Opinion | Let Your Garden Grow

Let Your Garden Grow www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/o...

Light pollution can confuse monarchs, disrupting their internal clock and navigation on their remarkable journey from Canada to Mexico. Artificial light can even cause them to take flight at night, wasting precious energy.

Visit darksky.org/news/monarch... to learn more! 🦋✨

In Alabama, a Social Media Influencer Really Gets Wild

In Alabama, a Social Media Influencer Really Gets Wild www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/c...

‘A small but mighty program’: little-known US light pollution agency threatened by Trump funding cuts The Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division strives to provide ‘full sensory experience’ in country’s national parks

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Today is the International Day of Light and the International Day of Peace! At DarkSky, we believe that thoughtful lighting can lead to a better and more peaceful tomorrow for all.

📷 By Clearsky Astrofoto / Jakob Arthur Andersen in Anholt, Denmark—An International Dark Sky Park.

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The Caddo used the Pleiades to track seasons. Stargazing is Texas heritage — but light pollution threatens it.

Protect our night skies & culture:
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#TexasHistory #AstroHeritage #LightPollutionAwareness

🌌 Where do Texas’ darkest skies shine brightest?

Use the SQM Dashboard to find top stargazing spots & explore real sky brightness data! ✨

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#DarkSkyTexas #SQMDashboard #StarrySkies #ProtectTheNight

🌌 We’ve recognized 7 Senate & 8 House Districts with the DarkSky District Award for protecting Texas’ night skies!

Each is home to an International Dark Sky Place — a testament to smart lighting & conservation 🌠

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#DarkSkyTexas #LightPollution #DarkSkyDistricts

We're thrilled to launch a simple yet powerful tool to help you create more beautiful, functional, and dark sky-friendly lighting at home.

Whether you own a home, rent, or live in an apartment, you can make lasting changes in your neighbourhood or community.

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By turning off unnecessary lights at night, we can give moths the dark skies they need to thrive and do their important work. Let's keep the night wild and buzzing.

Check out Dr. Avalon Owens upcoming webinar about how outdoor lighting affects insects. darksky-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Light Pollution Around The World

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America's avocado obsession is destroying Mexico's forests. Is there a fix? With deforestation rising and violence a threat, a bold initiative uses satellites to ensure supermarkets sell ethical, eco-friendly avocados.

America’s avocado obsession is destroying Mexico’s forests. Is there a fix?

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#Avocado #Mexico #Food #Agriculture

Dark side of bright nights taking toll on forgotten invertebrates From bats to moths, species working the night shift are suffering as light pollution soars

Light pollution remains socially accepted. It is not just a nuisance for stargazers: it’s a disruptor of ecosystems, with profound consequences for wildlife, human health and energy consumption.

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California just debunked a big myth about renewable energy Are renewables reliable? A new study says California ran on renewables alone for a record number of days last year.

California just debunked a big myth about renewable energy.

The state went a record 98 of 116 days providing up to 10 hours of electricity with renewables alone.

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#CA #California #Energy #Renewables #Solar #Wind