The latest outdoor lighting news from around the World
| Organisation | Document | Comments |
| National Geographic | Our Vanishing Night Light Pollution Photo Gallery |
International periodical National Geographic looks at night, light, how we lost the darkness, and why we need it back in their November 2008 cover story, "Our Vanishing Night." |
| NZ Lighting Awards | QLDC Media Release |
The 2008 Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand Dark Sky Lighting Design Award of Excellence was presented to Paul Wilson of QLDC and Andrew Wray of Modus Lighting Limited. |
| Electricity Commission | Efficient Lighting Programme | The Commission is requesting proposals for regional or
national projects to promote the uptake of efficient lighting
technologies in one or more of six key areas including: Programme 6 - Eliminating inefficient street lighting |
| TVNZ promo for TVOne highlights night sky pollution problem | TVNZ | TVNZ's promotional ad for TVOne shows many people shining torches, car headlights and floodlights into the sky. This is viewed through computer graphics as if from space, showing bright streams of light rising into space. It is strange that TVOne should choose to publicise itself with such disregard for the night environment, the intentions of the NZ Government who are calling for sustainability through energy efficiency, and the threat of climate change. |
| IESNZ and Royal Astronomical Society Of New Zealand Lighting Awards | Before After New Port Lights Newsroom |
The 2006 Illumination Engineers Society Australia and New Zealand 2006 Lighting Awards were announced at an event in Auckland on Friday 13th October. Ports of Auckland were awarded the RASNZ Dark Sky Award for their refitting of outdoor area lighting with sky friendly and energy efficient fittings. |
| BBC News | The cost of lighting the world. |
The latest
advances have been light-emitting diodes - LEDs - and are developing at
a very fast rate. Because the individual LEDs
are so small, they can be put into efficient optical systems, directing
the light.
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| Queenstown Lakes District Council | Minimum
standards for public lighting NewsTalkZB Radio Item |
New lighting strategy to improve energy efficiency and views of the night sky. |
| Southland District Council and Communities for Climate Protection | SDC CCP |
The Southland District Council received an award from Communities for Climate Protection for installing energy efficiency lighting systems progressively throughout the district. |
| International Dark-Sky Association - Asia Pacific Region | IDA Conference | IDA Conference in association with IESANZ to be held in Sydney 27th, 28th October 2006. |
| Essex County Council UK | EssexCC | ** Plug pulled on all-night lighting ** Street lighting in parts of Essex is to be turned off at night to save energy. |
| International Dark-Sky Association | IDA | The RASNZ have joined the International Dark-Sky Association as a contributing member |
| Ports Of Auckland | Before After New Port Lights |
The Company invested $900,000 in replacing 1,300 older style floodlights at its Auckland port with 650 new environmentally friendly floodlights. The new, more efficient lighting is producing 10 times less light spill outside port operational areas and substantially less glare. The recent lighting upgrade is also expected to cut the company’s electricity use by 15% a year. |
| United Kingdom Parliament | Publication | The Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 makes light nuisance subject to the samne criminal law as noise and smells. It applies to 'artificial light emitted from premises so as to be prejudicial to health or a nuisance' (section 102, Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act, which amends section 79 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990). |
