Highlights from this episode:  - ALAN and Stroke  - DST and Mortality  - Lamps and Fixtures that Are Not Sponsors  - New Ordinances Sponsor:  Evluma   https://evluma.com/dark-sky-friendly-lighting/  Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle  Headlines and Sources: ALAN Increases Risk of Stroke https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/STROKEAHA.123.044904 ANSES Recommends Limiting Blue Light Exposure https://www.anses.fr/en/content/leds-anses%E2%80%99s-recommendations-limiting-exposure-blue-light DST Does Affect Mortality Rates https://bmjmedicine.bmj.c ..read more

Chip works by the three “Rights” as in “doing the right thing.” The RIGHT amount of light, in the RIGHT location, and on for the RIGHT amount of time. Chip has used this term for decades to help guide his designs and installations from the time of incandescent through to the LED era and everything in between. Chip is also on board with sustainability and responsible outdoor light at night with indirect lighting, dimming, lower Kelvin temperatures, and just plain turning lights off. That’s how to get a softer groove. Chip Israel has been a lighting designer for over 39 years. In 1992, he founde ..read more

Highlights from this episode:  - Federal Precedents  - Dark Sky Week 2024  - Digital Planning  - International Dark Skies Programs Sponsored by Evluma https://evluma.com/dark-sky-friendly-lighting/ Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle  Headlines and Sources: March 23rd was Earth Hour https://www.dogonews.com/2024/3/20/earth-hour-2024-shines-a-spotlight-on-the-health-of-our-planet Dark Sky Week is April 2-8 https://lightedmag.com/darksky-international-celebrates-international-dark-sky-week-2024/ PLAN-B Endorses Light Pollution Manifesto https://plan-b-project.eu ..read more

Highlights from this episode:  - DST and Health  - An Official Statement  - Prepping for Turtle Season  - It’s Probably Not Aliens Sponsored by Evluma https://evluma.com/dark-sky-friendly-lighting/ Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle Headlines and Sources can be found at https://restoringdarkness.com ..read more

Yash recently discovered something astounding. Moths fly with their backs to a light because they think it’s the sky and they try to orient themselves to it. And then there’s all kinds of disorientation and trouble for them. Yash touches on the best light for moths in terms of nanometers and placement. You may think they’re just moths but they pollinate an enormous amount of our food. It’s time for the lighting industry to step up and tackle this problem. Yash Sondhi is a postdoctoral researcher working in the Kawahara Lab in the Florida Museum of Natural history. He obtained his PhD at Florid ..read more

Highlights from this episode:  - Elegy for an Owl  - ALAN and Allergies  - State Lighting Regs  - Wasatch Update Sponsored by Evluma https://evluma.com/dark-sky-friendly-lighting/ Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle  Headlines and Sources: ALAN Makes Allergies Worse https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-024-03291-5 UK Tax Laws Increased Light Pollution in Sub-Saharan Africa https://phys.org/news/2024-02-tax-laws.html Women Focus on Darkness in the Environment https://www.fastcompany.com/91028055/heat-map-women-walking-alone-night-person ..read more

You might have seen Nathalie on episode 324 of the Get A Grip On Lighting podcast. We thought Nathalie’s commitment to good, responsible lighting made her a natural fit for this podcast as well. Nathalie pushes back on some of the ideas that have been talked about on Restoring Darkness. She is all for dark sky preserves, but she doesn’t expect to see a lot of stars from New York City. And as she points out, even if all the lights were out, the pollution and particulates in the air would probably still prevent you from seeing the night sky. Nathalie even inspired Michael to rethink some of his ..read more

Highlights from this episode: Moths to a Flame 3 Year Missions DarkSky Recognition Backyard Updates Sponsored by Evluma https://evluma.com/dark-sky-friendly-lighting/ Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle  Headlines and Sources can be found at RestoringDarkness.com ..read more

If light is in a simulation, how does it know what is reality? Okay, obviously light isn’t self-aware. But Dr. Morrell and his team at University of Exeter in the U.K. are creating computational models that predict the characteristics of artificial light at night. These models can show everything from how street lights will affect animals, plants, and humans. It’ll show what the glare will be like on a particular road. But most importantly, it can demonstrate how to improve the lighting before spending one pound or dollar on a light fixture. Dr. Morrell is a postdoc researcher working between ..read more

Highlights from this episode:  - Certifying Campgrounds  - A First for Wales  - Darkness Events  - A Bother in Bisei Sponsored by Evluma https://evluma.com/dark-sky-friendly-lighting/ Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle Headlines and Sources DSI Launches Approved Lodging Program https://darksky.org/news/pack-your-bags-the-darksky-approved-lodging-program-is-now-live/ Jonestown, TX Recognized as a Dark Sky Community https://darksky.org/news/jonestown-becomes-texass-ninth-international-dark-sky-community/ Presteigne and Norton are Wales' First Dark Sky Community https ..read more