| March 14, 2023 | US News: Residents, village spar over LED streetlights in Washington County | Woman cites health concern; village officials […] Read More > |
| December 17, 2019 | LightAware featured in UK Daily Express and Irish Daily Mirror | Now charity LightAware is claiming that modern lighting can lead to the social exclusion of light sensitive people Read More > |
| November 3, 2019 | Effects of LED streetlights on autistic son led Damien McNamara on dark sky campaign | Stuff The father of a 12-year-old autistic boy says sudden exposure to a new street light installed outside his bedroom had a perilous impact on his health. Read More > |
| April 4, 2018 | LED street lights can damage eyes and cause sleep problems, health officials warn | Global News 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. Read More > |
| March 7, 2018 | Here’s what Chicago’s new LED street lamps look like from the sky | Energy News Network 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. Read More > |
| March 7, 2018 | Chicago dials down LED street lamp intensity — and controversy | Energy News Network 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. Read More > |
| February 27, 2018 | North Hills considers transitioning to LED lights | The Island Now 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. Read More > |
| November 22, 2017 | The Switch to Outdoor LED Lighting Has Completely Backfired | GIZMODO website The use of LEDs has resulted in a “rebound” effect whereby many jurisdictions have opted to use even more light owing to the associated energy savings. Read More > |
| October 26, 2017 | Hypebeast Party Literally Burns the Eyes of Guests | New York Magazine The resulting condition for those exposed to such lighting is one called “photokeratitis.” Read More > |
| October 26, 2017 | Partygoers left with burns and light sensitivity after Hypebeast event at The Landmark | Hong Kong Free Press Several partygoers who attended an event at The Landmark in Central last Friday have been left with “sunburn” and light sensitivity in their eyes after apparently being exposed to ultraviolet light. Read More > |
| August 15, 2017 | LED LIGHTS: GOOD FOR THE PLANET, BAD FOR HEADACHES | Migraine Again LED BULBS FLICKER MORE THAN CONVENTIONAL BULBS, LEADING SOME HEALTH EXPERTS TO MAKE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ECO-FRIENDLY LED LIGHTS AND HEADACHES Read More > |
| June 26, 2017 | Canadians will soon have a law on how to dispose of mercury-filled light bulbs | CBC News Nova Scotia Canadians will soon have guidance from the federal government on how to dispose of mercury-containing light bulbs in an environmentally responsible way. Read More > |
| April 25, 2017 | LED on Washington Metro enrages city bigwigs | Lux Review 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. Read More > |
| April 5, 2017 | The new lighting in Metro is like sitting in a Xerox machine. And it’s driving us crazy | The Washington Post 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. Read More > |
| March 27, 2017 | Streetlight Fight in Rome: Golden Glow vs. Harsh LED | The New York Times 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. Read More > |
| January 24, 2017 | New LED lights threaten health, environment | The Beverley Review Don’t get stuck in contracts for harmful lighting. It is not in the best interest of our citizens and is irresponsible. Read More > |
| January 20, 2017 | Montreal drops disputed LED plan after angry protests | LUX Review In June 2016, the AMA issued a much publicised report which advised against the use of strong LED light in the public realm. Read More > |
| January 5, 2017 | City of Monterey loses lawsuit over streetlights | Monterey County Now Monterey County Superior Court Judge Lydia Villarreal ruled Dec. 20 that the city violated both the California Environmental Quality Act and the Brown Act when it started to install energy-efficient LED streetlights in 2009 Read More > |
| November 22, 2016 | Industry, not environmentalists, killed incandescent bulbs | Washington Examiner The lighting industry was the main reason the legislation was moving. Read More > |
| October 25, 2016 | Rising mercury level turns silent killer in Capital | India Today A massive amount of mercury - the toxic element that makes Compact Fluorescent Lamps and bulbs (CFLs) work - may be silently accumulating in the atmosphere thanks to the gross mismanagement of used and broken CFLs. Read More > |
| September 29, 2016 | To improve health, cities are changing their streetlights | CNN Over time, glare from the lights may cause eye damage and distorted vision, while high levels of blue light in LEDs may stunt circadian rhythms Read More > |
| September 22, 2016 | LED Streetlights Are Giving Neighborhoods the Blues | IEEE Spectrum The harsh glare of certain blue-rich designs is now thought to disrupt people’s sleep patterns and harm nocturnal animals. Read More > |
| July 26, 2016 | Blue-blocking glasses may help treat bipolar disorder | Newsweek If you have bipolar disorder, depression or trouble sleeping, it may help to wear amber-tinted glasses at night, new research suggests. Read More > |
| June 21, 2016 | Doctors issue warning about LED streetlights | CNN The American Medical Association (AMA) has just adopted an official policy statement about street lighting: cool it and dim it. Read More > |
| June 14, 2016 | Mercury-filled light bulb disposal soon to be federally regulated | CBC News Canadian lawmakers who have encouraged consumers to buy compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) for years, will soon set out rules for how to dispose of them Read More > |
| February 16, 2016 | An Unloved Light Bulb Shows Signs of Burning Out | National Geographic Touted by efficiency advocates but shunned by many consumers, corkscrew-shaped CFLs are getting the boot from retailers and manufacturers Read More > |
| November 10, 2015 | The Case Against Bright-as-the-Sun Flashing Bike Lights | Next City -The Works Daylight Saving Time is over. Darkness falls before you can start your evening commute. And all around the country, a scourge is rearing its ugly, eyeball-searing head. Read More > |
| September 19, 2014 | Smartphones Ruin More Than Your Sleep | Business Insider They May Also Be Destroying Your Vision. The blue light from personal electronic devices has also been linked to serious physical and mental health problems. Read More > |
| April 7, 2013 | Letter from Kevan Shaw to the Chinese Press | South China Morning Post CFLs are without doubt a bad product. Read More > |
| March 15, 2013 | Clear evidence ‘green’ lighting is harmful | South China Morning Post Where I live, broken CFLs and LEDs are just tossed into normal rubbish, leaving rubbish collectors regularly exposed to cancerous toxins. Read More > |
| January 24, 2013 | Low Energy Light Bulbs Not So “Green” After All? | Oil Price.com Making choices about the kind of light bulbs we should be using, on the simple basis of energy consumption, and hence carbon emissions, may be a little short-sighted. Read More > |
| August 8, 2012 | Energy-Efficient Lightbulbs May Have Dark Side When It Comes To Health | NPR Last month, researchers from the State University of New York at Stony Brook showed in a paper that tiny defects in the bulbs can let through UV light that can damage skin cells and lead to cancer. Read More > |
| July 25, 2012 | Can Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs Damage Skin? | Scientific American A new study suggests that certain types of the energy-saving lightbulbs can become damaged and then may hurt skin cells Read More > |
| January 17, 2012 | Health Problems Ignored In The Incandescent Bulb Ban | Breaking Energy Studies estimate that nearly one-quarter of the population, with varying degrees of light sensitivity (photophobia), may suffer negative physical effects if this ban becomes a reality Read More > |
| July 4, 2011 | In Eyes, a Clock Calibrated by Wavelengths of Light | New York Times Any sort of light can suppress melatonin, but recent experiments have raised novel questions about one type in particular: the blue wavelengths produced by many kinds of energy-efficient light bulbs and electronic gadgets. Read More > |
| May 25, 2010 | Bulb workers must be given every protection | South China Morning Post The West's rush for energy-efficient light bulbs may well be helping the environment in the developed world, but it is having dire consequences for the Chinese involved in their production. Read More > |