Upgrade on Streetlights

Essential addendum; read other posts by the source, too!

Ray Horvath, "The Source" :)

Oct 23, 2022

It saves energy, but for whom?

My two previous posts on streetlights

Ray’s Newsletter

The Infernal Light; Part One

— Looking for a light…

2 years ago · 13 likes · 5 comments · Ray Horvath, "The Source" :)

Ray’s Newsletter

The Infernal Light; Part Two

— Ouch! That must have hurt…

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have just been complemented by OUTRAGED, who is one of the most welcome newcomers on Substack. This is essential information:

OUTRAGED’s Newsletter

MASTER-SLAVE STREETLIGHTS

Have you thought about those odd purple lights...? "In the case of white LED light, it is estimated to be five times more effective at suppressing melatonin at night than the high-pressure sodium lamps (given the same light output) which have been the mainstay of street lighting for decades…

2 years ago · 1 like · 1 comment · OUTRAGED HUMAN

Remember reading all the other posts at the source! They are GOOD!

Edwin

Oct 24, 2022

Thanks for the link, Ray.

Subscribed & recommended.

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Roman S Shapoval

Apr 5, 2023

LED manufacturers definitely use a lot energy in pumping out misinformation, such as "leds are safe because ____levels of lux have not been shown to lower melatonin" while wavelength (the true indicator of health impact) is not mentioned, only when you go digging into the studies:

https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/when-we-dont-see-the-light

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