At every moment\, half the world is at nig ht. In a little more than a century\, our uncontrolled use of light at nig ht has upended this eons long environment. How does light pollution alter our world? We'll take a journey into what recent research has revealed abo ut the effects of excessive light at night: from human health to ecosystem s\, from climate \;change to our loss of the starry skies\, and more. We'll explore simple solutions that \;make light \;pollution the e asiest pollution to solve and how you can help restore the night.
\nKen Walczak is the owner of Night/Light Consulting helping individuals\, b usinesses and governments create sustainable\, nighttime friendly lighting solutions. He managed a science and engineering program at the Adler Plan etarium in Chicago for 16 years working on the design and use of innovativ e instruments for light pollution research. He has authored numerous paper s on the subject. He helped lead the international designation of the worl d&rsquo\;s largest Urban Night Sky Place\, The Palos Preserves\, southwest of Chicago. He is a trained photographer\, an avid public policy advocate \, and an experienced science and astronomy communicator. He holds a seat on the board of Dark Sky International\, co-founded the DarkSky Chicago ch apter and is a member of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES).
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