|
"Darkness is as essential to our biological welfare, to our internal clockwork, as light itself." -Verlyn Klinkenborg, "Our Vanishing Night," National Geographic magazine, November 2008 |
|
Photograph by Peter Wienerroither
|
||||||
On 15 June, the American Medical Association adopted the support of energy efficient outdoor lighting technology into official AMA policy.
Resolutions are as follows:
RESOLVED That our AMA advocate that all future outdoor lighting be of eneouse gasses that result from this wasted energy use, and be it further
This official recognition of light pollution reduction efforts is a monumental step toward IDA's goals of a natural sky.
22 June-- Dr. Mario Motta explains some reasons behind this resolution and its implications in an article for Sky and Telescope. Read "U.S. Physicians Join Light Pollution Fight" >>
Join IDA November 14 & 15, 2009 at the Wyndham Phoenix Hotel as we discuss the new AMA resolution 516 and what it means to dark skies with Massachusetts Medical Society President and member of the AMA Council of Science and Public Health, Dr. Mario E. Motta. Find out about the IDA Annual Conference >> Find out how to Sponsor the Annual Conference >>
|
||||||
Get fast and easy dark sky updates by signing up for IDA's bi-weekly e-News.
| Join Our Mailing List |
|
Light Pollution Animation Now Available Send the message that light pollution can be avoided with these clever animated videos courtesy of www.need-less.org.uk
Try your hand at lighting design! View the light pollution simulator here >> |
|||
|
Join IDA's network on Facebook
Click the icon to become a fan for updates, discussion opportunities, and more! |
International Dark-Sky Association's Facebook Page Promote Your Page Too |
Dark Sky Updates ...
Book Release: L'Inquinamento Luminoso (Light Pollution) by Mario DiSora New Lighting Standards Proposed The White House announced new standards for residential and commercial lighting on 29 June. Read more >>
International Dark-Sky Association Launches Project to Monitor Night Skies The International Dark-Sky Association is conducting the world’s first systematic effort to measure light pollution. The project, “SKYMONITOR: A Network to Monitor the State of the Night Sky at Dark Sky Sites,” will construct approximately 25 durable, automated Night Sky Brightness Monitors (NSBM). These autonomous, solar-powered devices automatically record sky glow levels at regular intervals throughout the night. They will be placed at dark-sky sensitive sites throughout the world. Read press release >>
Earth Day Network Interviews IDA about Dark Skies Keep Our Skies Dark! Watch Managing Director Pete Strasser's interview with Earth Day Network on the Multimedia Links page >> Entire interview is available from the Earth Day Network under the Greener Living tab >>
IDA Opens Office in Washington, DC, USA On 2 March, IDA established an official presence in Washington, DC. Read about this exciting new development in the Satellite Offices tab under the About IDA header >>
New!! Interactive Sky Viewer courtesy of Sky and Telescope magazine Now IDA members can discover celestial treasures anywhere they go. Learn about constellations and star positioning unique to your area at any time of night, all around the world, with our newly featured Star Charts >> (available to members only)
Bipartisan Letter from the U.S. House of Representatives Supports Dark Skies August 4, 2008: Eleven members of the U.S. House of Representatives request action on light pollution from the EPA. Read the press release here >> Read the letter here >>
IDA in the News ...
See new IDA Section podcasts on the Multimedia Links Page.
Dark Sides of Light Examined in EHP Article Environmental Health Perspectives, a peer-reviewed journal covering current issues of environmental safety, evaluates the risks of artificial light at night to humans and wildlife, then discusses practical solutions and IDA's role in finding the balance in two articles appearing in the January 2009 issue. Read "Missing the Dark: Health Effects of Light Pollution" by Ron Chepesiuk Read "Switch on the Night: Policies for Smarter Lighting" by Luz Claudio
Op-Ed Video on Light Pollution Featured in the New York Times A segment of the upcoming documentary "The City Dark" challenges citizens and legislators to become a united force in the control of light pollution. Watch the NYT Op-Ed video >>
Read the November, 2008 National Geographic Magazine cover story, "Our Vanishing Night" by Verlyn Klinkenborg
Supplementary materials:
New York Times Editorial Encourages Control of Light Pollution International news source The New York Times praises IDA and supports the ongoing effort to preserve starry nights in an editorial from the newspaper's board. Read editorial >>
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.
Find Press Releases, Articles, Multimedia and More News >>
Light pollution:
|
|
|
Darksky 2009 The 9th European Symposium for the Protection of the Night Sky
Armagh, Northern Ireland
17-19 September |
 |
||
|
Best Choice Lighting
|
 |
||
|
The Campaign for Dark Skies Releases Light Pollution Handbook The British Astronomical Society's Campaign for Dark Skies has released a compact, informative handbook that thoughtfully covers all major issues of light pollution. Learn more or purchase a copy at the CfDS Web site. |
 |
||
|
Get Help Do you have a question about light pollution, protecting the night sky, or IDA's resources? Learn More!
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|||
