Light Pollution

General discussions of light pollution

• Light Pollution  - an article from Wikipedia
• Dark Sky Society  -  Supports educational and legislative efforts to eliminate light pollution.
• International Dark-Sky Association
• New York Times Editorial: A Little Less Light
• Dark Sky Initiative  -  a web site maintained by Jack Troeger

• Dark Sky Camping  -  why excess outdoor lighting should be avoided

Effects on human, animal and plant health

• Missing the Dark: Health Effects of Light Pollution - Environmental Health Perspectives 117, 1 (2009)
• Light pollution may contribute to breast and colon cancer.
       Abstract of paper by Dr. Stephen M. Pauley
       Summary of paper by Dr. Pauley, with 79 references to related papers.
• Does Night Lighting Harm Trees?

Legislation

• NEMA Announces Consensus Legislative Proposal On Outdoor Lighting Standards
• Outdoor Lighting Code, Ames, Iowa Ordinance No. 3528
• Massachusetts: An Act to Promote Energy Efficient Lighting, Conserve Energy, Regulate Outdoor Night Lighting, and Reduce Light Pollution.
• NY Moves to Regulate Illumination . This web site, administered by the New Jersey Astronomical Association, has many links to articles on light pollution.