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New LED street lights are cheaper and greener but not everybody is happy

April 22nd, 2018

The future is bright but it won’t be orange as old sodium lamps make way for LED lights across Cheshire West.
New energy efficient council street lights are saving taxpayers’ money and the earth’s scarce resources but have generated more than 200 complaints.

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Diabetes, weight problems and even cancer! Terrifying new research into light pollution reveals why it’s time to see the LIGHT on the blight that harms us all

April 11th, 2018

Growing number of experts suggest artificial lights contribute to modern illness. Phone screens, streetlamps and car lights may be linked to diabetes and cancer. Scientist Steven Lockley, from Boston, Massachusetts, says our biology suffers. He said: ‘We work and socialise when it’s dark but light after dusk is unnatural’.

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The future’s orange: City considers amber street lights

April 10th, 2018

The city of Dunedin, the second largest on the south island of New Zealand, is exploring the possibility of installing amber LED lighting which will look similar to the current low-pressure sodium lighting.

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LED street lights can damage eyes and cause sleep problems, health officials warn

April 4th, 2018

Public Health England warned this week that the street lights can disrupt sleep, resulting in a “permanent jet lag.” The blue colour of the lights can also result in damage to the retina.

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Street light flicker is new hazard, says watchdog

April 4th, 2018

FLICKER FROM LED street lights could be becoming a health hazard, the UK government’s official health watchdog for England has warned.

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New led streetlights could damage eyesight and disrupt sleep warns Public Health England

April 3rd, 2018

New streetlights installed on British roads could harm people’s eyesight and disrupt their sleep, Public Health England (PHE) has warned.

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New generation of streetlights could damage eyesight and disrupt sleep

April 2nd, 2018

It also raised concerns about the increasing use of LED lights on new cars, suggesting that they risked dazzling oncoming drivers – especially if they are elderly.

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Nature, extent and ecological implications of night‐time light from road vehicles

April 2nd, 2018

The erosion of night‐time by the introduction of artificial lighting constitutes a profound pressure on the natural environment. It has altered what had for millennia been reliable signals from natural light cycles used for regulating a host of biological processes, with impacts ranging from changes in gene expression to ecosystem processes.

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‘Too early to start human-centric lighting’ – top scientist

March 26th, 2018

Neuroscientist Russell Foster led the pioneering team at Oxford University which discovered the eye’s third photosensitive cells in 1991.

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New car headlights present ‘unwanted safety risk’ to drivers

March 25th, 2018

The brightness of headlights fitted on new cars could increase the risk of motorists having an accident, a new RAC report claims.
Around 15% of drivers admitted they’ve been involved in a ‘near miss’ after being dazzled by oncoming traffic, or when checking their rear-view mirrors.

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