Besides retrofitting the lamps, companies focusing on the design of light have come up with novel ways to solve the light pollution problem through technological advancements in lighting technology. Lumican is one such company from Canada that has turned to creating dark-sky friendly lighting solutions.  Their quest to design dark-sky friendly exterior lighting began back in 2015 and today they are selling these night-friendly lights which have been certified by…

Welcome to toobrightinhere where Jean and I (Trudie) will be exploring the topic of light pollution and its impacts on our planet Earth. Now, light pollution to me sounds pretty harmless. How bad can a little excess light be? Well, to my horror, research reveals that light is BAD — it impacts humans, animals and the environment and sometimes is even fatal. Furthermore, National Geographic declared Singapore, our dear home…