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Treat artificial light like other forms of pollution, say scientists!

Artificial light should be treated like other forms of pollution because its impact on the natural world has widened to the point of systemic disruption, research says. (External link)

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UN and Intl Astronomical Union -- Conference on Dark and Quiet Skies

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Portland Audubon Reduces Light Pollution

OPB "Think Out Loud" interview with Mary Coolidge, DarkSky Oregon Board Member. (External link)

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Where Are the Stars? See How Light Pollution Affects Night Skies

Published by National Geographic - This short film, shot mainly in California by Sriram Murali, goes through all the levels of the scale, showing how the view of the cosmos gets better in less light-polluted areas.