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Washington Post (2 December 2021)

12/3/2021

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How ‘dark sky’ designations are giving communities new tourism appeal

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“Dark sky designations are something reasonably within [communities’] ability to achieve that has real meaning in terms of environmental protection,” said John Barentine, principal consultant at Dark Sky Consulting. “In a world straining under the influence of climate change and other environmental problems, resilient ecosystems are key to healthy communities. Darker conditions on the ground than we see in many cities now would benefit urban wildlife and the biological connections in and near these places, increasing resiliency.”
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/dark-skies-designation-tourism-stargazing-astrotourism/2021/12/02/416b1466-4d43-11ec-b73b-a00d6e559a6e_story.html
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Dark Sky Conversations podcast (2 December 2021)

12/2/2021

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S02E04: Dr. John Barentine - Recovering Astronomer

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Night Sky Tourist podcast (23 November 2021)

12/2/2021

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Episode 28- Returning Darkness to the Night Sky with John Barentine

John Barentine is the founder of Dark Sky Consulting. He joins me in this episode to talk about returning the darkness to the night sky. John holds a Ph.D. in astronomy and has worked for the National Solar Observatory, Apache Point Observatory, and the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. He formerly worked as the Director of Public Policy for the International Dark Sky Association.
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Sky and Telescope (12 October 2021)

12/2/2021

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Pittsburgh Goes Dark: Could This New Dark-Sky Ordinance Begin A Trend?

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Is this the beginning of the end for cheap blue LED lights used in public lighting? “It’s too soon to tell,” says John Barentine (now at Dark Sky Consulting), who was peripherally involved in the effort while employed at the International Dark-sky Association. “I think that has been in motion for a while now, and it has been driven by a combination of public rejection of those bluer LEDs in favor of warmer lights, and generally better affordability of those warmer LEDs.”
Read more: https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/pittsburgh-goes-dark-could-this-new-dark-sky-ordinance-begin-a-trend/​
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