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The Falmouth Conference on Human Rights- Wind Turbine Noise
The Falmouth Conference on Human Rights- Wind Turbine Noise
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(Falmouth, Massachusetts, Nov. 10, 2012)
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When industrial wind turbines which are 40 stories tall are sited too close to people’s home there is trouble with noise and shadow flicker.
Wind developers deny these problems exist and in the state of Wisconsin want to put them 1000 feet from houses.
This video shows what happens when wind turbines are irresponsibly sited.
The nation is slowly waking up to the downside of wind energy.
Developers lie to residents about the impacts these machines will have on the landowners and neighbor’s lives.
They take advantage of those of us who want to do the right thing for our environment by telling us there will be no problem with noise, no problem with shadows, and no problem with putting turbines in bird migration flyways.
What Wind Turbines Sound Like
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This video is available here via You Tube, by courtesy of Larry Wunsch and Better Plan, Wisconsin.
Industrial wind turbine noise varies with the atmosphere and terrain. Often one of the quietest places to stand near a turbine is right underneath it. It’s a little like standing beneath a 400-foot-tall speaker.
Turbine noise is broadcast outward and is especially troublesome at night when the air near the ground is still and the air at hub height is in motion.
Standing beneath a turbine in the afternoon is the way most people who do not live in wind farms make their judgement about wind turbine noise.
They stand there, listen for a minute, take pictures and drive off, go home and tell their friends that wind turbines don’t make noise.
People who live in wind farms know more about turbine noise than they ever wanted to, and can’t just drive off.
Next time you want to listen to turbines, try it at night, about 1,000 feet to a quarter-mile downwind from a turbine to get a better idea about what all the noise about turbine noise is about.
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