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Light sensitivity is a feminist issue

March 8, 2023 Filed Under: Blog, News

By Dr JM, North East England(Blogs […]

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Digging and dreaming

December 14, 2022 Filed Under: Blog, News

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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Why LED lighting won’t save the planet

March 7, 2022 Filed Under: Blog, News

IMAGE: London, United Kingdom" by NASA Goddard Photo and Video.

by John Lincoln(Blogs are written by […]

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Hidden Blue Hazard? LED Lighting and Retinal Damage in Rats

March 1, 2014 Filed Under: Medical

The Canadian government greeted 2014 with the first tier of its new energy-efficiency standards for light bulbs,1 which will effectively ban incandescent light bulbs by next year.2 But efficient lighting can have its own drawbacks. For instance, although devoid of the mercury used in compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), some white light-emitting diodes (LEDs) emit a wavelength of light associated with adverse human health effects. In this issue of EHP, researchers study retinal changes in rats exposed to white LEDs like those sometimes used in household lighting.3

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US News: Residents, village spar over LED streetlights in Washington County

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