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Restoring Darkness

Scott Wachter

News and interviews related to the reduction of light pollution.Currently on hiatus.

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Episode 114: Darkness News Update with Scott Wachter...

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2024/01/16

Highlights from this episode: - Certifying Campgrounds - A First for Wales - Darkness Events - A Bother in BiseiSponsored by Evlumahttps://evluma.com/dark-sky-friendly-lighting/Intro and outro music by Doctor TurtleHeadlines and SourcesDSI Launches Approved Lodging Programhttps://darksky.org/news/pack-your-bags-the-darksky-approved-lodging-program-is-now-live/Jonestown, TX Recognized as a Dark Sky

56:00

Episode 113: Time Famine with Jo Marchant

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2024/01/10

More and more satellites are going to obstruct the view for astronomers, but as Jo Marchant points out, it will also affect the cultural, spiritual and psychological aspects for everyone when they don’t have a clear view of the stars. Jo explains, in her book, The Human Cosmos: Civilisation and the Stars, how it is evident from ancient cave drawings that early man used the stars to mark the passage of time. She argues that the invention of mechanical clocks meant that we no longer needed to

8:11

Episode 112: Darkness News Update with Scott Wachter...

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2024/01/03

Highlights from this episode: - Debunk the Blue? - Protein Possibilities - DLC LUNA 1.0a -Rudolph’s RhythmsSponsored by Evlumahttps://evluma.com/dark-sky-friendly-lighting/Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle

59:34

Episode 111: The Pittsburgh Street Light Conversion...

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2023/12/20

Diane has been to Mars. That is, she crewed the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah. It was there she turned her attention to Dark Sky advocacy. Diane is a lecturer in the Department of Physics at Carnegie Mellon University and the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pittsburgh. Lucky for Pittsburgh, Diane is helping to guide the city’s street light conversion to LED by, among other things, convincing astronauts aboard the ISS to take photos of Pittsburgh before,

6:49

Episode 110: Darkness News Update with Scott Wachter...

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2023/12/19

Highlights from this episode: Moths on the Run Birds on the Wing Lights on the Shard Trees in your House

41:13

Episode 109: Outdoor Light at Night is at a...

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2023/12/13

Light pollution is harmful. Buddy Stefanoff is working on it - to the tune of about 5 years ahead of anybody else. Buddy and Crossroads LED are conscious of light trespass, color temperature, and shielding and so, have taken their design and manufacturing to the next level. Buddy demonstrates to Michael and special guest host, Greg Ehrich, some of the thermal dissipating and zero glare designs. He just might be the only one doing this. Buddy Stefanoff is an entrepreneur, small business

39:44

Episode 108: The Different Forms of Darkness with...

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2023/12/06

"Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing." --Benjamin Franklin We think we’ve covered both bases in this episode. Jacqueline has written something worth reading, and The Lighting & Darkness Foundation and The Soft Lights Foundation are doing something worth writing about - or at least talking about. Michael and his new co-host, Mark Baker, chat with Jacqueline about our innate fear of the dark and it’s value to humanity and the environment. Jacqueline Yallop

9:36

Episode 107: Darkness News Update with Scott Wachter...

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2023/12/05

Highlights from this episode: Bridge Lighting Blocking Fish Sea Turtle Records Light Pollution Bylaws on the Rise And the Award Goes To…

50:41

Episode 106: Admit To Our Mistakes with Noah Sabatier

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2023/11/29

High Pressure Sodium might be the best street lights for our rods and cones, but LED is here to stay, so we’re going to have to figure it out. Noah talks with Michael and Mark about reports, studies, and solutions. He gives us some very interesting facts about cone cells in our eyes under yellow light, and why military bases and astronomers use red light to illuminate at night. But cities have gone and are going to blue light LED’s at night, and no one wants to admit to this mistake. Noah

5:36

Episode 105: Darkness News Update with Scott Wachter...

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2023/11/23

Highlights from the Darkness News are: - Updates From DarkSky International - Vision Charts - Highway Disco - Wasatch LDS Temple Update

53:08

Episode 104: Low Hanging Fruit with John Barentine

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2023/11/22

This is John Barentine’s second appearance and we still haven’t exhausted the conversation. How do we solve the light pollution problem? John has some ideas. Use reason and science and, as is John’s mission, give people the transformational experience of the night sky. How do we help that happen? By implementing the existing knowledge and technology of the lighting industry that knows how to make that a reality NOW! John Barentine is the Principal Consultant at Dark Sky Consulting, LLC, and

32:16

Episode 103: Making the City Safer for Birds with Jin...

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2023/11/15

Jin joins us from North Carolina where he is, along with earning his Ph.D, doing his best to reduce - or eliminate - bird-window collisions. In fact window collisions are mostly a daytime problem. The night time problem is light at night. This draws birds in and they then collide with any part of a building, or they die from exhaustion, confused and circling the light. Come on humanity, we can do better! Jin Bai is a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation

35:54

Episode 102: Half a Million Satellites with Dr....

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2023/11/08

From the first faint signals from Sputnik in 1957 to an estimated half a million satellites orbiting the earth in 2030 - yeah, we were shocked too! The effects on earth based astronomy could be devastating. And then there are all the things that can go wrong, like collisions and the build up of aluminum and other particles in the high atmosphere from burned-up satellites. On the bright side, there is growing cooperation from satellite companies, in mitigating the reflective properties of

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Episode 101: Darkness News Update November 7th, 2023

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2023/11/07

Highlights from the Darkness News are:- The Royal Society Publications this Month- LDS Project Updates- Virginia Observatories vs Private Residents- NASA’s Turtles

37:44

Episode 100: The System is Broken with Mark Baker

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2023/11/01

Mark Baker is back and he’s still advocating for people who experience the harmful effects of LED light. Mark tells us about some ongoing litigation involving car lots and nearby residents, and a successful one against a town in Minnesota. You’re going to see more of Mark here, as the Soft Lights Foundation and the Lighting & Darkness Foundation work together to tackle the problems of harmful LED’s. Mark Baker is the President of The Soft Light Foundation, a non-profit organization that

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Episode 99: Advocacy With Hope with Aparna Venkatesan...

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2023/10/26

Watch this episode and you’ll feel the hope and positivity emanating from your screen from Aparna and John. Michael discusses, with Aparna and John, humanity’s lost connection with the sky, forgotten sky stories and traditions from many cultures, and even the lighting industry’s little corner of the climate change problem, which we could effectively tackle RIGHT NOW, if there was only the willpower to do so. Aparna and John haven’t lost hope. Aparna Venkatesan is an astronomer in the

8:42

Episode 98: Darkness News Update October 24th, 2023

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2023/10/24

Highlights from the darkness news are:- Scientific Consensus- 1000 Bird Strikes in One Night- Chile Restores Darkness- Light Pollution is Brain Pollution

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Episode 97: Darkness News Update October 10th, 2023

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2023/10/10

Highlights from the darkness news are:- ALAN Linked with Breast Cancer- France Powers Ahead on Night Conservation- Border Protection Suspend Nature Protections- Blue-Filtering Lenses Not Recommended

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Episode 96: Embracing the Humanity Behind The Science...

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2023/09/27

Hannah practices “place-based” research. Rather than finding international or national solutions, she advocates for small scale “place-based” solutions for local areas that will have their own challenges. As an astrophysicist, she is working to make the science understandable, accessible and more relevant. Michael brings up an interesting philosophical question that arises from that endeavor. Hannah Dalgleish is a knowledge exchange professional working in the academic and place-based

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Episode 95: Darkness News Update September 26th, 2023

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2023/09/26

Highlights from the darkness news are: - Charting New Harms of ALAN - Speakers from Under One Sky - Bird’s Eye Views Are Shrinking - Pandas Get Jet-Lag

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