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The articles in this category are only a small selection of the many articles available on light pollution. To find more articles or articles specific to a location, the search facilities of local and national newspapers listed in News: Newspapers may be used. Alternatively, looking in News: Online Archives may be helpful. For technical articles please also see Science: Technology: Lighting: Magazines, Science: Publications: Journals and Magazines and Science: News. For astronomical news and articles that may be relevant see Science: Astronomy: Publications and Science: Astronomy: News. Many scientific and lighting journals contain information on the subject so searching their databases may be helpful.

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• BBC News - Street lights changing ecology on the ground

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18158529
  Discusses research showing that the mix of invertebrate species living under streetlights is different from those living between streetlights.

• Canadian Living - 8 ways to reduce light pollution

  http://www.canadianliving.com/life/green_living/8_ways_to_reduce_light_pollution.php
  Suggestions to reduce light pollution from your home and community.

• CNN: Night-Light May Lead to Near-Sightedness

  http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9905/12/children.lights/index.html
  Information about scientific evidence that exposure to nighttime lighting can cause near-sightedness.

• Environmental Leader - Light Pollution’s Dark Realities

  http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/07/21/light-pollution%E2%80%99s-dark-realities/
  Discusses environmental, energy, and economical issues related to light pollution.

• Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Light Pollution

  http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-resources/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-light-pollution/
  An article from Sky & Telescope which explains succinctly what the problem is.

• High Country News - January 18, 1999: Starry, starry night

  http://www.hcn.org/issues/146/4722
  Explains how the New Mexico Historic Preservation Alliance think of the night sky as a cultural resource which helps tourism.

• Lights at Night Mean Trouble for Birds

  http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/NightLights.html
  Discusses the ornithological effects.

• Reduced Energy Usage

  http://www.volt.org/archive/PatriotNews022301.html
  Explains why legislation is needed in Virginia.

• Scientific American - City of Light: Insomniac Urban Animals

  http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/a-blog-around-the-clock/city-of-light-insomniac-urban-animals/
  Discusses how artificial light in urban areas disrupts animals circadean clocks, and the behavior consequences this can have.

• The New York Times - Energy Crisis in Brazil Brings Dimmer Lights and Altered Lives

  http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/06/world/06BRAZ.html
  Explains how an energy crisis has encouraged better lighting (Site requires free registration)

• The New York Times - French Lights to Be Dimmed to Save Energy

  http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/31/world/europe/paris-lights-to-be-dimmed-to-save-energy.html?_r=3&
  French law restricts use of non-essential light at night

• The New Yorker - The Dark Side

  http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/08/20/070820fa_fact_owen?currentPage=1
  Describes many aspects of light pollution, including ecology, human health, regulation, astronomy, and economics.

• The Why Files - Light at night: Mixed blessing!

  http://whyfiles.org/2012/light-at-night-mixed-blessing/
  In depth article that describes many aspects of light at night.

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