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A humming noise from a wind farm near Wellington is driving sleep-deprived locals potty. "It's been horrific, it's noise torture," Makara resident Hans Renner said. "We just want some sleep, I don't think that's an unreasonable request." Haydon Miller said Meridian had promised the wind farm would not be noisy. "Either they misled us, or they got it terribly wrong."
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Recent report ties wind turbine noise to potential health problems
July 22, 2009 by Lynda Barry in Betterplan.com
July 22, 2009 by Lynda Barry in Betterplan.com
"There can be no doubt that groups of industrial wind turbines ("wind farms") generate sufficient noise to disturb the sleep and impair the health of those living nearby," states Dr. Christopher Hanning in a recent report titled "Sleep Disturbance and Wind Turbine Noise."
Founder of the Leicester Sleep Disorders Service, which is the longest standing and largest service of its kind in Great Britain, Dr. Christopher Hanning's work in the area of sleep disorders has spanned thirty years.
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Location]
Debate continues looming over a plan to put wind farms up in one Southern Tier town.Community members in Prattsburgh have one main concern when it comes to wind turbines going up in their neighborhood.
That concern is the noise the turbines will make.
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Zoning/Planning|
New York]
The noise you can hear may be a problem for some individuals living near wind farms, according to Rochester- based acoustician Seth Waltz.
But the noise you can't hear may be more troublesome and difficult to predict, Waltz, of avi designs, inc., told the Prattsburgh town board recently.
"There is no way to guarantee you won't have a problem," Waltz told board members.
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New York]
Cohocton Wind Farm leaseholder Hal E. Graham told north country residents Wednesday night about the noise and other effects the 50-turbine wind farm has had on his and his neighbors' lives.
Mr. Graham has one turbine on his property, 2,000 feet from his house. A neighbor has one 1,050 feet away from Mr. Graham's house. ...
Researchers at nearby Queen's University have embarked on the first study to probe whether wind turbines built over communities can cause adverse health effects. The study measures residents' health and well-being before the turbines arrived on the island, again when the turbines were built but not yet operational and again after they'd been operating for a few months.
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Canada]
A couple near Ballarat say they have been forced to move out of their home because low frequency noise from nearby wind turbines is damaging their health. ...He says he and his wife Janine started experiencing health problems when the turbines were switched on.
"I was waking up with headaches so I said to Janine, 'we're getting out of here', so we came to Ballarat," he said.
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Australia / New Zealand]
By now, the residents of Wolfe Island, Ont., are getting used to the whirr and thump of wind turbines overhead. By next year, they'll get a glimpse of whether those whirrs and thumps could be damaging their health.
Researchers at nearby Queen's University have embarked on the first study to probe whether wind turbines built over communities can cause adverse health effects.
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Canada]
Resident Charlie Porter is suing over the noise. His 20-acre farm north of King City is surrounded by the giant wind turbines.
"On a bad day, what does it sound like?" KMBC's Kris Ketz asked Porter.
"It sounds like a helicopter, or a train coming that never arrives," Porter said.
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Missouri]
The managing director of the company behind two Oxford County wind farm proposals suggested the speakers at a recent "Wind Energy Information Night" overstated the alleged health risks of industrial wind turbines. Bart Geleynse of Prowind Canada Inc. said the speakers at the Hickson Central Public School meeting were claiming a causal relationship between wind turbines and health risks without any compelling evidence. ...Both David Colling, an electrical pollution consultant, and retired pharmacist Carmen Krogh were adamant about the link between wind turbines and a number of adverse symptoms, including dizziness, nausea, headaches and tinnitus.
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Canada]
Wind power has its own environmental problems
July 5, 2009 by Noriyuki Yoshida AND Koichi Yasuda in Miami Herald
July 5, 2009 by Noriyuki Yoshida AND Koichi Yasuda in Miami Herald
Wind power generation is expected to be a clean and environmentally friendly natural energy source, but a new kind of environmental problem has surfaced as infrasonic waves caused by windmills are suspected of causing health problems for some people. ...Wind power generation also poses a danger to birds, which are often struck and killed by the spinning vanes of the windmills. The Japanese Environment Ministry confirmed 13 such bird strikes in which white-tailed eagles, a rare species, were killed since fiscal 2003.
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Asia]
Two Ripley families say they've moved out of their homes because of what they say is the negative health effects of living too close to wind turbines.
"We can't live in our house anymore. We bought a house and moved to Kincardine. My son and daughter-in-law and two-year-old who live on a different farm . . . the wind company is paying for them to stay in Kincardine," said Glen Wild.
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Canada]
Wind power can generate headaches for nearby residents
July 1, 2009 by Mark Rickard in Victoria Star
July 1, 2009 by Mark Rickard in Victoria Star
Wind turbines located too close to homes and humans can pose a health hazard, a Mars Hill area resident warned New Denmark homeowners during a REACT (Reacts Efforts Against Construction of Turbines in New Denmark) sponsored meeting held in the community recently. ...Todd said if wind turbines setbacks were increased, the negative effects on nearby landowners would be greatly reduced, if not eliminated.
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The isle has rocked to vibrations from work off the area's coast as power giants Vattenfall build a huge wind farm project, writes Tom Betts.
The loud bangs came from the Sea Jack vessel which is currently pile-driving the sea bed in order to install the foundations.
The noise was heard last night (Monday, June29) across Thanet from Birchington as far round the coast as Broadstairs and even Ramsgate.
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UK]
Wind turbine restraining order continued to July 14
June 30, 2009 by Frank Abderholden in Lake County News Sun
June 30, 2009 by Frank Abderholden in Lake County News Sun
Opponents of a wind turbine adjacent to a residential neighborhood won an extension of a temporary restraining order to keep the turbine turned off until July 14. ..."At that hearing we will be expected to present our evidence that we are being harmed by the noise of the turbine," Gates said.
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Illinois]
A Minnesota Department of Health analysis of possible health effects from wind turbines concludes that annoyance and diminished quality of life are the most frequent complaints from nearby residents.
The "white paper," a review of available scientific research, notes that people vary greatly in their sensitivity to noise, with penetrating, low-frequency sounds posing the most problems.
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North Dakota]
NOISY WIND: Residents near N.D. wind farm project raising voices over noise pollutions
June 29, 2009 by Patrick Springer in The Forum
June 29, 2009 by Patrick Springer in The Forum
Complaints about noise and possible health effects from wind turbines arose at a recent public hearing concerning a proposed 157-megawatt wind farm near Luverne, N.D., in Griggs and Steele counties.
The Stillingses and several other rural residents who live adjacent to nearby wind farms testified that they are bothered by turbines, even though they comply with the North Dakota Public Service Commission's setback requirement.
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North Dakota]
Judge silences wind turbine for second time
June 28, 2009 by David Gates in Citizens for Protection of Libertyville
June 28, 2009 by David Gates in Citizens for Protection of Libertyville
Citizens for Protection of Libertyville scored another victory in court this morning. Judge Mitchell Hoffman issued a 2nd temporary restraining order against Aldridge Electric and DPR Investments LLC that shut down the turbine until July 14, 2009.
Citizens for Protection of Libertyville, a group of neighbors who live in the surrounding area, are suing the Village of Libertyville, Aldridge Electric Inc. and DPR Investments LLC to force the permanent shut-down of the 146' turbine that was erected within a few hundred feet of their backyards.
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Illinois]
People who live near some of the 46 turbines at a wind park in Bingham and Sheridan townships are now complaining about ongoing noise and rumble from the 300-foot-tall renewable energy generators.
"You can't go outside and have a nice, peaceful quiet night anymore," said Curt Watchowski, 42, who lives about 1,500 feet from two turbines on Purdy Road.
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Michigan]
Huron County commissioners decided Tuesday to conduct a noise study of the Michigan Wind 1 development that's independent of one that will be conducted later this summer by John Deere Wind Energy.
Commissioner Dave Peruski said an independent study on the existing turbines near Ubly will provide more evidence on what effects the park may be having on nearby neighbors.
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Michigan]