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Nina Pierpont interviews Falmouth, Mass., wind turbine syndrome victims — September 2011
Author: Pierpont, Nina
The health and well-being of several neighbors was affected after a 1.65-megawatt Vestas wind turbine began operating in July 2010. Falmouth now shuts the turbine down for much of the night. Mark Cool: He said it took months of headaches and other cognitive changes before he began to realize it wasn’t just him; other neighbors nearby had developed odd symptoms at the same time. Annie Hart Cool: Annie notes that she was confused why they were feeling so poorly until . . .
More »Adverse health effects of industrial wind turbines: a preliminary report
Author: Nissenbaum, Michael; Aramini, Jeff; and Hanning, Christopher
INTRODUCTION Guidelines and regulations for the siting of industrial wind turbines (IWT) close to human habitation are generally predicated on the need to protect the sleep of the residents. The recommended setback distances and “safe” external noise levels make the assumptions that IWT noise can be regarded as similar to other forms of environmental noise (traffic, rail and aircraft) and is masked by ambient noise. There has been no in dependent verification that these assumptions are justified and that the . . .
More »Princeton, Mass., wind turbines
Author: Feinsilver, Sam
Princeton Municipal Light Department spent about $7,300,000 for two 1.5-MW Fuhrlander wind turbines, each of them a total height of 360 feet. They became fully operational on January 12, 2010. Many more pictures, and captions, are available on Flickr: click here.
More »Turbine Torture
Author: Funfar, Barry
I am an abutter to what the Town of Falmouth, Massachusetts, calls their WIND 1 – their first wind turbine, a 1.65MW Vestas 400 foot tall goliath. Since it went into operation in early 2010, quite a number of us abutters have suffered serious medical detriments and a gigantic loss of quality of our lives from the noise impact of this machine. My own home is 1662 feet from the turbine, and the effects of the sound on me have caused . . .
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