Press Coverage of Lighting Archives
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Topics
Smart Urban Lighting Installations
Shining a light –why we need standards
An EU scheme could use “smart streetlights” to cut energy bills and create Wi-Fi hotspots
Cambridge LED Streetlight conversion nears completion
San Jose begins installing LED street lights
China’s Foshan City achieves 70% energy savings with Rongwen’s smart networked LED street lights
BMW’s new street lights power up EVs
Upgrade to white light for Auckland, NZ roads
For Cities Switching to LED Street Lamps, A Place to See the Light
This Danish Neighborhood Is A Giant Experiment For Smart Cities
LED Installations without adaptive controls
Honolulu looking for contractor to replace 52K streetlights
Australian Councils turn to sustainability to deal with funding cuts
India to install LED bulbs in 100 cities by March 2016
Commentary on LED Lighting
Shining a light –why we need standards
Successful legal challenge to LED streetlights in Monterey, CA
Demand for streetlights comes at high cost to taxpayers
Lighting cities with cheap, glaring LEDs is a dim move
LED Streetlights Save Energy, but Could Have Some Serious Side Effects
How LEDs Are Going To Change The Way We Look At Cities
Energy/Climate Change
U.S. energy imports and exports to come into balance for first time since 1950s
Annual Energy Outlook Delivers Great News For Energy Productivity
Light at Night/Human Health
Are artificial light cycles making us sick?
Working nights might raise the risk for diabetes
Artificial light at night can make you feel sick
Screens may be terrible for you…
Working late at night increases risk of breast cancer
How Hong Kong’s urban light pollution creates ‘mini jet lag’
Urban light pollution: why we’re all living with permanent ‘mini jetlag’
Blue light from electronics disturbs sleep…
Health consequences of circadian disruption in humans and animal models
Environment/Ecology
Sea Turtles
Teens help monitor turtle habitat
Lighting near beach impacts turtles
Lighten Up: Improving the Environment One Turtle Lamp at a Time
Sea Turtle Hatchlings Saved by LED Lights Funded by Deepwater Horizon Fines
Birds
Impact of searchlights on migratory birds
Making the 9/11 Memorial Lights Bird-Safe
Artificial Lighting Helps Blackbirds ‘Seize the Night’ But Lose Sleep
Night Lights May Affect Urban Birds
Mammals
Colour As a Signal for Entraining the Mammalian Circadian Clock
Impacts of artificial lighting on bats: a review of challenges and solutions
Insects
Bridge closed for 2nd night over swarms of mayflies, crashes