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Call to Action! Contact Chicago’s Administration to Demand a Responsible Outdoor Lighting Plan

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IDA’s Executive Director, Scott Feierabend has sent an urgent letter to Chicago’s Mayor, Rahm Emanuel’s regarding the proposed outdoor …

December 30, 2016

IDA’s 2016 Annual General Meeting in Review

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On December 3, 2016, we hosted our Annual General Meeting at the Aloft hotel in Tucson, AZ. Our theme, …

December 28, 2016

Quadrantids Will be Nature’s Fireworks to Start 2017 Off Right

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2017 is set to start off in a spectacular fashion on January 4th with nature’s “fireworks” display of the …

December 27, 2016

Why is Blue Light at Night Bad?

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The Harvard Health Publications article, “Blue light has a dark side,” describes artificial lighting that emits the blue color …

December 22, 2016

15 Million Tons of Carbon Dioxide Emitted Each Year On Residential Outdoor Lighting in the U.S.

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Lighting that emits too much light or shines when and where it’s not needed is wasteful. Wasting energy has …

December 21, 2016

5 Dark Sky Highlights of 2016

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1. Sixteen Dark Sky Places Announced Our International Dark Sky Places is having another great year! As of this …

December 20, 2016

“Saving the Desert’s Dark Skies”; A Sixth Grader’s Poem Defending the Night Skies

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Recently, IDA received an email with a poem written by Xander Clinkingbeard, a sixth grader in Tucson, AZ. Following …

December 19, 2016

Without the Stars We Wouldn’t Have “Star Wars”!

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The starry night sky and view of our vast universe has been inspiring men and women since the dawn …

December 15, 2016

Come Celebrate at the Texas Night Sky Festival

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On Saturday, March 18, 2017, International Dark-Sky Association Texas, the City of Dripping Springs – an IDA Dark Sky …

November 1, 2016

Big Cypress Becomes First U.S. National Preserve To Earn Dark Sky Park Accreditation

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The National Park Service and IDA are pleased to announce that Big Cypress National Preserve has been designated an …

October 31, 2016

IDA 2016 Annual General Meeting

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Webcast Information No registration is required. You can also attend the meeting from 8 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. via …

October 12, 2016

IDA to Help Host ALAN 2018

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The International Dark-Sky Association is excited to announce that we are partnering with the University of Utah to host …

October 12, 2016