June 2024: Crap Lighting

Light Pollution News

Host Bill McGeeney is joined by David Smith of Buglife, lawyer and policy researcher, Yana Yakushina, and Dark Skies Officer for Cumbria, Jack Ellerby.
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Bill's Picks:

• Why some animals become agitated during solar eclipse, Basel Hindeleh, ABC News.
• Global study finds there really are more insects out after dark, Mark Wong and Raphael Didham, Phys.org.
• MHM WANTS TO FIGHT LIGHT POLLUTION, Emmanual Delacour, Est Media Montreal.
• Episode #7: Dark Sky Tourism, Avery Morgan, Andrew Galster, and Greg Egbert, The Reflection.
• Jasper’s dark sky tourism could help combat light pollution: researchers, Local Journalism Initiative.
• Mirrors in space could boost solar power production on Earth. Here's how.,Tereza Pultarova, Space.com.

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1. June 2024: Crap Lighting (00:00:00)

2. Impact of Light Pollution on Wildlife (00:08:10)

3. Impact of Light Pollution on Biodiversity (00:19:28)

4. Supporting the Importance of Insects (00:31:54)

5. Border Wall Lighting and Safety Concerns (00:43:49)

6. Global Efforts to Combat Light Pollution (00:52:20)

7. Regulations on Light Pollution and Glare (01:06:08)

8. Promoting Dark Sky Advocacy and Ethics (01:20:42)

9. Light Pollution Economic and Legal Implications (01:32:23)

10. Space Treaty Implications and Solar Reflection (01:42:49)

11. Environmental Risks in Space Solar Projects (01:48:10)