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Life on Earth has evolved over millions of years with the natural cycle of daylight and night time. Over the

Lighting and the Night-time Environment We all understand that wasting energy through misdirected and over-bright lighting affects not just our

All-Party Parliamentary Group of MPs for Dark Skies The Commission for Dark Skies has been working closely with CPRE the

Most UK councils are adopting environmental and economic lights-out policies The CfDS does not call for the switching off of

Artificial lighting is undergoing a radical worldwide change toward high intensity LEDs. These appear to have many advantages: cheap, energy-efficient

On June 16 2009, the American Medical Association (AMA) voted unanimously to support efforts to control light pollution. Why has

When lighting is installed, the question must be asked: “Who will benefit most from these lights? Victims? Witnesses? Criminals?” There

The economic cost of wasted light: money and energy ‘glowing to waste’ The most visible, yet largely ignored aspect of

The British Astronomical Association (BAA) is the UK’s largest body representing the interests of all those – astronomers and non-astronomers