We’re turning our attention today to a kind of pollution that you can’t just pick up and pop in the bin. Light pollution can occur in many forms and can, of course, have a great many impacts on all that it touches - including our plant and animal chums. Join us to find out how our artificial illuminations are impacting moths, bats, and trees, why we’re second-guessing switching street lights to energy-efficient LEDs, and why residents in California once freaked out when they saw the Milky Way.
Articles we mentioned:
Our nights are getting brighter, and Earth is paying the price
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/nights-are-getting-brighter-earth-paying-the-price-light-pollution-dark-skies
5 Ways To Reduce Light Pollution - Core Glow with the International Dark-Sky Association
https://www.coreglow.ca/news/5-ways-to-reduce-light-pollution-core-glow-with-the-international-darksky-association
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84: Air Pollution (Psst. We’re on a break!)
83: Forget Me Not, with author Sophie Pavelle
82. Sam Gandy on Nature Connection, plus Psychedelics and Beavers?
81: BOGS! (Again) Celebrating natural carbon sequestration for #WorldBogDay
80: Eco-Anxiety. What is it, and how can we deal with it?
79: Antarctica. Can we protect it, or survive without it? With Ryan Dalton
78: Sports! Can we make them more sustainable?
77: Save the Seagrass, Save Ourselves?
76: Concrete: Cutting Construction’s Carbon Footprint with Adam Gittins
75: Bats! Why Bats Are Important And How To Save Them
74: Saving Fish and Top Pond Tips, With Wildlife Cameraman Jack Perks
73: Nina Constable on Fish Passes, Filmmaking and Families
72: Steve Simpson on Coral Reefs, Global Change, Eco Grief and Hope
71: Botanist Leif Bersweden on Plants & Climate Change
70: Rewilding and Reptiles, with Harvey Tweats
69: Conservation in Africa and life in the bush, with Rosie Miles
68: Birds of Prey! With Tom Morath from Hawk Conservancy Trust
67: Ho, ho, how to have a sustainable Christmas! (Again)
66: Australia on fire: BURNING with Emmy and Oscar Award-Winning Filmmaker Eva Orner
65: Cambo: Oil, Gas and Cheesy Bottom Sponges
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