63: Light pollution! What’s up with bulbs, brightness and blinding nature?
We’re turning our attention today to a kind of pollution that you can’t just pick up and pop in the bin. Light pollution can occur in many forms and can, of course, have a great many impacts on all that it touches - including our plant and animal chums. Join us to find out how our artificial illuminations are impacting moths, bats, and trees, why we’re second-guessing switching street lights to energy-efficient LEDs, and why residents in California once freaked out when they saw the Milky Way.
Articles we mentioned:
Our nights are getting brighter, and Earth is paying the price
5 Ways To Reduce Light Pollution - Core Glow with the International Dark-Sky Association
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