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The marvel of LED lighting is now a global blight to health

Posted by EightRoundsRapid
Tags: pollution.light, natural rhythm, health, lightbulbs.led, author.richard g stevens, source.aeon
https://aeon.co/ideas/the-marvel-of-led-lighting-is-now-a-global-blight-to-health

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Title
How the marvel of electric light became a global blight to health - Richard G 'Bugs' Stevens | Aeon Ideas
Published
Aug 3 2018
Word count
1323 words

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    Pugilistic
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    Excessive lighting drives me mad. Not only does it waste an absurd amount of power, it also messes up your circadian rhythm.

    Excessive lighting drives me mad. Not only does it waste an absurd amount of power, it also messes up your circadian rhythm.

    7 votes
    1. nsz
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      Yeah I'm always amazed at stores that leave all the lights on all the time. Seems so wasteful, but also so easily fixable and with a clear monetary gain in a reduced electrical bill and longer...

      Yeah I'm always amazed at stores that leave all the lights on all the time. Seems so wasteful, but also so easily fixable and with a clear monetary gain in a reduced electrical bill and longer lasting bulbs.

      5 votes
  2. EightRoundsRapid
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    Light pollution is often characterised as a soft issue in environmentalism. This perception needs to change. Light at night constitutes a massive assault on the ecology of the planet, including us. It also has indirect impacts because, while 20 per cent of electricity is used for lighting worldwide, at least 30 per cent of that light is wasted. Wasted light serves no purpose at all, and excessive lighting is too often used beyond what is needed for driving, or shopping, or Friday-night football.

    6 votes