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RAC says new headlights ‘blinding drivers’

March 24th, 2018

Drivers are being temporarily blinded by modern vehicle headlights, according to an RAC survey.

Here’s what Chicago’s new LED street lamps look like from the sky

March 7th, 2018

By now, most Chicagoans know the famous yellow-orange glow of nighttime Chicago will soon be a thing of the past. The iconic haze comes from hundreds of thousands of high-pressure sodium street lamps, which are being replaced with energy-saving LEDs. City leaders boast that the new bulbs will emit a superior, clear white light while using half to three-quarters the energy.

Chicago dials down LED street lamp intensity — and controversy

March 7th, 2018

As the city of Chicago begins converting more than a quarter-million street lamps to high-efficiency LEDs, the light — and public reaction — hasn’t been as harsh as what was seen in cities that were earlier adopters.

Air, light and noise pollution ‘driving chronic sickness’

March 2nd, 2018

England’s Chief Medical Officer said many pollutants are risk factors for diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and asthma.

Pollution must be seen as a human health hazard as well as an environmental issue, according to a report which highlights the NHS as being a “significant polluter”.

North Hills considers transitioning to LED lights

February 27th, 2018

North Hills trustees were cautious about discussing potentially converting the village’s lights to light emitting diodes, also known as LEDs, as a lawsuit is pending on the issue in another North Shore village.

Interview with Lighting Campaigner Tanja Rebel

February 13th, 2018

“We need bike lights to be a proper colour temperature, not too blinding.”

LED Lighting May Be Contributing to Depression, Diabetes, Obesity and Cancer, Study Finds

January 29th, 2018

An international team of opthalmologists, neurologists and biologists warn that the blue light in LED bulbs and screens presents an untold risk to human health… LEDs are far more disruptive to circadian rhythms than incandescent, halogen, and even fluorescent lights, study finds.