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EverLast® Lighting Exceeds Specification Standards, and Is Used In Military Lighting Upgrade JACKSON, Mich., May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Andersen Air Force Base, located in United States territory of Guam, is one of four Bomber Forward Operating Locations in the Air Force. These locations provide forward support to bomber crews deploying overseas in Europe, Southwest Asia and in the Pacific. As the U.S. Military is the single largest consumer of energy in the world, the base began...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Researchers have developed an app for smartphones powered by Google's Android operating system capable of measuring night sky brightness. The new application, called "Loss of the Night," will gather data so scientists can better understand light pollution on a worldwide scale. "In natural areas you can see several thousand stars with the naked eye" says Dr. Christopher Kyba, physicist at the Freie Universität. "In Berlin, we can...

Baseball All-Star and 2004 World Series Champ Helps Company "Pitch" Aimed Optics Green Technology at Industry Tradeshow SARASOTA, Fla., April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Evolucia Inc. (OTCBB and OTCQB: ILED) teamed-up with Major League Baseball great, Pedro Martinez, to talk baseball and energy efficient lighting at the world's largest lighting tradeshow, LIGHTFAIR® International in Philadelphia. Currently serving as Special Assistant to the General Manager of the Boston Red Sox,...

Peter Suciu for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Until the advent of the electric light, cities were not exactly welcoming places after nightfall. Today, street lights make it easier to see the way after the sun goes down, but this is one of the major contributors to light pollution that washes out the night sky. It has gotten so bad the International Dark-Sky Association held weeklong festivities earlier this month, which was designed to promote ways to help put a dent in light...

Titan LED’s new 300 Watt Titanium Series Shoebox is designed to deliver high intensity and energy efficient outdoor illumination for parking lots, strip malls, car dealerships and other locations that require high mast illumination and performance lighting. The series, which will be available to purchase on April 20, 2013, features a life expectancy in excess of 90,000 hours and a comprehensive 5-year warranty. Moorpark, California (PRWEB) April 09, 2013 Titan LED, a leading US-based...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online International Dark Sky Week (IDSW) is kicking off this weekend in an attempt to show the world just how dark our skies can be without light pollution. The International Dark-Sky Association’s (IDA) week long festivities began on April 5 and continue through April 11. The week is designed to promote ways to help put a dent in light pollution, such as directing light downward instead of up towards the sky, which washes out the stars at...

CAST Lighting announces today that Architectural SSL, a leading LED publication for lighting designers and architects, has awarded the company with two Product Innovation Awards (PIA 2013). One award is for the CAST LED Perimeter Fence Lighting System, and the other is for the CAST Lighting website for its outstanding offerings to professionals and end users. Hawthorne, NJ (PRWEB) April 03, 2013 CAST Lighting announces today that its CAST LED Perimeter Fence Lighting System has received...

Lighting55 adds Bover collection – exceptional lighting products with elegant appearance and energy-efficient bulbs. Tarpon Springs, Florida (PRWEB) March 08, 2013 Lighting55 Australia is one of the biggest online stores for traditional, modern, and contemporary Italian lighting for both the indoor as well as outdoor locations. Here, one can find almost every fine range of lighting fittings, such as modern light fixtures, indoor ceiling lights, and suspension lights. Recently,...

LED lighting retrofit expected to decrease township’s street lighting electrical usage by over 25,000 kWh in first year – plus reduce greenhouse gas emmisions equal to saving 94 trees per year Aston, PA (PRWEB) February 26, 2013 Stouch Lighting, a lighting distributor specializing in LED lighting and energy efficient lighting products, announces the completion of a street-lighting LED retrofit project projected to save the Township of East Caln, Pennsylvania, over $12,700 in energy...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) announced this week that Death Valley National Park is being designated as the largest International Dark Sky Park in the world. The association said that the park offers views similar to what could have been seen before the rise of cities, due to its seclusion from other towns. Death Valley earned a "Gold Tier" status from the sky pollution watchdog, a status awarded to only those places...