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Gilbert C FAURE
November 19, 2025 1:32 PM
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GO W.A! I’m blown away by how much effort, funding and activity is being invested in dark skies across Western Australia. It really looks like you’re leading the W.A.y.
From world-class astrotourism experiences to immersive education at Scitech, Western Australia is showing how communities, science and tourism can come together to protect one of our most precious natural assets: the night sky.
The new Light Pollution exhibit at Scitech’s Here, There and Everywhere gallery is a powerful example. Visitors can experience the impact of light pollution on turtle hatchlings and the stars above, while learning how small changes in the way we use light can make a big difference for wildlife and future generations. It’s inspiring to see this kind of leadership.
With initiatives like this, W.A. isn’t just protecting its skies – it’s setting a benchmark for the rest of Australia (and the world).
Great work Carol Redford Tristan Simpson and Scitech
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Gilbert C FAURE
November 19, 2025 1:31 PM
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🇬🇧 Proud and delighted to see our collective work honored with the 2025 Janus Design Award! A huge bravo to all the Ghm & Eclatec teams who brought CELLA to life—a creation by Christophe Canadell that reimagines the iconic Chenonceaux and carries it into the smart-lighting era. Proof that aesthetics, technology, and responsibility can move forward together.
🇫🇷 Fier et heureux de voir notre travail collectif distingué par le Janus du Design 2025 ! Un immense bravo à toutes les équipes Ghm France & Eclatec France qui ont donné vie à CELLA, une création signée Christophe Canadell qui réinvente l’icône Chenonceaux et l’emmène vers le smart lighting de demain. Preuve qu’esthétique, technologie et responsabilité peuvent avancer ensemble.
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Gilbert C FAURE
November 19, 2025 1:31 PM
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The program is up for our 9th International Artificial Light t Night Conference. https://lnkd.in/exJmCa-Y October 28-31, 2025, Westport, IRELAND
The ALAN Conference "is the largest international scientific conference on the impacts of artificial light at night, covering the topics of biology & ecology, governance ®gulation, health, measurement & modeling, social sciences and humanities, and technology & design."
Chairs: Dr. Annette Krop-Benesch (co-chair), Initiative Nachhaltig Beleuchten, Berlin, Germany Dr. Salvador J. Ribas (co-chair), Parc Astronòmic Montsec – Consell Comarcal de la Noguera & Universitat de Barcelona Ms. Diane Turnshek (co-chair), Special Faculty member of the Department of Physics at Carnegie Mellon University (lecturer) and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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October 5, 2025 12:53 PM
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October 5, 2025 12:49 PM
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October 5, 2025 12:49 PM
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Perché sur des collines isolées au sud de Palerme, le domaine extrait d’une terre de vin millénaire des grands crus élevés en biodynamie. L’ancienne étable, rénovée en une sobre maison rustique, accueille les visiteurs pour des nuitées au milieu des vignes.
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October 5, 2025 12:49 PM
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September 16, 2025 11:19 AM
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Looking for sustainable street lighting solutions? Discover the top advantages of solar street lights in UAE – from energy savings and low m...
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Gilbert C FAURE
September 16, 2025 11:14 AM
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The council on Tuesday heard from officials and experts about Pittsburgh's dark sky efforts, aimed at tamping down on light pollution and saving money.
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September 16, 2025 11:13 AM
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Michele Acuto Alessio Kolioulis Andreina Seijas join together for a practical walking roundtable.
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Gilbert C FAURE
September 16, 2025 11:13 AM
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I wrote an article about street lighting and crime. Very interested in your thoughts. | 11 comments on LinkedIn
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August 15, 2025 4:14 AM
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Norfolk, VA Pauses Switch on Streets to LED over Complaints
https://lnkd.in/gYkv78sm
Citizens for Responsible Lighting is a local group advocating city council and Dominion Energy for dimmer, warmer lighting options on streets has achieved some success. While 9,000 or 30,000 fixtures have been swapped for bright, blue-rich SSLs, the utility is now working to find something at 2700K with zero uplight.
#streetlighting #LED #lightpollution
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August 13, 2025 5:02 AM
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Gilbert C FAURE
November 19, 2025 1:31 PM
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Did switching off street lights at night increase crime—or reduce it?
Dr Phil Edwards from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, lead of the LANTERNS Project, shares new NIHR-funded research showing that streets with part-night lighting saw vehicle thefts drop by half compared with before the change.
Using 10 years of Thames Valley police data, the study explored how part-night lighting, dimming, and white light affected burglary, robbery, vehicle crime, and violence—challenging assumptions that more light means more safety. Join this webinar to discover how smarter, evidence-based lighting can cut energy use while keeping communities safe.
#darkskies #safety #crime #streetlighting IPWEA Adam Carey MIES David Bird FIALD. FIES. CLD Landon Bannister Australian Local Government Association
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Gilbert C FAURE
November 19, 2025 1:31 PM
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Our collegue and scientific coordinator of PLAN-B Project Yana Yakushina has participated in the last podcast of Light Pollution News, and interesting conversation about raising awarness of #lightpollution.
She quotes at Frank Turina, PhD when he says "𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘨 “𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵” 𝘢𝘯𝘥 “𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯” 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘱𝘸 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 - 𝘴𝘶𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘯𝘭𝘺, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥". In her words, calling something “pollution” brings people’s attention to ALAN as a possible form of harm. After we get this attention, we can think how we can change or reduce light.
We invite you to listen to the podcast an leave your comments about this matter: having a clear "name" (such as "light pollution) help us to raise awarness of the issues that we want to address?
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Gilbert C FAURE
November 19, 2025 1:31 PM
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📣 Brest Métropole fait partie des 17 territoires labellisés « Villes et villages étoilés » sur la période 2024-2025. Une première qui salue ses efforts pour limiter la pollution lumineuse nocturne.
https://lnkd.in/eZH3Riq8
Brest Métropole, DARKER SKY - Interreg North Sea Project, Saïg Potard, Glen Dissaux, Laboratoire Géoarchitecture. Territoires, Urbanisation, Biodiversité, Environnement.Université de Bretagne Occidentale
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Gilbert C FAURE
October 5, 2025 12:49 PM
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uMap permet de créer des cartes personnalisées sur des fonds OpenStreetMap en un instant et les afficher dans votre site.
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Gilbert C FAURE
October 5, 2025 12:49 PM
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Combien peut-on économiser en éclairage public ?
Pour répondre à cette question, nous utilisons une plateforme cartographique de simulation simple et efficace, qui fonctionne en 3 étapes :
💡 identifier les sources lumineuses les plus #énergivores. 🔋 Indiquer la #puissance envisagée après rénovation. 📅 Indiquer la #durée de fonctionnement annuelle après rénovation.
Résultat ? Une comparaison #dynamique et #immédiate entre :
🪫La consommation énergétique actuelle et celle projetée. 💰Les coûts actuels et ceux projetés.
En vidéo, la démonstration sur la base de données de Nantes Métropole, disponible en #Opendata. On découvre que :
⚡L'échantillon de 200 points lumineux sélectionnés indique une #puissance moyenne par point de 416,3 W, soit 364 670 kWh/an si l'on part du principe que c'est un éclairage #permanent.
💲Le #coût de l'énergie actuellement consommée par ces 200 sources est de 91 167,5 €/an sur une base de 0,25 € du kWh, sans compter les frais d'abonnement, d'acheminement ou encore de maintenance.
↘️La consommation #énergétique annuelle descend à 43 800 kWh/an et son coût à 10 950 €/an, sur la base des mêmes indicateurs (régime permanent, 0,25 € du kWh), si l'on prend une puissance moyenne de #50W par source pour la #rénovation, pour atteindre 88% d'économies.
⬇️La consommation énergétique annuelle atteint 14 600 kWh/an, et son coût 3 650 €/an si l'on couple la puissance moyenne de rénovation de 50W à une pratique d'#extinction en cœur de nuit, pour atteindre 96% d'économies.
🎯L'objectif de la plateforme ? #Accompagner les décideurs et services des collectivités dans l'optimisation des choix et #financements de la rénovation de leur éclairage public, en leur permettant d'accéder à une vision #géographique immédiate des #priorités énergétiques, et des #économies accessibles.
Et dans votre ville, quelles sont les économies accessibles ? Testez dès à présent le démonstrateur, il est gratuit et ouvert à tous !
➡️ https://lnkd.in/en4SeDFb
🚀 Pour bénéficier des options avancées : sélection illimitée de sources lumineuses, calcul de retour sur investissement, planification des travaux, exports de bases de données et de rapports complets, contactez nous :
📩 contact@lobservatoiredelanuit.fr
#éclairagepublic #énergie #économies #planification #simulation
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Gilbert C FAURE
October 5, 2025 12:49 PM
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There is growing evidence that artificial light at night (ALAN) has an adverse effect on human health and ecology. Long-term global studies also show …
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Gilbert C FAURE
October 5, 2025 12:48 PM
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That’s not a sunrise.
The nighttime lights of Los Angeles are visible from a rural road 90 miles away.
Light doesn’t stay where you switch it on. Be cautious and aware.
https://lnkd.in/eHkTmc7n
#lightpollution
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Gilbert C FAURE
September 16, 2025 11:14 AM
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A l’occasion de la Nuits des étoiles, l’Observatoire national de la biodiversité (ONB) publie un bilan actualisé de l’indicateur de pollution lumineuse en (...)
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Gilbert C FAURE
September 16, 2025 11:13 AM
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Here is the file with my latest article on healthy artificial lighting as an excerpt from LpR 111 for easier handling.
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September 16, 2025 11:13 AM
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Light: Part Two — The Biology of Bulbs (TL;DR version)
When incandescents disappeared, we didn’t just lose warmth. We lost the red and infrared wavelengths that signalled repair to our cells. LEDs gave us efficiency — but stripped the balance.
Here’s what matters: • Wavelength → tells your mitochondria to repair or defend
• Dose → decides if light is strong enough to shift biology
• Timing → sets circadian rhythm, sleep, and metabolism
Blue light isn’t the villain. In the morning it sets the clock, boosts dopamine, and sharpens alertness. It impacts metabolism.
But alone, or at night, it distorts: raising glucose, disrupting leptin, flattening dopamine tone, and keeping the nervous system on alert.
Light is an orchestra. Without red, infrared, and ultraviolet, most homes are playing noise, not music.
Small fixes help: circadian bulbs, amber lamps, red lights in bedrooms, blue blockers. But the future is biological coherence in architecture — spaces that nourish at the cellular level.
Here’s the visual summary 👇 Full deep-dive is still on Substack.
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August 15, 2025 6:45 AM
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The Astroholic is a science blog run by Dr Alfredo Carpineti
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August 14, 2025 4:06 AM
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Cities like El Paso and Midland are expanding and so is their light pollution.
Astronomers warn: unchecked lighting may rob the Southwest of its most iconic skies.
Growth shouldn’t mean glow.
https://lnkd.in/g_2Z5qSu https://lnkd.in/gigRyWRa
#DarkSkyTexas #UrbanSprawl #LightPolicyNow #TexasNights #SkyFade
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