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marnie0
- Sep 6
- 4 min
A whole new light: Introducing ADSA’s Youth Ambassadors - by Alexandra Lay
There are few moments in life that make you stop completely and take it all in, moments that connect you with nature and the world around...
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marnie0
- Aug 24
- 2 min
100's of scientific research papers on light pollution
From bird calls to surveying light pollution to cancer hazard assessment, you're bound to find what you're looking for in this database...
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marnie0
- Aug 24
- 2 min
Commonwealth approved Light Pollution Resources
Below is a list of Australian Government resources that can assist you in determining whether or not lighting projects may need to be...
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marnie0
- Aug 2
- 1 min
What Animals See in the Stars, and What They Stand to Lose
After a dung beetle arrives on a dung pile, it painstakingly cobbles together a snowball of dung larger than itself. Then it climbs up...
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marnie0
- Jul 6
- 1 min
UN Releases: IMPACT OF LIGHT POLLUTION ON DIFFERENT TAXA OF MIGRATORY SPECIES
ALAN is being increasingly recognised for its impacts on human health, culture and biodiversity (Davies and Smyth, 2017). Marine,...
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marnie0
- Jul 4
- 1 min
USA Lighting organisation, sees the Dark
The US-based Western Night Skies Council had an info session with the US Illuminating Engineering Society to discuss their collaboration...
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marnie0
- Jul 1
- 1 min
The Urgency of Controlling Light Pollution by Landon Bannister
Light hasn’t historically been considered as a pollutant, but the weight of scientific evidence in recent years is now overwhelming....
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marnie0
- Jun 29
- 1 min
TASPORTS - An Australian First?
In what is believed to be an Australian first, @Tasports - who are responsible for eleven ports around Tasmania’s pristine coastline-...
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marnie0
- Apr 6
- 1 min
The International Dark Sky Association - Survey
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL DARK SKY WEEK!! As a global organization, the IDA’s goal to protect and conserve the night sky extends around the...
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marnie0
- Feb 17
- 2 min
Study links exposure to nighttime artificial lights with elevated thyroid cancer risk
A peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society., suggests people living in regions with high levels of outdoor artificial light...