2. Denmark’s turbines are mostly small compared to modern machines, and they are not close to homes. Danish law recognizes that property values are effected by nearby turbines. Germany has clear noise regulations that require the turbines to be a substantial distance from homes: in quiet regions, it is 1-1.5 km minimum. One German consultant to developers, Retexo-RISP, said several years ago that wind turbines should not be closer than 2 km from homes.

3. Again, “these people” did not expect and were not looking for ill effects from the turbines. Many of them have been forced to abandon their homes.

P.S. Pierpont’s book is now printed and available at http://www.windturbinesyndrome.com

2. Denmark’s turbines are mostly small compared to modern machines, and they are not close to homes. Danish law recognizes that property values are effected by nearby turbines. Germany has clear noise regulations that require the turbines to be a substantial distance from homes: in quiet regions, it is 1-1.5 km minimum. One German consultant to developers, Retexo-RISP, said several years ago that wind turbines should not be closer than 2 km from homes.

3. Again, “these people” did not expect and were not looking for ill effects from the turbines. Many of them have been forced to abandon their homes.

P.S. Pierpont’s book is now printed and available at http://www.windturbinesyndrome.com

There is also the possibility that because these people have gotten it in their head that turbines are bad that they stress themselves out and think they are hearing the sounds that no normal person would here. In other words if they didn’t know the turbine was there they wouldn’t hear it. If someone wanted to do a real test they would record the sounds made by a turbine, then replay the recording of the sounds to a residential area that was not aware of it (at the same setback that said turbine would be at) and I doubt there would be very many complaints if any let alone terrible earth shattering health problems.

There is also the possibility that because these people have gotten it in their head that turbines are bad that they stress themselves out and think they are hearing the sounds that no normal person would here. In other words if they didn’t know the turbine was there they wouldn’t hear it. If someone wanted to do a real test they would record the sounds made by a turbine, then replay the recording of the sounds to a residential area that was not aware of it (at the same setback that said turbine would be at) and I doubt there would be very many complaints if any let alone terrible earth shattering health problems.

That was at http://cleantechnica.com/2008/08/18/wind-turbines-and-health/

As noted there, “Two kilometers (1.2 miles) is often cited as an ideal minimum distance for everyone’s comfort.”

Which is exactly what Pierpont suggests.

That was at http://cleantechnica.com/2008/08/18/wind-turbines-and-health/

As noted there, “Two kilometers (1.2 miles) is often cited as an ideal minimum distance for everyone’s comfort.”

Which is exactly what Pierpont suggests.

The owner of the Melancthon facility in Ontario has bought 6 properties of people suffering ill health from the turbines. The purchase agreements included gag orders against publicizing them. (Most leases and even neighbor “forbearance” contracts include gag orders against revealing problems.) Any “self-indulging narcissism” appears to be on the part of the industry and its defenders, not its victims.

The owner of the Melancthon facility in Ontario has bought 6 properties of people suffering ill health from the turbines. The purchase agreements included gag orders against publicizing them. (Most leases and even neighbor “forbearance” contracts include gag orders against revealing problems.) Any “self-indulging narcissism” appears to be on the part of the industry and its defenders, not its victims.

Wind Power Noise Effects Studies

Leventhal, G. (2006). Infrasound from Wind Turbines ? Fact, Fiction or Deception. Canadian Acoustics 24(2).

Summary: Discussion of infrasound and what it really is and how the media and those who don?t understand it talk about it. Infrasound generally occurs at levels higher than the levels produced by wind towers.

American Wind Energy Association. (2008). Facts about Wind Energy and Noise. Available at http://www.awea.org/pubs/factsheets/Utility_Scale_Wind_Energy_Sound.pdf

Summary: Lists many of the concerns related to commercial scale wind power and defends against those claims.

The British Wind Energy Association. (2000). Noise from Wind Turbines: The Facts. Available at http://www.bwea.com/pdf/noise.pdf

Summary: Explanation of where the noise from wind turbines comes from and a comparison to other noise levels.

Warburton, A. M. (2004). Examining Utility Scale Wind Energy Development in Nova Scotia: A Planning Perspective. Dalhousie University. Halifax, Nova Scotia

Summary: A review of many of the health concerns related to wind farms. Full of great sources and other references.

Howe, B. (2006). Wind Turbines and Infrasound. Howe Gastmeier Chapnik Limited. Mississauga, ON. Available at http://www.canwea.ca/images/uploads/File/CanWEA_Infrasound_Study_Final.pdf

Summary: A discussion of infrasound, what it is, levels produced by wind turbines, levels required to pose health threats to humans.

Jakobsen J. 2005. Infrasound Emission from Wind Turbines. Journal of Low Frequency Noise, Vibration and Active Control. 24(3): 145-155. http://www.hayswind.com/info/low%20frequency%20noise%20-%20jakobsen.pdf

Summary: A survey of all known published material on infrasound generation from wind turbines. Newer upwind rotor generation produces infrasound at levels too low to be perceived or harmful.

The Acoustical Society of America has many published articles about wind turbine noise on its website.

In February 2008, Chatham-Kent Municipal Council received a package of documents titled Wind Energy and Human Health Research Brief Volume 1, 2, and 3.79,80,81 The volumes consist of numerous entries from curriculum vitas to newspaper articles. Nina Pierpont, writes several of the articles. The literature search utilized by Chatham-Kent Public Health for the Chatham-Kent report, revealed no articles or research papers by Nina Pierpont published in scientific or peer reviewed journals. Several of the studies Dr. Pierpont has conducted are case studies, meaning they are a documentation of an individual?s account of a situation or experience. One cannot discount the information, yet it is prudent that generalizations from such limited data are avoided. Several of the articles, all of Volume 3, have nothing to do with wind power or the health effects of wind farms and the intent of these articles remains unclear.

MUNICIPALITY OF CHATHAM-KENT

HEALTH & FAMILY SERVICES PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT

INFORMATION REPORT

Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) Summary-Low Frequency Noise Report

First International Meeting on Wind Turbine Noise: Perspectives for Control

Berlin 17th and 18th October 2005

How the “mythology” of infrasound and low frequency

noise related to wind turbines might have developed

Geoff Leventhall

Noise Consultant 150 Craddocks Avenue

Ashtead Surrey KT21 1NL UK

geoff@activenoise.co.uk

Wind Power Noise Effects Studies

Leventhal, G. (2006). Infrasound from Wind Turbines ? Fact, Fiction or Deception. Canadian Acoustics 24(2).

Summary: Discussion of infrasound and what it really is and how the media and those who don?t understand it talk about it. Infrasound generally occurs at levels higher than the levels produced by wind towers.

American Wind Energy Association. (2008). Facts about Wind Energy and Noise. Available at http://www.awea.org/pubs/factsheets/Utility_Scale_Wind_Energy_Sound.pdf

Summary: Lists many of the concerns related to commercial scale wind power and defends against those claims.

The British Wind Energy Association. (2000). Noise from Wind Turbines: The Facts. Available at http://www.bwea.com/pdf/noise.pdf

Summary: Explanation of where the noise from wind turbines comes from and a comparison to other noise levels.

Warburton, A. M. (2004). Examining Utility Scale Wind Energy Development in Nova Scotia: A Planning Perspective. Dalhousie University. Halifax, Nova Scotia

Summary: A review of many of the health concerns related to wind farms. Full of great sources and other references.

Howe, B. (2006). Wind Turbines and Infrasound. Howe Gastmeier Chapnik Limited. Mississauga, ON. Available at http://www.canwea.ca/images/uploads/File/CanWEA_Infrasound_Study_Final.pdf

Summary: A discussion of infrasound, what it is, levels produced by wind turbines, levels required to pose health threats to humans.

Jakobsen J. 2005. Infrasound Emission from Wind Turbines. Journal of Low Frequency Noise, Vibration and Active Control. 24(3): 145-155. http://www.hayswind.com/info/low%20frequency%20noise%20-%20jakobsen.pdf

Summary: A survey of all known published material on infrasound generation from wind turbines. Newer upwind rotor generation produces infrasound at levels too low to be perceived or harmful.

The Acoustical Society of America has many published articles about wind turbine noise on its website.

In February 2008, Chatham-Kent Municipal Council received a package of documents titled Wind Energy and Human Health Research Brief Volume 1, 2, and 3.79,80,81 The volumes consist of numerous entries from curriculum vitas to newspaper articles. Nina Pierpont, writes several of the articles. The literature search utilized by Chatham-Kent Public Health for the Chatham-Kent report, revealed no articles or research papers by Nina Pierpont published in scientific or peer reviewed journals. Several of the studies Dr. Pierpont has conducted are case studies, meaning they are a documentation of an individual?s account of a situation or experience. One cannot discount the information, yet it is prudent that generalizations from such limited data are avoided. Several of the articles, all of Volume 3, have nothing to do with wind power or the health effects of wind farms and the intent of these articles remains unclear.

MUNICIPALITY OF CHATHAM-KENT

HEALTH & FAMILY SERVICES PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT

INFORMATION REPORT

Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) Summary-Low Frequency Noise Report

First International Meeting on Wind Turbine Noise: Perspectives for Control

Berlin 17th and 18th October 2005

How the “mythology” of infrasound and low frequency

noise related to wind turbines might have developed

Geoff Leventhall

Noise Consultant 150 Craddocks Avenue

Ashtead Surrey KT21 1NL UK

geoff@activenoise.co.uk

It also seems to me that her unfortunate claim of peer review (she should have called them notes of support or something) is a red herring for dismissing the whole study, which is even more unfortunate, and ultimately counterproductive.

Likewise, countering her and others’ arguments with statements by the British Wind Energy Association — an industry trade group — is a fine example itself of self-aggrandizing circular referencing.

It also seems to me that her unfortunate claim of peer review (she should have called them notes of support or something) is a red herring for dismissing the whole study, which is even more unfortunate, and ultimately counterproductive.

Likewise, countering her and others’ arguments with statements by the British Wind Energy Association — an industry trade group — is a fine example itself of self-aggrandizing circular referencing.

We have a local project that has been in the works for almost 4 years! The opposition is led by an attorney who quotes this woman’s word as ‘proof’ that wind farms are harmful. He makes other outrageous statements that the locals take as true because he is an attorney and of course they would never lie, right? He’s made claims of lawsuits that were really just lists of opponents, he mis-represents EIA info about wind energy. Each time I try to tell people about his Bizzaro world logic, he comes up with something new. He has repeatedly said government studies say wind will NEVER provide more than 1% of our energy. In reality, DOE calims we can be over 10% in 10 years and possibly up to 20% of our energy can come from wind and solar alone in just a few years. I hate to see ignorance win.

We have a local project that has been in the works for almost 4 years! The opposition is led by an attorney who quotes this woman’s word as ‘proof’ that wind farms are harmful. He makes other outrageous statements that the locals take as true because he is an attorney and of course they would never lie, right? He’s made claims of lawsuits that were really just lists of opponents, he mis-represents EIA info about wind energy. Each time I try to tell people about his Bizzaro world logic, he comes up with something new. He has repeatedly said government studies say wind will NEVER provide more than 1% of our energy. In reality, DOE calims we can be over 10% in 10 years and possibly up to 20% of our energy can come from wind and solar alone in just a few years. I hate to see ignorance win.

this is not skepticism about peer review. What I’m saying is this woman is making unfounded claims that others are taking as scientific fact. Peer review is an established scientific process which she glibly dismisses and tries to redefine to suit her needs. the wind industry is scrutinized to a much higher degree than most others- by universtity labs, DOE, Electricity providers, AND it takes years of wind and wildlife studies just to get the final OK to build. She is a pediatrician NOT a valid authority, but others in the NIMBY world think she is.

this is not skepticism about peer review. What I’m saying is this woman is making unfounded claims that others are taking as scientific fact. Peer review is an established scientific process which she glibly dismisses and tries to redefine to suit her needs. the wind industry is scrutinized to a much higher degree than most others- by universtity labs, DOE, Electricity providers, AND it takes years of wind and wildlife studies just to get the final OK to build. She is a pediatrician NOT a valid authority, but others in the NIMBY world think she is.