Comments on: Light pollution’s dark consequences for your health and the environment http://greenlagirl.com/light-pollutions-dark-consequences-for-your-health-and-the-environment/ Urban environmental lifestyle blog in Los Angeles Sat, 26 May 2012 08:36:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Don Hosek http://greenlagirl.com/light-pollutions-dark-consequences-for-your-health-and-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-598355 Don Hosek Thu, 16 Dec 2010 06:16:59 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=16063#comment-598355 I had only a vague notion of the location of Borrego Springs, so I pulled it up in Google Maps. And discovered that it's directly adjacent to "Hellhole Palms." .-= Don Hosek´s last blog ..<a href="http://la-stories.blogspot.com/2010/10/countdown.html" rel="nofollow">The countdown</a> =-. I had only a vague notion of the location of Borrego Springs, so I pulled it up in Google Maps.

And discovered that it’s directly adjacent to “Hellhole Palms.”
Don Hosek´s last blog ..The countdown

]]> By: Siel http://greenlagirl.com/light-pollutions-dark-consequences-for-your-health-and-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-506032 Siel Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:32:56 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=16063#comment-506032 M -- In addition to the health issues -- Since it seems like your neighbors unfortunately don't care that much about your feelings about how their light affects YOU, you might want to consider showing how their light affects THEM and their safety with that safety brochure I linked to above. I'm guessing they have such bright lights b/c they think it keeps them safer (and unfortunately care more about their sense of safety than your disrupted sleep), but obviously this isn't necessarily the case. In the meantime -- Have you tried an eye mask? :) machico -- Do you mean the editor of that book? It's a collection of essays by many different authors. If your prof. was Travis Longcore, I had the privilege of hearing him speak at <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/emeraldcity/2007/12/greenxchange-mo.html" rel="nofollow">greenXchange</a> a couple years ago. He was v. inspiring! M — In addition to the health issues — Since it seems like your neighbors unfortunately don’t care that much about your feelings about how their light affects YOU, you might want to consider showing how their light affects THEM and their safety with that safety brochure I linked to above. I’m guessing they have such bright lights b/c they think it keeps them safer (and unfortunately care more about their sense of safety than your disrupted sleep), but obviously this isn’t necessarily the case.

In the meantime — Have you tried an eye mask? :)

machico — Do you mean the editor of that book? It’s a collection of essays by many different authors. If your prof. was Travis Longcore, I had the privilege of hearing him speak at greenXchange a couple years ago. He was v. inspiring!

]]> By: Jeffry S. P. http://greenlagirl.com/light-pollutions-dark-consequences-for-your-health-and-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-505856 Jeffry S. P. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:55:44 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=16063#comment-505856 Pretty amazing!!! Pretty amazing!!!

]]> By: machiko http://greenlagirl.com/light-pollutions-dark-consequences-for-your-health-and-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-505530 machiko Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:34:08 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=16063#comment-505530 I took an entire class with the author of that book, the Ecological Consequences of Artificial Nightlighting! I wrote a paper about the different research behind higher rates of breast cancer linked with people who had slept in rooms that had some sort of artificial nightlight. Bottom line, make sure all your windows are closed and lights are turned off when you sleep! This is so, so important. I feel especially sorry for those living close to those electrical screen billboards all over LA these days. People may not know about it yet, but it is definitely NOT good for your health! I took an entire class with the author of that book, the Ecological Consequences of Artificial Nightlighting! I wrote a paper about the different research behind higher rates of breast cancer linked with people who had slept in rooms that had some sort of artificial nightlight. Bottom line, make sure all your windows are closed and lights are turned off when you sleep! This is so, so important.

I feel especially sorry for those living close to those electrical screen billboards all over LA these days. People may not know about it yet, but it is definitely NOT good for your health!

]]> By: M http://greenlagirl.com/light-pollutions-dark-consequences-for-your-health-and-the-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-505464 M Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:45:38 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=16063#comment-505464 This is a huge problem for me and my neighbors don't seem to believe me that light pollution is very problematic. Their front door light is on all night long without a timer/motion sensor or anything, which means it shines into my living room and bedroom all night long. The same building has lights mounted flush with a wall that then illuminate a full 180 degrees, which includes directly into my bedroom window! It drives me crazy even with the window shade I have. I have no air conditioning in my bedroom, so the only way to cool down the room in the summer is to open the window and shade. So I either overheat or have light shining into my windows all night. The other problem with blacking out the windows is that I wake up with the sun, which means any sort of window covering is disruptive. I'll have to print out some of this literature and pass it on since the people that own the lights think I am making things up when I've mentioned things like an increased cancer risk. This is a huge problem for me and my neighbors don’t seem to believe me that light pollution is very problematic. Their front door light is on all night long without a timer/motion sensor or anything, which means it shines into my living room and bedroom all night long. The same building has lights mounted flush with a wall that then illuminate a full 180 degrees, which includes directly into my bedroom window! It drives me crazy even with the window shade I have. I have no air conditioning in my bedroom, so the only way to cool down the room in the summer is to open the window and shade. So I either overheat or have light shining into my windows all night. The other problem with blacking out the windows is that I wake up with the sun, which means any sort of window covering is disruptive. I’ll have to print out some of this literature and pass it on since the people that own the lights think I am making things up when I’ve mentioned things like an increased cancer risk.

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