2) Primary review of sound studies done in a variety of locations in response to wind
turbine noise complaints (Table 1);
Read the WCO report on wind
turbine noise complaints and how the government manages the issues while not responding, here: NoiseResponseReport - FINAL - May9
Not exact matches
The MP for Dufferin - Caledon, David Tilson, has written a letter to Health Canada expressing concern about the number of
complaints about wind
turbine noise.
It is also clear that the original widely publicised
complaint to the NHMRC and AHPRA alleging professional and research misconduct, was done for precisely the same reasons by those within public health and wind industry circles in Australia who were unhappy with the attention the issue of health damage from wind
turbine noise was attracting.
Independent analysis demonstrated that the
turbines would not only exceed the
noise ordinance as proposed by CMS and adopted by Mason County but that the
turbine noise would create widespread
complaints and result in legal action by those subjected to this industrial development in a rural environment.»
I find it interesting that while there have been many
complaints from wind power opponents about how much
noise wind
turbines make, this is the only recording that I have come across of a sound that could be truly annoying.
Noise can not account for all of the
complaints of people living in the vicinity of wind
turbines; there must be another, unknown reason for the
complaints.
If wind
turbine noise really was comparable to such sources then
complaints would not be expected.
He went on to say «It found many people living near wind
turbines at a wind farm near Cape Bridgewater in Victoria are suffering health
complaints caused by low - frequency
noise generated by wind
turbines».
Rather than the stupid Matthew Guy compromise of an audit only; resulting in NO
noise assessment for
complaints of received
noise being made in Victoria by Impacted residents and road users near badly placed Wind
Turbines.
Turbine noise is an ongoing concern: Wind Concerns received MOECC documents earlier this year showing that the ministry has had thousands of
complaints about excessive
noise and vibration from operating wind
turbines, but has not resolved any of the problems.
Complaints about
noise emissions from the
turbines continue, often beginning as soon as the power projects begin operation.
Complaint Tracking Process —
Complaint records released to WCO in response to an FOI request indicate that the MOECC does not respond to most
complaints about wind
turbine noise.
Post-operation, the numbers of bat deaths and bird kills far exceed what was expected from the wind
turbines,
noise complaints are being made more frequently as a result of more powerful
turbines, and wind power companies have abused their approvals by removing trees from protected woodlands, for example, or placing
turbines on sites not consistent with the approvals.
«PEOPLE living near wind farms face a greater risk of suffering health
complaints caused by the low - frequency
noise generated by
turbines, a groundbreaking study has found.»
Complaints have also increased about enormous new wind
turbines» low - frequency
noise.
The formal paper covered the community
noise studies performed in response to
complaints, research on health issues related to wind
turbine noise, critiques of
noise studies performed by consultants working for the wind developer, and research / technical papers on wind
turbine sound immissions and related topics.