tst123@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoBecause of innovations in LED technology, the amount of electricity used for lighting is down drasticallywww.bloomberg.comexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1528arrow-down18
arrow-up1520arrow-down1external-linkBecause of innovations in LED technology, the amount of electricity used for lighting is down drasticallywww.bloomberg.comtst123@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square48fedilink
minus-squareMike D.@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·edit-21 year agoThe lower operating costs of LEDs allows people/organizations/govt to leave the lights on longer or all night at a reduce costs compared to filament bulbs. This is often to the detriment of migratory birds. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2023/04/19/turning-off-your-lights-could-save-millions-of-birds-each-year-from-deadly-building-collisions/ https://darksky.org/news/what-you-should-know-about-bird-migration-and-light-pollution/ Lights Out encourages LED light users to turn them off at night.
The lower operating costs of LEDs allows people/organizations/govt to leave the lights on longer or all night at a reduce costs compared to filament bulbs.
This is often to the detriment of migratory birds.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2023/04/19/turning-off-your-lights-could-save-millions-of-birds-each-year-from-deadly-building-collisions/
https://darksky.org/news/what-you-should-know-about-bird-migration-and-light-pollution/
Lights Out encourages LED light users to turn them off at night.