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March 14, 2023 | |
Woman cites health concern; village officials […]
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March 8, 2023 | |
By Dr JM, North East England(Blogs […]
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March 6, 2023 | |
The House of Lords Science and […]
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February 27, 2023 | |
Last week LightAware attended the Irish […]
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February 1, 2023 | |
Stratford residents fear planned MSG Sphere […]
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January 13, 2023 | |
The EU has just announced funding […]
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January 13, 2023 | |
Light pollution can be hindrance if […]
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December 14, 2022 | |
I can't leave my house once the sun goes down because all lamp posts which were previously sodium and emitted a warm, soft orange glow are now LED and emit a harsh, cold laser-like white light. All car head lights are now LED too and these are unfortunately also on all day and night
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November 30, 2022 | |
When LED streetlights start changing colour […]
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November 30, 2022 | |
LightAware gets a mention in The […]
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November 24, 2022 | |
This mailing is shorter than usual […]
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November 3, 2022 | |
"Council officers have decided that imprisoning me in my home on a permanent basis or inducing 3 day long debilitating migraines is a reasonable price for me to pay to allow the business to have LED lit signage on in daylight"
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September 23, 2022 | | Guardian
Transition to blue light radiation across […]
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September 8, 2022 | |
This article was first published in […]
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July 25, 2022 | |
By Nina M, New Zealand(Blogs are […]
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July 18, 2022 | |
LightAware’s Summer 2022 newsletter gives information […]
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June 17, 2022 | |
by John Lincoln(Blogs are written by […]
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May 9, 2022 | |
LightAware support this conference, please attend […]
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April 28, 2022 | |
by John Lincoln(Blogs are written by […]
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April 27, 2022 | | The Cree White Paper
Some people in the lighting industry […]
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April 18, 2022 | | Irish Times
As the State gears up to […]
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March 31, 2022 | |
by Anna Lyndsey(Blogs are written by […]
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March 7, 2022 | |
by John Lincoln(Blogs are written by […]
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February 11, 2022 | |
On 3 Feb 2022 a LightAware […]
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January 19, 2022 | | Adfree Cities website
Good information source on the Adfree […]
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December 30, 2021 | | The Guardian
I go walking at 4am, but finding a silent night is harder than it should be
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December 1, 2021 | |
LightAware’s Winter 2021 newsletter gives information […]
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November 3, 2021 | | Springer Link
Light at night is a pervasive problem in our society; over 80% of the world’s population experiences significant light pollution.
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October 1, 2021 | |
The ban on halogen lighting comes into force in the UK today, on 1 October 2021. As halogen bulbs are phased out, it will leave LED as functionally the only form of artificial lighting available. LightAware is extremely concerned about the impact of this legislation on the lives of people who cannot tolerate LED lighting.
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August 26, 2021 | | The Guardian
Dr John Lincoln sheds light on the harm they can cause to humans and the environment
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July 22, 2021 | |
LightAware’s summer 2021 newsletter gives information on […]
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May 15, 2021 | | International Day of Light - LightAware talk
The quality of light affects the quality of our lives'... how does artificial light affect human health and wellbeing?
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February 1, 2021 | |
LightAware has just published its report A bright […]
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January 21, 2021 | |
The UK government department responsible for […]
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December 10, 2020 | |
LightAware’s winter 2020 newsletter gives information on […]
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November 1, 2020 | |
The UK government department responsible for light (BEIS – Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) has just opened public consultation on lighting sources and labelling, with a view to implementing the Eco Design regulation into UK law.
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October 20, 2020 | |
120 Councils have now responded to the LightAware’s Freedom of Information request for details of the changes to LED streetlighting, and the results have been analysed by the LightAware team.
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July 23, 2020 | |
LightAware’s summer 2020 newsletter gives information on […]
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February 24, 2020 | |
The LightAware Card helps people who […]
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January 28, 2020 | |
Anna Levin, author of ‘Incandescent: we […]
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December 17, 2019 | |
Now charity LightAware is claiming that modern lighting can lead to the social exclusion of light sensitive people
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December 6, 2019 | |
Christmas lights are making some people […]
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December 1, 2019 | |
LightAware’s winter 2019 newsletter gives information […]
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November 20, 2019 | |
LIghtAware is delighted to welcome Maureen,  […]
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October 5, 2019 | |
The following letter was published in […]
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September 21, 2019 | |
The folowing letter from LightAware was […]
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September 19, 2019 | |
A new book, Incandescent We need to […]
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September 11, 2019 | |
Ally MacKenzie is undertaking a sponsored […]
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September 4, 2019 | |
LightAware now have an information leaflet  […]
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July 19, 2019 | |
On 23rd July, two of the […]
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July 10, 2019 | |
LightAware’s summer 2019 newsletter has just […]
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May 22, 2019 | |
  Intense LED lighting is ‘phototoxic’ […]
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May 14, 2019 | |
On 18th February, UK and Estonion […]
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April 10, 2019 | |
On 18th February, UK and Estonion […]
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April 5, 2019 | | French Government
The human health risks associated with exposure to LED light are mainly due to the spectral composition of the light on the one hand and temporal light modulation on the other hand.
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January 30, 2019 | |
LightAware are delighted to welcome our […]
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December 1, 2018 | |
LightAware’s winter 2018 newsletter gives information […]
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October 8, 2018 | |
LightAware are happy to welcome our […]
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October 4, 2018 | |
On 30th September the Guardian newspaper […]
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September 28, 2018 | |
LightAware Trustees met with Dr Andrew Riley, […]
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September 19, 2018 | |
On 19th September LightAware Trustee John […]
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August 6, 2018 | |
LightAware’s summer 2018 newsletter gives information […]
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July 30, 2018 | |
LightAware is a Charity which raises […]
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July 17, 2018 | |
LightAware have sent the following to […]
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July 12, 2018 | |
Children have a higher sensitivity to blue light and although emissions may not be harmful, blue LEDs (between 400 nm and 500 nm) may be very dazzling and may induce photochemical retinopathy, which is a concern especially for children below three years of age.
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July 11, 2018 | |
In January LightAware submitted comments on […]
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July 11, 2018 | |
Following requests from UK National and […]
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July 11, 2018 | |
Following requests from UK National and […]
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May 23, 2018 | |
In 2018 the Chief Medical Officer […]
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May 11, 2018 | |
LightAware have contributed a letter to […]
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April 23, 2018 | |
We are delighted to welcome  Dr Karolina […]
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January 25, 2018 | |
LightAware submitted the following comments to the EU Commission on 25th January 2018.
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January 25, 2018 | |
LightAware submitted the following proposed exemption […]
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January 19, 2018 | |
LightAware have held a very productive […]
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January 17, 2018 | |
We are very pleased to welcome […]
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December 17, 2017 | |
The LightAware Advisory Panel are all […]
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December 16, 2017 | |
The Falkirk Herald has published an […]
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November 19, 2017 | |
“The quality and quantity of light […]
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November 13, 2017 | | Natural Health
Could some of your health problems be down to artificial lighting?
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November 6, 2017 | |
We are delighted to announce that […]
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September 27, 2017 | |
LightAware now have a card  for […]
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September 16, 2017 | |
In July 2017, the EU’s Scientific […]
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August 31, 2017 | |
LightAware is delighted to be nominated […]
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July 25, 2017 | | EU Commission SCHEER Committee
The Committee concluded that there is no evidence of direct adverse health effects from LEDs in normal use by the general population.
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July 12, 2017 | |
LightAware has written to Justine Greening, […]
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June 22, 2017 | |
We have serious concerns about the effect of LED streetlights on light-sensitive people
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June 12, 2017 | |
The LightAware panel of advisers helps […]
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May 24, 2017 | |
The LightAware team is growing!  The […]
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May 1, 2017 | | European Commission
Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks concluded that there is no evidence that blue light from artificial lighting constitutes a risk in practice and that all light-sensitive patients can choose light sources suitable to prevent an aggravation of symptoms.
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April 28, 2017 | |
Brenda Ryder is taking on the role of LightAware Ambassador for light sensitive lupus.
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February 24, 2017 | | Hosted by Friends of the Earth
A LightAware Ambassador summarised how the choice of outdoor and interior LED and modern fluorescent lighting affects people’s health leading sufferers to be excluded from normal social interaction and opportunities.
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February 2, 2017 | | EU Parliamentary Questions
Can the Commission confirm that the potential health effects of different types of lamps on light-sensitive people were taken into account before the decision was taken to phase out incandescent light bulbs?
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January 25, 2017 | |
We are delighted to welcome Tania Dutton, Ambassador for migraine and Mears-Irlen sydrome.
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December 3, 2016 | |
Once the website is properly established, we decided our next priorities would be to raise awareness about the significant health and social exclusion issues arising from the roll out of new street lighting and access to medical care.
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October 1, 2016 | |
We hope the meeting with Julie Ward MEP will lead to a meeting between LightAware and a representative of the European Commission.
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September 25, 2016 | | The Washington Post
The AMA report ... is likely to prompt cities and states to reevaluate the intensity of LED lights they install
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September 25, 2016 | |
We need lighting professionals themselves to be light aware and to help us communicate to a wider public how fundamental light is to human health and wellbeing.
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July 25, 2016 | |
The spread of new forms of lighting has resulted in the social exclusion of light-sensitive people
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July 18, 2016 | |
Event: Meeting between representatives of Lambeth […]
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May 26, 2016 | |
Events: Question on the advert health […]
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May 11, 2011 | | Photobiology Unit, Department of Dermatology, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Dundee, UK
Light is a basic requirement for life on earth. The sun sustains life and is still the major source of lighting for humankind. It is an atomic furnace that turns mass into energy. Each second, four million tons of mass is discharged into space as energy, although, the earth receives only about two billionths of this.
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May 14, 2009 | | Researchgate
Moreover, the flicker rate of many LED lights available in the market is much greater than conventional lights. This flicker has the potential to exert harmful effects on health. The various adverse effects of flicker include eye strain, fatigue, headache, migraine, blurred vision as well as photo epilepsy in sensitive individuals.
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