Environmental Sustainability
Scientists and dark sky advocates team up to flip the switch on light pollution
Scientists and dark sky advocates team up to flip the switch on light pollution
Scientists and dark sky advocates team up to flip the switch on light pollution
Currently, more than 80 percent of the world lives under light-polluted skies. In the U.S. and Europe, that figure is above 99 percent.
According to the IDA, $3 billion worth of electricity is lost to skyglow every year in the U.S. alone — thanks to unnecessary and poorly designed outdoor lighting installations. Worse, the resulting light pollution has insidious impacts on humans and wildlife — in more ways than one. (Leaps Magazine)
Could a tiny fern change the world — again?
Scientists and dark sky advocates team up to flip the switch on light pollution
Scientists and dark sky advocates team up to flip the switch on light pollution
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Farmers and scientists are looking to an ancient fern, which manipulated the Earth’s climate around 49 million years ago with its insatiable appetite for carbon dioxide, as a potential solution to our modern-day agricultural and environmental challenges. (Leaps Magazine)
Is Organic Food Really Better for the Environment?
Scientists and dark sky advocates team up to flip the switch on light pollution
Is Organic Food Really Better for the Environment?
Some climate scientists argue it might not be as sustainable as we might think, but it’s complicated. (Columbia Climate School)