A new study is the first in a series to understand how marine mammals like porpoises, whales, and dolphins may be impacted by the construction of wind farms off the coast of Maryland. The new research offers insight into previously unknown habits of harbour porpoises in the Maryland Wind Energy Area, a 125-square-mile area off […]
Dear Sir, I attended a conference in Glasgow on 22nd September on infrasound in relation to wind turbines and the effect on people’s health. A concerned group of acousticians have bravely formed an Independent Noise Working Group because of their concerns that a proportion of people living in proximity of turbines report similar symptoms of […]
WIND TURBINE NOISE RADISSON BLU GLASGOW 22nd September 2017 Speakers left to right: Dr J Yelland, Melvin Grosvenor, Professor M Alves Pereria, M Patrick Dugast. Presentations: Melvin Grosvenor Independent Noise Working Group (INWG) M Patrick Dugast LCF Acoustique Expert Acoustique et Vibrations Dr John Yelland MA DPhil (Oxon) MInstP FIET MIOA AMASA Professor Mariana Alves […]
Register and get tickets here There are around 3000 wind turbines across Scotland, many of them close to individual homes and villages. Similar symptoms such as loss of balance, nausea, loss of coordination, a pressure in the ear, thumping in the head or chest, epistaxis (high volume nosebleeds) are reported from some people living in […]
NOISE: a startling case of two schools in proximity to wind turbines Timeline, of letters (re Affects of Windfarm Noise on Children) to the World Health Organisation, assembled by Mark Duchamps of World Council for Nature 1) – For memo only: November 23, 2015 – Residents from Canada say some children are allegedly receiving nosebleeds […]
At last a sensible report: But does it go far enough? Peers Report On Energy Fails To Address The Real Problem “The Committee examined the impact of the policies of successive governments on the electricity market. In its report the Committee identifies two key failures in the current market: the narrow amount of spare capacity, particularly […]
In a letter to the Scotsman Geoffe Moore said: Before the public get too excited, they should know what Sir David MacKay, ex-chief scientific advisor to the Department of Energy and Climate Change, said recently about renewable energy during his final interview before his sad and untimely death. He stated that there is an “appalling […]
The Noise Abatement Society raises awareness, educates and campaigns for measured, considered and responsible use of sound. twitter. On Wednesday 2nd November the John Connell Awards 2016 were held at the Palace of Westminster John Connell Awards were given for Local Authority Award, Quiet Cities Collaboration Award, Soundscape award, Silent Approach Award, Quiet Logistics Technology Award, […]
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