I was speaking with an attorney a couple weeks ago and the topic of wind turbines came up. He is representing the local opposition to wind turbine construction. One of the big worries of wind turbine opponents is the effects of low frequency sound. These are sounds between the range of 10 -200 Hz (sound below 20 Hz is called infrasound). Infrasound is not heard by most people but that doesn't mean it isn't sensed at all. It seems there is room for research on the topic of effects of infrasound on humans. It appears that a small percentage of the population might be more sensitive to low frequency sound (abstract here).
A list of review papers on effects of low frequency sound here.
White paper on wind turbine noise here.
Powerpoint presentation on infrasound and noise perception here.
Calculate the wind turbine noise on your property here (maybe only works for UK?).
Wind Turbine Sound calculator from Denmark here and sound map here.
Study on who is annoyed by wind turbine noise and why here.
Wind power opposition here.
Article by Nina Pierpont, local anti-wind turbine activist, here.
Will Kinney, physicist, calls it junk science (at least he doesn't list his academic degrees after his name everytime it is written).
Everything you want to know about why wind power is bad here.
UPDATE: I want to point out that I am in favor of wind generated power in the North Country. I think the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages.
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as part of my mom's bill she has choosen to pay a little extra each month for wind power, I think that's way cool!
Wind turbines are used to generate electricity from the kinetic power of the wind. Historical they were more frequently used as a mechanical device to turn machinery.
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