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To preserve and protect the nighttime environment and our heritage of dark skies through quality outdoor lighting. NOW AVAILABLE: IDA Specifier Bulletin for Dark Sky Applications !!Early Bird Registration Deadline Extended to May 12, 2008!! Help us celebrate 20 years of IDA success! June 8-10, 2008 IDA 20th Anniversary Annual General Meeting and Conference |
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Dark Sky Updates ... IDA Hosting Crime Prevention Training Receive 15.0 AICP CM credits for attending! IDA will host National Institute of Crime Prevention's Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Basic Training June 11-13, 2008. For registration and training information, click Read more >> Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn Commends Homer Glen for Darksky Ordinance, Urges Everyone in Illinois to Turn Out the Lights for Earth Hour This Saturday, Chicago, IL., March 26, 2008, Read press release > > IDA Wins Award as Inspiring Enterprise in Use of Technology. Read more>> Dark Sky Destinations: New Dimensions in Tourism. Need a refreshing vacation under star glow, far away from suffocating sky glow? Here are some possibilities ... Read more>> IDA in the News ...
Tripping the Light Fantastic in D.C. Neighborhoods, by Milton J. Roney, Washington, D.C. Liaison for the International Dark-Sky Association, Washington Post, May 5, 2008 … There are more aspects to light pollution than those summarized in your excellent May 1 Metro article "Brightness Outside, Darkened Moods Inside; As Streetlights Flood Homes, Some in D.C. Will Do Anything to Take Back the Night."
The Post reported a connection between light pollution and breast cancer in the Feb. 20 news story "Lights at Night Are Linked to Breast Cancer; Study Bolsters Theory About Interference With Production of Key Hormone," for example.
Dupont Circle denizens probably aren't thinking about this, but light pollution travels 200 miles and affects birds, bats and other animals. If it costs $25,000 to put in a light, why not install fixtures that reduce glare, provide better visibility, save energy and don't trample on the environment?
Fighting to Keep George Observatory in the Dark, by Richard Stewart, Houston Chronicle, May 3, 2008 ... Efforts are under way to limit the city's glare seen from Brazos Bend State Park. Read more > >
Pete Strasser, IDA Technical Advisor reaches tens of thousands by contributing featured article "Dark Sky Lighting: Simple but Effective," published in the April 2008 issue of Landscape Architect and Specifier News. Read more > >
U.S. News & World Report Feature: IDA and dark skies are topics of the U.S. News & World Report, "Turning Out the Lights," by Ben Harder, March 14, 2008.
Click here for the U.S. News & World Report's homepage on light pollution and its effects.
New Yorker Feature: IDA and dark skies were topics of The New Yorker magazine's “The Dark Side: Making War on Light Pollution,” by David Owen.
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Education IDA is pleased to assist educators in inspiring student awareness of environmental issues that will impact their future.
NEW IDA Report Top 5 US State Departments of Transportation Read more>>
NEW Report An Assessment of the Impact of Growth on the Dark Skies of Pima County Read more>>
NEW IDA Report on Glare Preliminary Report: Using a Digital Camera to Measure Commercial Light Sources Read more>> |
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