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June 4th, 2025
I watch as the lady on the stall next to me squints at the screen of her mobile phone, involuntarily massaging her forehead, her eyebrows creasing up as she moves the phone closer and further away, trying to find a comfortable distance to read.
April 15th, 2025
London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has an admirable record on tackling air pollution. His championing of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) now expanded London-wide was a landmark moment for controlling air pollution.
March 12th, 2025
Every time I turn on the TV or the radio, somebody somewhere is giving up their smartphone. All programme makers worth their salt, it seems, are recruiting bands of intrepid volunteers, confiscating their devices, handing out old-fashioned Nokias and recording the results. I can see the attraction: it’s a perfect narrative arc. Frustration, grief, yearning, […]
January 29th, 2025
Some years ago, I chaired my employers ‘Green’ group. The idea was to reduce our carbon footprint and environmental impact. Our efforts met with mixed success. My first suggestion of only offering company cars with lowest emissions went down like a cup of cold sick with colleagues.
October 25th, 2024
Have you had to buy black out blinds for your windows to stop the light from an LED street light shining into your bedroom at night? Do your driving glasses contain a blue block to minimise the spiky light from car headlights at night, or even in the day? Do you use blue-blocking glasses to work at the computer?
July 17th, 2024
Relying ‘environmentally friendly’ slogans doesn’t cut it any more. While there are clear safety, security and economic benefits associated with the use of LED lighting, the scientific evidence base on its adverse effects is less advanced.
February 21st, 2024
We drove 500 miles and then we drove 500 more… in the car (me, eyes closed tight shut) or that’s what it felt like rattling along gravel roads from Auckland to the far north of New Zealand in pursuit of visual freedom. From Auckland with millions of people and all their LED lights and a […]
January 11th, 2024
There are a lot of charities out there, and most of them focus on defined areas – a particular health condition, say, like autism or lupus, or an aspect of the natural world, like insects or trees. In contrast, light gets everywhere! And at the same time, people don’t notice it. Or they notice it […]
December 7th, 2023
Last week LightAware received a request from a journalist asking about ‘our perspective on increased LED lighting used over the Christmas period.’ She mentioned the display on The Shard as an example, so I looked it up. The blurb on the Shard’s website said that “the mosaic-inspired designs will be brought to life with animation […]
October 27th, 2023
At 2am on Sunday 29th October the clocks will ‘fall’ backwards giving us one hour extra in bed. Whilst a lot of people mark the end of British Summer Time with excitement because winter time brings the fun, festive season, there are a lot of us who struggle with the long, dark nights ahead. In […]
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