All posts by Peter Terezakis

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More Star Light

“Less of Our Light for More Star Light
Join the 6th worldwide GLOBE at Night 2011 campaign: Feb. 21 – March 6

With half of the world’s population now living in cities, many urban dwellers have never experienced
the wonderment of pristinely dark skies and maybe never will. Light pollution is obscuring people’s
long-standing natural heritage to view stars. The GLOBE at Night program is an international
citizen-science campaign to raise public awareness of the impact of light pollution by encouraging
everyone everywhere to measure local levels of night sky brightness and contribute observations
online to a world map. All it takes is a few minutes to participate between 8-10 pm, February 21
through March 6. Your measurements will make a world of difference.”

Sky

Dark Skies – Why Light Pollution Affects You


Did you know that your ability to sleep is affected by light pollution? Light pollution has been shown
to adversely affect circadian rhythms of sleep patterns and hormonal cycles of many living things,
including humans. Jack discussed the detrimental effects of light pollution and some alternatives to
reduce these adverse effects. Have you noticed the urban sky glow increase? Jack showed that light
pollution it is not just about the lack of stars in the sky. The stars are still there; it is just that we
cannot see them because of light pollution. ”

Sacred Sky Sacred Earth, Sky

Hey, Light, Get Off of My Lawn!

“Description: With half of the world’s population now living in cities, many urban dwellers have never experienced the wonderment of pristinely dark skies and maybe never will. This loss, caused by light pollution, is a concern on many fronts: safety, energy conservation, cost, health and effects on wildlife, as well as our ability to view the stars. Even though light pollution is a serious and growing global concern, it is one of the easiest environmental problems people can address on local levels. In this podcast, super hero, Dark Skies Crusader, helps Jenny, Mom, Barb and Mr. Jennings, learn about the effect of light pollution on not being able to sleep and gives a simple solution. More information is discussed on the effects of light pollution on human health in general. And to provide opportunities for public involvement in dark skies preservation and energy conservation, we invite the public to participate in the GLOBE at Night campaign”

Sacred Sky Sacred Earth, Sky

OUR VIEW: City, Stop Polluting With Wasteful Light

“City revenues are up, so we’re in a race to undo even the most painless cost savings achieved during recession. By turning off one-third of our streetlights, we saved $1.27 million annually. That’s money we could use to improve streets, maintain parks or build infrastructure that would attract jobs. It’s money that could pay for needs, rather than light pollution.”

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Tiny Sark Named First ‘Dark-Sky’ Island

Lights Out: Tiny Sark Named First 'Dark-Sky' Island
Lights Out: Tiny Sark Named First 'Dark-Sky' Island

The International Dark-Sky Association has named the English Channel island of Sark its first “dark-sky” island.

There are billions and billions of stars in the sky, but most people in the developed world can only see a handful of them because of light pollution. Street lamps, illuminated signs and floodlit monuments all send light into the atmosphere, obscuring the much fainter stars.

Sacred Sky Sacred Earth, Sky

Govt. releases National Lighting Code to encourage good lighting practices

“NetIndian News Network
New Delhi, January 28, 2011

The Government has released the National Lighting Code (NLC) that is aimed at encouraging good lighting practices and systems to minimise light pollution, glare, light trespass and conserve energy while maintaining safety, security, utility and productivity.”