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Letter to the Editor — Blackmore Vale Magazine — April 6, 2014 I strongly contest Dr Erik Blakeley «s comments in your recent article calling wind turbine noise as a placebo effect.

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In early March, politicians in Northern Ireland called for better monitoring of noise as well as limits on how many wind turbines could be spread across the landscape.

None of the others cover any medical or health skill or expertise, and it hasn't been possible to locate any medical or health related training or degree, or indeed any other relevant technical, professional or academic qualifications he has achieved with direct relevance to wind turbine noise or health, as he does not provide details of them.

Research into aero - acoustic properties will result in both the improved efficiency of wind turbines and increased siting opportunities, as the associated noise is decreased.

The evidence proving the unnecessary damage done to wind farm neighbours by the noise generated by giant industrial wind turbines is mounting by the day: Germany's Max Planck Institute has identified sub-audible infrasound as the cause of stress, sleep disruption and more (see our post here); and a Swedish group have shown that it's the -LSB-...]

Mr Barnard also fails to mention the opinions of rural family physicians such as Dr Sandy Reider, from Vermont, who is at the front line of clinical care for those affected by wind turbine noise, that «wind turbine syndrome» is a euphemistic description which does not sufficiently depict the clinical severity of the clinical cases he is seeing [10].

«Shooting the professional messengers» as the Energy and Policy Institute publication by Barnard [14] has tried to do, will not stop the litigation for noise nuisance, negligence against complicit acousticians, or applications for injunctions to cease the operation of turbines, and will only further reduce the diminishing social licence for the wind industry to operate.

As for the tranquillity that the EMLRLG talk about, wind turbines do not make much noise and can not often be heard at all at distances greater than a kilometre or two.

We are dismayed to see people being forced from their homes due to incessant, wind turbine generated low - frequency noise and infrasound; and horrified as we witnessed those in positions of power not only fail to help those people, but turn on these victims of a government - sanctioned, subsidy - soaked industry.

Literature reviews of previous studies serve a purpose as do the plethora of separate studies by acousticians, sleep experts and physicians, many of which draw the conclusion there is a strong prima facie case that low - frequency noise generated by wind turbines causes chronic sleep deprivation in some people which then degenerates to adverse health impacts.

Despite these claims by the wind industry as of late 2012 there were over a dozen peer - reviewed published papers linking wind turbine noise with health impacts.

There are also concerns that wind turbine farms — particularly large ones — may disturb migratory birds, and serve as a source of noise pollution for those living and working nearby.

Massachusetts moves to shut down turbine over noise levels David Abel — Boston Globe — May 16, 2012 Step may boost wind - power foes For the first time since the state began promoting wind power, environmental officials have recommended shutting down a wind turbine because of elevated noise levels that they described as unacceptable to local -LSB-...]

Regarding noise, the report has bad news for wind developers who regularly declare wind turbine noise limits of 45 or 55 dBA as «safe» and no louder than a library.

[25] Wind turbine noise ``... annoyance was found to be statistically related to several self - reporting health effects including, but not limited to, blood pressure, migraines, tinnitus, dizziness, scores on the PSQI, and perceived stress» as well as related to «measured hair cortisol, systolic and diastolic blood pressure.»

Wind turbine noise was described as comparable to rustling leaves, flowing streams, air - conditioned offices or refrigerators heard from the next room.

In rural Australia, acoustical consultants working for the wind industry or other noise polluters are regarded almost universally with complete contempt by those people whose health has been harmed by the noise pollution, regardless of the source of the noise (eg mining, CSG field compressors, gas fired power stations as well as wind turbines).

However, as the wind speed increases, noise from wind passing through vegetation also increases which can mask the noise from wind turbines.

Even Leventhall, who consults for the global wind industry, seems to agree that the constellation of symptoms I identified as Wind Turbine Syndrome have been known to him to be caused by exposure to sound energy in frequencies below 200 Hz, specifically infrasound (0 — 20 Hz) and low frequency noise (20 — 200 wind industry, seems to agree that the constellation of symptoms I identified as Wind Turbine Syndrome have been known to him to be caused by exposure to sound energy in frequencies below 200 Hz, specifically infrasound (0 — 20 Hz) and low frequency noise (20 — 200 Wind Turbine Syndrome have been known to him to be caused by exposure to sound energy in frequencies below 200 Hz, specifically infrasound (0 — 20 Hz) and low frequency noise (20 — 200 Hz).

However, at the moment, uncertainty about how factors such as low wind speeds, high levels of turbulence, noise, visual impact, and animal strikes influence the performance of micro wind turbines make it hard to determine their true potential in this form.

The evidence proving the unnecessary damage done to wind farm neighbours by the noise generated by giant industrial wind turbines is mounting by the day: Germany's Max Planck Institute has identified sub-audible infrasound as the cause of stress, sleep disruption and more (see our post here); and a Swedish group have shown that it's the pulsing -LSB-...]

WCO says that projects not built yet should also be halted, such as the North Kent II, where water problems persist, and Amherst Island, to name two, where a tiny island community will be exposed to noise emissions from 26 50 - storey high wind turbines and endangered wildlife will be affected.

Infrasound — Expand MOECC testing to include the full range of noise emissions from wind turbines as independent testing shows the presence of elevated levels of infrasound in homes where residents have had to leave to protect their health.

Is there evidence to suggest that specific aspects of wind turbine sound such as infrasound and low frequency sound have unique potential health effects not associated with other sources of environmental noise?

**** Australia is blessed with a former tobacco advertising guru who is paid a packet by wind power outfits — like near - bankrupt Infigen — to pedal a story that the adverse health impacts caused by incessant turbine generated low - frequency noise and infrasound (such as sleep deprivation) are the product of «scare - mongering» — which, on his -LSB-...]

As a matter of fact, the Generation Development page of the Ontario Power Authority says, «Manufacturers of modern wind turbines have also reduced noise levels to that of a quiet whisper».

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.

... According to a review by Lovich and Ennen (2013), the construction and operation of wind farms have both potential and known impacts on terrestrial vertebrates, such as: (i) increase in direct mortality due to traffic collisions; (ii) destruction and modification of the habitat, including road development, habitat fragmentation and barriers to gene flow; (iii) noise effects, visual impacts, vibration and shadow flicker effects from turbines; (iv) electromagnetic field generation; (v) macro and microclimate change; (vi) predator attraction; and (vii) increase in fire risks.

The review includes a review of individual risk factors, such as noise sensitivity and others that may affect how people respond to living near wind turbines.

But wind turbine noise is nearly constant, lasts as long as the turbines and comes from multiple directions, as in the area where the whales were recently stranded.»

Germany made big noises and lots of wind turbines, but increased coal burning to make up for the closing of nuclear power plants, as did Japan.

Here is a «time line» showing the history of Wind Turbine Noise problems, going back as far as 1979.

Four years ago, Dr Robert McMurtry (former Dean of Medicine and Western University, companion of the Order of Canada) and independent health researcher (retired pharmacist and health care executive) Carmen Krogh published a «case definition» and diagnostic criteria as a diagnostic tool to help family physicians and others caring for patients who may have been exposed to wind turbine noise emissions.