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Wind-turbine noise: What audiologists should know
Author: Punch, Jerry; James, Richard; and Pabst, Dan
Most of us would agree that the modern wind turbine is a desirable alternative for producing electrical energy. one of the most highly touted ways to meet a federal mandate that 20 percent of all energy must come from renewable sources by 2020 is to install large numbers of utility-scale wind turbines. Evidence has been mounting over the past decade, however, that these utility-scale wind turbines produce significant levels of low-frequency noise and vibration that can be highly disturbing to . . .
More »Presentation to the Hammond (NY) Wind Committee
Author: Pierpont, Nina
My name is Nina Pierpont. I am a physician in Malone, NY, and author of a book called Wind Turbine Syndrome: a Report on a Natural Experiment, published in December 2009. My M.D. is from the Johns Hopkins University. My PhD, in population biology, is from Princeton University. Population biology has extensive overlap with epidemiology. In fact, one of my doctoral committee members, Robert May, is a prominent theoretical epidemiologist, who subsequently became president of the Royal Society of London . . .
More »Wind Turbine Syndrome: Excerpts from the Executive Summary
Author: Pierpont, Nina
The core of the book is a scientific report presenting original, primary research on symptomatic people living near large industrial wind turbines (1.5-3 MW) erected since 2004. The findings: 1) Wind turbines cause Wind Turbine Syndrome. We know this because people have symptoms when they are close to turbines and the symptoms go away when they are away from turbines. The study families themselves figured out that they had to move away from turbines to be rid of their symptoms, and . . .
More »Letter from Nina Pierpont re: 2-km setback bill in Vermont
Author: Pierpont, Nina; et al.
[Click here to read “H.677, an act relating to wind energy plants”] February 10, 2010 Rep. Tony Klein Vermont State House of Representatives 115 State Street Montpelier, VT 05633-5301 Dear Representative Klein, I am writing to express support for H.677, sponsored by Representative Potter and others, which (among other things) creates siting, setback, and noise requirements for industrial wind turbines in the good State of Vermont. With increasing interest in building commercial-scale wind turbines in Vermont, it is imperative the . . .
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