkages between increased glucose measurements and bright night environments. Listen to "February 2025: Share Cookies and Be Friendly!" : https://lnkd.in/ep2xmTYS Apple Podcast + Spotify + Youtube + Instagram + Tiktok + More. Podcast Excerpt: "Onward, from Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, we have a study identifying that artificial light at night in the bedroom was positively associated with impaired glucose metabolism markers.? The study looked at 256 out of an initial 484 participants. The participants excluded apparently failed to fulfill data capture requirements. Of the 256 individuals who remained, they recorded light exposure via a light monitoring device, wore an accelerometer to measure sleep time, manually noted meal times, and provided fasting blood samples.” See Article: https://lnkd.in/eDaKb63E Tags: #lightpollution #health

Listen to "February 2025: Pie Tins." : https://lnkd.in/eX7vxUNq Apple Podcast + Spotify + Youtube + Instagram + Tiktok + More. Henningsen's Critical Eye. Podcast Excerpt: "In the world of streetlights, it’s probably safe to say that they’ve always been ‘that’ bad. Danish architectural lighting designer Poul Henningsen introduced a radical idea in street lighting back in 1920s – eliminate glare and adequately illuminate surfaces. He did so by creating fixtures that capped to light at the top, forcing light to bounce downward, while also shielding the lighting element to prevent horizonal escape (ie glare). ” See Article: https://lnkd.in/e4aJ4V4h Tags: #lightpollution #streetlights #design

New Episode Release! Available on all podcast outlets/players and also at https://lnkd.in/ekaYU3cX. Listen today! Featuring Art Hushen, CPD, FCP of NICP, Inc. - National Institute of Crime Prevention, Jeff Schmalz of r/DarkSky, and Starry Night Advocate, Spencer SooHoo

Listen to "February 2025: Share Cookies and Be Friendly!" : https://lnkd.in/ep2xmTYS Apple Podcast + Spotify + Youtube + Instagram + Tiktok + More. High School Student Works to Impart Change on Virginia Legislature. Podcast Excerpt: "15 year old Rushil Kukreja, a junior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax, even created a nonprofit named Princia. Per Kukreja, Princia apparently includes over 250 advocates spanning 6 continents. In September of 2024, Kukreja sat as a panelist in the Science Summit at the UN General Assembly.” See Article: https://lnkd.in/eq-CGa7k Tags: #lightpollution #policy

Bay Bridge Lawsuit Looks at LED Impact on Subset of Population. Listen to "February 2025: Share Cookies and Be Friendly!" : https://lnkd.in/ep2xmTYS Apple Podcast + Spotify + Youtube + Instagram + Tiktok + More. Podcast Excerpt: "Illuminate San Francisco is a nonprofit organization that specializes in installing very bright all night displays around the city. Past displays include the very bright, all night art displays in San Francisco parks, the lighting of a giant all night rainbow laser beam above Market Street, and now the relighting of the Bay Bridge connecting San Francisco to Oakland and additional areas. The cost to install the new lighting tallied upwards over $11M, of which a very high majority was donated money. ” See Article: https://lnkd.in/e932XfQY Tags: #lightpollution #art

Full Episode available on all podcast outlets/players and also at https://lnkd.in/eAFazpxP. Listen today! Featuring the NICP, Inc. - National Institute of Crime Prevention’s Art Hushen, CPD, FCP, r/DarkSky founder Jeff Schmalz, and Los Angeles based Starry Sky advocate, Spencer SooHoo >>If you find this content valuable, why not share?<<

A Better Way to measure Sky Light Pollution? Listen to "February 2025: Share Cookies and Be Friendly!" : https://lnkd.in/ep2xmTYS Apple Podcast + Spotify + Youtube + Instagram + Tiktok + More. Podcast Excerpt: "The authors propose a more nuanced scale with the ability to exceed or underwhelm either end of the measure. For instance, current measurements often end at a certain low magnitude threshold. The proposed measurements would eliminate an ending and starting threshold to allow for infinite measurements in either direction. Hence, provide a uniform and detailed tool that could be used for everything from urban planning to health advisories and more. ” See Article: https://lnkd.in/dysSw582 Tags: #lightpollution #measurement

Listen to "February 2025: Share Cookies and Be Friendly!" : https://lnkd.in/ep2xmTYS Apple Podcast + Spotify + Youtube + Instagram + Tiktok + More. A study takes a look at any linkages between antenatal depression and anxiety and bright night environments. Podcast Excerpt: "First up, from Environmental Research, by utilizing generalized outdoor brightness assessment via satellite imagery, and a study size of 1,047 pregnant women, it was found that exposure to outdoor artificial light at night may increase the risk of antenatal depression and anxiety symptoms.” See Article: https://lnkd.in/e7siA9Jb Tags: #lightpollution #health