Glare!
Oregon Proclamation - Dark Sky Week
How dark is your Oregon sky?
Animals Need the Dark
Why Are Streetlights Turning Purple?
Why are streetlights turning purple article by Dark Sky Consulting, LLC
Hidden Cost of Light Pollution
Hidden Costs Series: Light Pollution
Comparison of Light Polluted and Starry Skies
All sky, night time movie comparing a light polluted and a starry night sky in central Oregon
The future of Bendβs light pollution; seeing stars a thing of the past?
Fireflies don't respond well to light pollution. They're not alone.
NBC News article on Fireflies and Light Pollution
From Desert to Coast, the Case for Dark Skies
Cape Perpetua Collective discusses the importance of darkness for nocturnal wildlife, from migrating birds to sea turtles to intertidal invertebrates and nesting seabirds.
Portland Audubon Reduces Light Pollution
OPB "Think Out Loud" interview with Mary Coolidge, DarkSky Oregon Board Member. (External link)
Where Are the Stars? See How Light Pollution Affects Night Skies
Published by National Geographic - This short film, shot mainly in California by Sriram Murali, goes through all the levels of the scale, showing how the view of the cosmos gets better in less light-polluted areas.
Saving the Dark Documentary
Saving the Dark Documentary by Sriram Murali in association with the International Dark-Sky Association
Protect the Night: Light Pollution and Human Safety
Video by What You Can Do - Dark Ranger, Kevin Poe, discusses how light pollution affects human safety and crime. Learn how to keep yourself safe in the dark.
Why No One Can See the Stars Anymore
Dr Joe Hanson traveled to McDonald Observatory in far west Texas, one of the darkest places in North America, to learn what people are doing in order to preserve dark skies
Light in Harmony with Human and Nature
Video by landooetv - The communities Kirchschlag bei Linz and Steinbach am Attersee now have cutting edge illumination that not only saves energy and costs, but also puts the peopleβs needs first.
Losing the Dark
To help raise public awareness of some of the issues pertaining to light pollution, Loch Ness Productions in collaboration with the International Dark-Sky Association has created a 6.5-minute "public service announcement" called Losing the Dark. It introduces and illustrates some of the issues regarding light pollution, and suggests three simple actions people can take to help mitigate it.