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Light Pollution NewsSeptember 2025: 10 Point Scale!This episode's guests:Steve Mariconda, MPH.Frank Turina, Educator / National Park Service / Night Sky Resource Center.Bill's News Picks:Natural experiments from Earth Hour reveal urban night sky being drastically lit up by few decorative buildings, Scientific Reports.Night lights versus conservation dreams: balancing human preferences with conservation goals in protected areas for sustainable nature-based noctourism, Journal of Sustainable Tourism.Noise pollution and artificial light at night alter selection pressures on sexual signals in an urban adapter, Journal of Evolutionary Biology.Association between outdoor artificial light at night, circadian...
2025-09-1546 min
Light Pollution NewsSeptember 2025: Quit Messing With My Meridian Flip!This episode's guests:Steve Mariconda, MPH.Frank Turina, Educator / National Park Service / Night Sky Resource Center.Bill's News Picks:‘This is a big win’: Planning Commission embraces ‘dark skies’ for Rappahannock County, Bob Hurley, Rappahonnock News.A CT man claims state courts don’t comply with a certain law. Why he says it matters., Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courient.City denies environmentalists’ appeal, greenlights new Oaks Park ride and lights, Maddie Khaw, The Oregonian.Fears over impact of wind farm lights on Dark Sky Park, BBC News.Caring China shop owner keeps...
2025-09-031h 06
Light Pollution News Podcast10 Point Scale!An interesting study looks at what happens when we frame the ideas around light pollution differently. More evidence for metabolism related disruption from light at night in circadian rhythms. And what is actually the biggest offender robbing us of vital sleep and our night sky!
I welcome back to the show, a dark sky advocate who’s helping to right the night outside of New York City, Mr. Steve Mariconda, and, just in time for some environmental talk, Mr. Frank Turina rejoins us!
A lot of good stuff in here today! Be sure to settle in, you’re going to like...
2025-09-0200 minLight Pollution News Podcast10 Point Scale!An interesting study looks at what happens when we frame the ideas around light pollution differently. More evidence for metabolism related disruption from light at night in circadian rhythms. And what is actually the biggest offender robbing us of vital sleep and our night sky!
I welcome back to the show, a dark sky advocate who’s helping to right the night outside of New York City, Mr. Steve Mariconda, and, just in time for some environmental talk, Mr. Frank Turina rejoins us!
A lot of good stuff in here today! Be sure to settle in, you’re going to like...
2025-09-0200 minLight Pollution News PodcastQuit Messing With My Meridian Flip!Today, we have a lot of policy related activity. Smart policies getting set up in Virginia, an amusement park that apparently flipped the bird to migrating birds, and reading the fine print in Pittsburgh’s new LED conversion.
Listen to all this and more as we have a new voice join us today – Mr. Steve Mariconda and an old friend returns, Mr. Frank Turina!
You’ll definitely want to check out this one. A new Light Pollution News is coming up, next!
2025-09-0200 minLight Pollution News PodcastQuit Messing With My Meridian Flip!Today, we have a lot of policy related activity. Smart policies getting set up in Virginia, an amusement park that apparently flipped the bird to migrating birds, and reading the fine print in Pittsburgh’s new LED conversion.
Listen to all this and more as we have a new voice join us today – Mr. Steve Mariconda and an old friend returns, Mr. Frank Turina!
You’ll definitely want to check out this one. A new Light Pollution News is coming up, next!
2025-09-0200 min
Cine y LibertadEl Diario de Ana Frank-La historia que no se puede olvidarEl Diario de Ana Frank-La historia que no se puede olvidar. ¿Qué nos aporta este texto con mensaje universal?
Puedes escuchar la conversación que tuvimos con nuestro colaborador Antonio Rubio Plo (Victoria de los Ángeles, James Bond, Derechos humanos, Turina...).
¡Lectores y amigos de Cine y Libertad!
Hemos invitado a Antonio Rubio Plo, escritor y analista internacional.
Este es un fragmento del artículo del autor en Alfa y Omega de ABC:
A modo de invitación a leer un diario que debería ser recomendado, al igual que sucedió en Alemania, en los colegios de todo el mundo, llamo la...
2025-07-3112 min
Light Pollution News2024 Holiday Potluck!Find today's articles at LightPollutionNews.comA panel of guests from 2024 reflect on their favorite news stories of 2024 They discuss significant victories, such as the community-led opposition against the MSG Sphere project and the introduction of regulations in various countries addressing light pollution.- Community success in opposing MSG Sphere project - United Nations addresses satellite constellations’ impact on astronomy - New Zealand aims for dark sky continent with light pollution regulations - Astrotourism trends and their economic potential - Health implications of light pollution linked to mortality rates - Increas...
2024-12-261h 27
Light Pollution NewsNovember 2024: Dopamine Rush.This month, host Bill McGeeney is joined by Kevin Beare, whom you may know better as CapeMayAstro, Michael Rymer from Dark Sky makes a return visit, and the always insightful, Frank Turina of the Night Sky Resource Center joins us once again!See Full Show Notes, Lighting Tips and more at LightPollutionNews.com. Like this episode, share it with a friend!Bill's Picks:Beaker Street Science Photography Prize, Beaker Street Science Festival.Lights Out Greenwich! New Town Lighting Regulations Target Light Pollution, Greenwich Free Press.‘Clear message’ from comm...
2024-11-1855 min
Light Pollution NewsNovember 2024: Looking Up Matters![Editorial Correction: AST sent up the Blue Bird satellites incorrectly noted as Blue Walker satellites]This month, host Bill McGeeney is joined by Kevin Beare, whom you may know better as CapeMayAstro, Michael Rymer from Dark Sky makes a return visit, and the always insightful, Frank Turina of the Night Sky Resource Center joins us once again!See Full Show Notes, Lighting Tips and more at LightPollutionNews.com. Like this episode, share it with a friend!Bill's Picks:SpaceX launches 5 giant BlueBird smartphone satellites for AST SpaceMobile, lands rocket, Avery...
2024-11-041h 12
Light Pollution News PodcastLooking Up Matters.This show, one man in New Zealand is attempting to bring standards to the space economy, the lights go dim over storm ravaged southern towns, and wouldn’t it be interesting if you could build your own sky quality meter? Instructions included in today’s show!
I couldn’t be more thrilled about this month’s panel, including Kevin Beare, whom you may know better as CapeMayAstro, Michael Rymer from Dark Sky makes a return visit, and the always insightful, Frank Turina joins us once again!
2024-11-0300 minLight Pollution News PodcastLooking Up Matters.This show, one man in New Zealand is attempting to bring standards to the space economy, the lights go dim over storm ravaged southern towns, and wouldn’t it be interesting if you could build your own sky quality meter? Instructions included in today’s show!
I couldn’t be more thrilled about this month’s panel, including Kevin Beare, whom you may know better as CapeMayAstro, Michael Rymer from Dark Sky makes a return visit, and the always insightful, Frank Turina joins us once again!
2024-11-0300 minLight Pollution News PodcastDopamine RushIn this episode, we look at the tale of the Bethany Beach firefly – will it go on the endangered list? Is Noctalgia driving astrotourism? And, we talk about firefox mushrooms and foxfire browsers, or is it the other way around?
I have a fun panel for you this month. From Instagram CapeMayAstro’s Kevin Beare, Dark Sky’s Michael Rymer dials in while he escapades around the west in search of the perfect night sky shot, and one of my personal favorite guests, a man well versed in environmental issues, Frank Turina joins us once again!
2024-11-0300 minLight Pollution News PodcastDopamine RushIn this episode, we look at the tale of the Bethany Beach firefly – will it go on the endangered list? Is Noctalgia driving astrotourism? And, we talk about firefox mushrooms and foxfire browsers, or is it the other way around?
I have a fun panel for you this month. From Instagram CapeMayAstro’s Kevin Beare, Dark Sky’s Michael Rymer dials in while he escapades around the west in search of the perfect night sky shot, and one of my personal favorite guests, a man well versed in environmental issues, Frank Turina joins us once again!
2024-11-0300 min
Light Pollution NewsApr 2024: SonificationHost Bill McGeeney is joined by Isa Mohammed of the Caribbean Institute of Astronomy, Frank Turina of the Night Sky Resource Center, and the Director of Dark Sky International's Engagement, Bettymaya Foott.See Full Show Notes, Lighting Tips and more at LightPollutionNews.com. Like this episode, share it with a friend!Bill's Picks:Blue lights for Benny: Delco lights up to honor 2-year-old who unexpectedly died, Leland Pinder and Katherine Scott, 6ABC. Some Entergy customers could see increase in bills because of new bulbs used in street lights, WAFB9. LED Co...
2024-04-011h 49
Light Pollution News PodcastSonificationThe Great American Eclipse Part II is nearly upon us! Hope you have your plans set! Joining from all the way in Trinidad and Tobago, Isa Mohammed! From an undisclosed space in the desert, Dark Sky’s own, Bettymaya Foott. And educator – astrophotographer, Mr. Frank Turina!
This month, there’s a ferry station in Seattle that appears to have it all figured out! And should we bundle that lighting ordinance with bird legislation, or leave unbundled?! And…when’s the last time you used all of your senses?
2024-04-0100 minLight Pollution News PodcastSonificationThe Great American Eclipse Part II is nearly upon us! Hope you have your plans set! Joining from all the way in Trinidad and Tobago, Isa Mohammed! From an undisclosed space in the desert, Dark Sky’s own, Bettymaya Foott. And educator – astrophotographer, Mr. Frank Turina!
This month, there’s a ferry station in Seattle that appears to have it all figured out! And should we bundle that lighting ordinance with bird legislation, or leave unbundled?! And…when’s the last time you used all of your senses?
2024-04-0100 min
Light Pollution NewsNov 2023: Asphalt Dreams!This month, host Bill McGeeney is joined by Ben Chappell, of the Narrowband Channel, Matthias Schmitt, Cedar Breaks National Monument Night Sky Program Manager, and environmental educator / blogger, Frank Turina.See Full Show Notes at LightPollutionNews.com.While Las Vegas inaugurates its Sphere, London residents push back on plans for replica venue, Duarte Dias, CBS News.L.A. planning commission backs plan for 80 digital billboards on Metro sites, David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times.Astronomers sound alarm over light pollution from huge new satellite, Nicola Davis, The Guardian.Little-known medical condition that only reveals itself...
2023-10-301h 48
Light Pollution News PodcastAsphalt Dreams!The Sphere is alive! Will the Sphere be the shape of things to come? How do Animals like sea turtles and deer see the world? Chicago's house of horrors continues its gruesome march through history! And, how would you feel about a lit ring atop your car? Host Bill McGeeney is joined by Ben Chappell of the Narrowband Youtube channel, Matthias Schmitt of Cedar Breaks National Monument, and environmental educator, Frank Turina!
2023-10-2900 minLight Pollution NewsSep 2023: Sensory DeprivationThis month, host Bill McGeeney is joined by Frank Turina, an astrophotographer, night sky advocate, and environmental educator with more than 15 years of working with the United States National Park Service Night Skies Program. You can learn more about his examinations of the ecological and cultural effects of light pollution from his website, at Darkskyastrophoto. And Ken Walczak, Senior Manager of the Far Horizons program at the Adler Planetarium, Co-Author of numerous papers on design and use of innovating instrumentation for light pollution research, and co-lead in the successful designation of t...
2023-09-061h 57
Restoring DarknessAwe Beyond Thought with Frank Turina PhDCheck out Frank’s Night Sky Resource Center (www.nightskyresourcecenter.org) for some awesome astrophotography. Frank advocates seeing the night sky as a resource just like water and air. He tells us about his personal sense of “awe” in seeing the night sky and how you too can lose your self awareness in experiencing the sublime. It’s better than Ayahuasca tea!Sponsored by Keystone www.keystonetech.comhttps://youtu.be/Adx11FQQ2ek
2021-05-1259 min