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The Fast Lane: blinded by the light

July 7th, 2017

“It gives everyone a headache. Lucky for you that you’ve packed your sunglasses.”

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Canadians will soon have a law on how to dispose of mercury-filled light bulbs

June 26th, 2017

Canadians will soon have guidance from the federal government on how to dispose of mercury-containing light bulbs in an environmentally responsible way.

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Seen At 11: Are Brighter Headlights A Dangerous Distraction On The Road?

May 2nd, 2017

Drivers of oncoming vehicles..say they are literally blinding.

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‘It’s early morning all night long’: Halifax residents revolt over LED street lights

May 1st, 2017

Environmentalists hated them. Astronomers hate them and many community members just hated the loss of the ambience

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Wondering why car headlights are so painfully blinding? Well it could be down to your age

May 1st, 2017

Anyone who drives at night knows the problem. An approaching car rounds a bend or crests a hill and a dazzling glare fills the windscreen and you can’t see.

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LED on Washington Metro enrages city bigwigs

April 25th, 2017

The train lighting was originally designed to match the warm hue of the stations, creating a twilight feel throughout the day, meaning the new LED trains create a jarring comparison.

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The new lighting in Metro is like sitting in a Xerox machine. And it’s driving us crazy

April 5th, 2017

Walking into the clinical white-blue light of a new 7000-series car is like walking into a future where no one looks their best.

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Romance of Rome under assault from ugly LED lighting, campaigners say

April 2nd, 2017

The romance of Rome is being drastically eroded, campaigners say, by a plan to replace the city’s yellow sodium lamps with cheaper LED lights which give off a harsh, white glare.

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Streetlight Fight in Rome: Golden Glow vs. Harsh LED

March 27th, 2017

A plan to replace the city’s yellow sodium streetlights with cheaper, more environmentally friendly, white LED lamps is, for some, not simple modernization, but sheer heresy.

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LED street lights are disturbing my sleep

March 13th, 2017

“When the lighting is right you have a sense of peace and contemplation, of aesthetic joy in the world,” says novelist Lionel Shriver, who is campaigning against LEDs in the South Brooklyn neighbourhood where she spends part of the year.

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