Light Pollution News

Submit Voicemail! This month, host Bill McGeeney is joined by Frank Turina , an astrophotographer, night sky advocate, and environmental educator with more than 15 years of working with the United States National Park Service Night Skies Program. You can learn more about his examinations of the ecological and cultural effects of light pollution from his website, at Darkskyastrophoto . And  Ken Wal...

Submit Voicemail! This month, host Bill McGeeney is joined by Jared Flesher, director of Dark Sacred Night , and Bill Green of the Philadelphia Moon Men and Brussels Lunatics . Learn more at LightPollutionNews.com . Articles: U.S. Bans Incandescent Light Bulbs   The Next Pandemic Might Occur Because It’s Too Bright Out   Across China: Dark Sky Industry delivers bright future for village   Sheffiel...

Submit Voicemail! This month, host Bill McGeeney is joined by Scott Morgan, Assistant Park Manager of the Hills Creek Park Complex - part of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and Daylon Burt of the Astro Escape . Learn more at LightPollutionNews.com . Articles: Survey finds increase in first-time Big Bend visitors, with most now staying outside the park A day in sp...

Submit Voicemail! This month, host Bill McGeeney is joined by astronomer, historian, author, science communicator, and dark-sky consultant, John Barentine of the Dark Sky Consulting LLC and Conservationist, Kaitlyn Evans. Learn more at LightPollutionNews.com . Articles: I was busted by the light police. They had a point   The forgotten medieval habit of 'two sleeps'   Want to Learn About...

Submit Voicemail! This Month, host Bill McGeeney is joined by Michael Rymer of the Dark Sky (formerly International Dark Sky Association ) and Youth Advocate, Bonnie Peng. Learn more at LightPollutionNews.com . Articles: Is light pollution making darkness a luxury?   Here Come the Lumens   The New Light Is Bad There’s something off about LED bulbs — which will soon be, thanks to a federal ban, the...

Submit Voicemail! This month, LPN is joined by Brandon Happe of the Philly Moon Men and Daylon Burt of Astro Escape . Learn more at LightPollutionNews.com . Articles:   Residents’ petition forces city to revise “monster” street lighting upgrades     LED streetlights are energy efficient, but are they environmentally friendly? It's complicated     WA House votes 94-1 to limit light pollution f...

Submit Voicemail! This month, I’m joined by youth advocate, Bonnie Peng, and, conservationist and avid bird enthusiast, Kaitlyn Evans.  We take a look at some of the most interesting articles to grace the topic of light pollution! Today, learn about the first African American astronomer. Take a ride on the Stargazer train, complete with a glass of wine and a heated flatbed railcar! And, MSG wants...

Submit Voicemail! In today’s episode, I’m joined by conservationist and avid bird watcher, Kaitlyn Evans. We take a look at some of the most interesting news articles to grace the topic of light pollution each month. This month, ‘Why Falling Asleep with the Lights on is bad for your health,’ How ‘Red Lighting could rewild night skies plagued by light pollution,’ ‘Urban light pollution could be a t...

Submit Voicemail! In this episode, California Governor Gavin Newsome says light must shine on! Vetoes responsible lighting bill for gov’t buildings. Plus, Automatic measurement of LP, Spooky Street Lights, and a VA town struggling to protect its skies!   Please listen and leave a review. Reviews help the show become noticed. Please join in the conversation and more via Reddit at r/LightPollutionNe...

Submit Voicemail! Welcome to Light Pollution News! I'm your host, Bill McGeeney, and I hope to take you on a monthly journey around all of the topics involving, pertaining to, and affecting light pollution.  Over the years, the term and connotation of light pollution has grown from little more than astronomical sky glow plight to a major ecological issue. Light pollution doesn't just per...