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- Keji could become official dark sky preserve by Starry Night Lights on Oct 9, 2009
Image Credit: http://www.muiniskw.org/pgHistory3.htm Source Kejimkujik national park lies in Nova Scotia, Canada. The 363-square-kilometre park boasts some of the darkest skies in southern Canada, far away from surrounding urban light pollution. Natu...
- Urban birds are lazy by Starry Night Lights on Jul 29, 2009
Starling © Major Gilbert, from the surfbirds galleries Source The British Trust for Ornithology’s Garden Ecology Team have just published results comparing the eating habits of urban birds to rural birds. Their study concluded that urban birds are...
- Utah’s House members vote against climate change bill by Starry Night Lights on Jun 29, 2009
Source Yesterday, Republicans and Democrats within the house of representatives passed a newly drafted bipartisan Climate Bill (a.k.a The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009) 219-212 tackling pollution, global warming and climate change. S...
- Bats avoid flying by streetlight by Starry Night Lights on Jun 22, 2009
Source “The magnitude of the effect was surprising: with the lights on, there was about a quarter to an eighth of the activity - or number of bats flying along the route - compared to when the lights were off.” - Professor Gareth Jones I...
- Circadian Disruption Symposium by Starry Night Lights on Jun 5, 2009
June 4th, 2009 Special IDA Bulletin Source “The symposium will provide the latest information regarding the known effects of light at night on circadian disruption and cancer, and may offer valuable information to city managers and planning off...
- The Worst Street Light Ever? by Starry Night Lights on May 18, 2009
Every once in a while, a fixture design comes around that is so bad that we feel a special need to call attention to it. So here, for your viewing displeasure is our choice for the worst street light fixture design ever, The Acorn Light. What makes t...
- FSU students help inaugurate turtle season by Starry Night Lights on May 12, 2009
Source “Sea turtles are protected by the Endangered Species Act” - Dan Rowe, executive director of the Bay County Tourist Development Council. Each year, between May 1st and October 31st, Florida’s Loggerhead turtle begins its nesti...
