Sponsored By: EVLUMA With Catherine Pérez Vega 8/17/2022- Restoring Darkness #48 (Full Episode) – Catherine Pérez Vega 54:12 Michael discusses with Catherine Pérez Vega the question: Is light a pollutant? Catherine is researching the effects of artificial light on organisms and there is little doubt that it is. And there’s little doubt that it affects … Read more
Sponsored By: EVLUMA With Kate S. Hickcox 7/6/2022- Restoring Darkness #46 (Full Episode) – Kate S. Hickcox 57:22 In this episode you get three unique perspectives on urban lighting. Co-host Michael Colligan in Canada, co-host John Bullock in the U.K and guest Kate Hickcox from The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. They discuss the challenges of … Read more
Sponsored By: EVLUMA With Bastian Groiss 6/15/2022- Restoring Darkness #45 (Full Episode) – Bastian Groiss 1:09:23 As Bastian Groiss says, people see light as an enabler for vision. But light – sunlight in particular – is so much more. It triggers hormonal reactions, allows your immune system to recharge and gives the mitochondria the energy … Read more
Sponsored By: EVLUMA With Nona Schulte-Römer 6/8/2022- Restoring Darkness #44 (Full Episode) – Nona Schulte-Römer 1:10:18 John Bullock, guest co-host on this episode, asks the question, “How do we shift the argument so that we can start to talk about the reality of what we experience rather than the propaganda of what people tell us … Read more
Sponsored By: EVLUMA With Michael Marlin 5/18/2022- Restoring Darkness #43 (Full Episode) – Michael Marlin 1:03:15 Michael and Michael – or “Marlin” as he likes to be referred to – delve into the practical and spiritual aspects of restoring darkness. Practical, as in not running someone over because you can’t see them from the glare … Read more
Sponsored By: EVLUMA With Dr. Taylor Stone 5/4/2022- Restoring Darkness #42 (Part 2) – Dr. Taylor Stone 54:53 Here on Restoring Darkness, we’ve talked about the impact of light pollution, how to restore darkness, and now, in this episode, Michael discusses, with Dr. Stone, the ethical aspects of restoring darkness and maintaining lights at night. … Read more
Sponsored By: EVLUMA With Tim Brothers 4/20/2022- Restoring Darkness #41 (Part 2) – Tim Brothers 39:08 In part 2 of this podcast (find part 1 here), Michael and Tim continue their conversation. Tim gives his perspective on outdoor lighting and energy savings in Massachusetts while Michael does the same from his Ontario Canada perspective. Tim … Read more
Sponsored By: EVLUMA With Tim Brothers 4/13/2022- Restoring Darkness #41 (Part 1) – Tim Brothers 41:19 This one was so interesting, Michael let it go for an hour and 15 minutes. So we’ve broken it into 2 parts. In this, part 1, the conversation ranges from clean, affordable energy to controls to a popcorn analogy … Read more
Sponsored By: EVLUMA With Ron Kuszmar 3/30/2022- Restoring Darkness #40 (Full Version) – Ron Kuszmar 38:47 Ron installs and commissions lighting controls. He is an integrator who knows his stuff. In this Restoring Darkness episode, he and Michael make the case for controls in exterior lighting systems and wonder why the lighting industry largely ignores … Read more
Sponsored By: EVLUMA With Terry McGowan 3/16/2022- Restoring Darkness #39 (Full Version) – Terry McGowan 53:54 Terry brings his vast amount of knowledge and experience to the question of industry alignment in the quest to reduce light pollution. Michael talks with Terry about the importance of educating everyone, from manufacturers and distributors right down to … Read more