I wonder what James Dyson thinks of all that "annoying buffeting"?
Wind turbines cause noise pollution.
Ironic, the greenies big idea to eliminate one kind of pollution causes another kind of pollution.
Picture an Earth where every open space is covered in wind turbines. Each on extracting every Newton of force it can from the prevailing winds..... taken to the extreme, wind forces, at least over land masses, is depleted. What kind of climate impact does that bring? Worth thinking about.
Wow msnbc article. Hmmm. Those things kill birds also and put out their own weather too.
But I’ll bet good money that every last one of them voted for the Democrats and donated to them.
So, to them I say “here’s your sign!” IDIOTS
Lower property values equals lower property taxes.
And wait until a flock of birds flies through/near them. Dead birds will litter the area and cause the turbines to malfunction. And what if an endangered bird is killed by the turbines who will the libtard/envio-cultist gov. go after?
And it isn’t even winter in Maine yet. Wait until the turbines go kaput due to cold weather, just ask Minnesota.
Wind turbines-Another demorat/libtard/enviro-cult failure that we are left paying for.
Aw poor babies. They were so happy to see those eysores and they got earaches. typical libs.
Coal power plants are contained and produce cheaper power. Coal Rocks!
Pray for America
The article is typical in its dismissal of health concerns and property values, then cites studies by the wind lobbyists and Obama’s dept of energy! There are reasons to be concerned about effects on health when sited too close to dwellings and there are multiple independent studies showing loss of property values.
I’ve been within a hundred yards of the wind turbines here in PA and the wind rustling through the leaves on the trees was louder than the turbines.
Wind power is a complete disaster
"Denmark, the world’s most wind-intensive nation, with more than 6,000 turbines generating 19% of its electricity, has yet to close a single fossil-fuel plant. It requires 50% more coal-generated electricity to cover wind power’s unpredictability, and pollution and carbon dioxide emissions have risen (by 36% in 2006 alone)."
We heard them on our honeymoon 20 years ago on the Big Island in Hawaii. No one lived near them at this far tip where people cast into the ocean and olivine is present in the lava rock.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ka_Lae
I guess they have closed it down now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWgN8KJxPTA
Ping
...but they are like sculptures, I think they’re beautiful.
~me, pretending to be a crunchy MA lib. You are convinced, no?
I wonder what James Dyson thinks of all that "annoying buffeting"?
I wish they had actually stated the offending frequency range. There is some validity to certain levels and frequencies being intolerable to some persons. I am among this group of people myself.
Low frequency noises present problems higher frequencies do not. Higher frequency noises can be blocked out. Lower frequency is more difficult and no ear protection devices can stop it. Low frequency noises don't just work on the ears they penetrate your skeletal system and the skull itself which is part of your hearing system.
I imagine many factors can make it better or worse as far as the noise generated goes. Design, prevailing wind speeds, and the gear boxes and blade pitches would definitely be factors.
As for claims of it being physiologically damaging? It's not junk science it is Vestibular Science. The Vestibular system {meaning auditory processing system} is in fact linked to anxiety especially in cases where that processing system is damaged to start with.
Just my own story to relate on this. TVA was constructing a high voltage transmission line across my property. I live in a wooded rural area. I am a day sleeper. Their dozers were a good 500-800 feet from the house. Yet every time I laid down to go to sleep it sounded as if they were coming through the house. I would get up and not hear them. Go to the door and barely hear them.
Many of us have heard dripping faucets at night can be literally maddening. This is the exact same principle. It is the individuals sensory filtering which can be making the noises much louder than what others can hear or normally tolerate.
I know this because I have to live with such a disorder and in my case it is too the point of permanent disability. It sets off seizure activity. I wouldn't be rushing to judgment saying the persons complaining are making mountains out of mole hills or do not have legitimate complaint.
Most people’s jaw drops when they are up close for the first time to these things simply because they are blown away with how big they are. They are huge, and make a huge swoosh noise. Take a ride through west Texas from Dallas and you will quickly get the picture about why people get upset.
