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Putting animals in their best light—Researchers find some shades of LED lamps threaten wildlife
Phys.org ^ | June 12, 2018 | USC

Posted on 06/12/2018 8:47:17 PM PDT by Red Badger

A new generation of outdoor lights spreading across landscapes require greater scrutiny to reduce harm to wildlife, says a USC-led research group that developed a new tool to help fix the problem.


TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Outdoors; Pets/Animals; Science
KEYWORDS: globalwarmingscare; greenieweenies; ledlights
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To: Red Badger

How do LED landscaping lights possibly affect sea turtles and salmon? ...These people are nuts!


21 posted on 06/12/2018 10:46:23 PM PDT by octex
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To: CJ Wolf

It’s the muzzle flash.


22 posted on 06/12/2018 10:56:14 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (Wisdom and education are different things. Don't confuse them.)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Have a look at this...

https://barbwire.com/2018/06/12/feminist-course-questions-if-science-can-be-objective/


23 posted on 06/12/2018 11:25:52 PM PDT by kalee
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To: Red Badger

Knowing how I am personally affected by artificial lights, I am not surprised at the effects of lights on wildlife.

I’d like to see more studies of people he effects of odd light colors on humans.


24 posted on 06/13/2018 12:05:49 AM PDT by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Really? In my scientific career, I’ve seen very little fabrication of data in order to get grants. Doing that is illegal, in fact. The purpose of science is to understand the physical world better in order to advance technology. For what possible purpose would granting agencies award grants to scientists who falsify results?

Even most of the supposed “global warming” research consists of legitimate science. In those cases, politicians pushing a certain agenda direct money for “global warming” studies, and the scientists will throw those words into their grant proposals. But they’ll just go ahead and do the real science anyway.


25 posted on 06/13/2018 12:16:43 AM PDT by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: Red Badger

The white and the blue-white LED streetlights and headlights are very hard on human eyes too.


26 posted on 06/13/2018 12:41:00 AM PDT by Norski
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To: exDemMom

The website for the f.lux software has a page listing citations for effects of artificial light on humans. The program is intended to reduce blue light output from computer screens so the citations mostly have to do with that.
https://justgetflux.com/research.html


27 posted on 06/13/2018 2:24:19 AM PDT by fluorescence
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To: Red Badger

All I want to know is, how long before every Walmart or Home Depot has a Zampolit placed at check out, giving approval or denial to everything we buy?


28 posted on 06/13/2018 5:17:23 AM PDT by rjsimmon (The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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To: rjsimmon

That’s what EBT cards are for.......................


29 posted on 06/13/2018 5:58:32 AM PDT by Red Badger (When Obama and VJ go to prison for treason, will Roseanne get her show back?...)
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To: publius911

Folks are missing the gem: LEDs can potentially drive away mosquitoes and other insects.

Where I live that’s a big deal!

An aside: I have a grow light. It has LEDs in both the blue and red spectrum, because those are the spectrums plants use. When it shines on an object the object appears purple.

I can attest that bugs do not fear red, blue, or purple light. I think they actually like it.


30 posted on 06/13/2018 6:04:53 AM PDT by T-Bone Texan
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To: GraceG

It’s not working on my cats unfortunately.


31 posted on 06/13/2018 6:05:51 AM PDT by AppyPappy (Don't mistake your dorm political discussions with the desires of the nation)
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To: Red Badger

When I drive at night I use amber glasses to filter out the blue spectrum that’s so prevalent in modern headlights, and the glasses help preserve my night vision when I encounter high beams or misaligned headlights.

I’m in the planning stages of adding outdoor lighting to my rural property in the desert, and I’ve already learned that I want the “warmer” spectrum of LEDs, which actually refers to a cooler temperature of light despite the contradictory terminology. If I can’t find a “white” LED that’s “warm” enough in the light spectrum, I might just go with yellow monochrome. I want the lights primarily for security purposes so color fidelity is not a concern.


32 posted on 06/14/2018 12:24:22 AM PDT by JustaTech (A mind is a terrible thing)
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