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Noise, health
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Shadow flicker
Our life with DeKalb (USA) wind turbines Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, USA
Loss of property value
Danish homeowners in Sweden rebel against ill-sited wind farms.
Effects on tourism
Caravan park in North Yorkshire, England
Blade throw
Permitting setbacks requirements for wind turbines in California
Birds and bats
Wind turbines: 'Eco-friendly' - but not to eagles Who is afraid of wind turbines? Here, a Turkey Vulture (video) Deadly blades - pictures Not friendly to the eagles Vulture struck by wind turbine (video) Windfarms accelerate an extinction Open Letter to Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Open letter to the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) Chilling Statistics Fatal attraction: birds and wind turbines (videos)
Other animals
Dairy cattle getting Wind Turbine Syndrome? Stray voltage? (Japan)
The backup problem
Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland Ireland in green trouble? The cost of backup in Australia
The high cost of windpower
Windmills: Bigger waste than eHealth
Violation of democratic rights
A step towards a vandal state The inhuman face of Swedish wind power

THE SOCIETY FOR WIND VIGILANCE

Wind turbine noise, sleep and health

Dr Christopher Hanning. BSc, MB, BS, MRCS, LRCP, FRCA, MD

April 2010

Approved by
Robert McMurtry, M.D., F.R.C.S. (C), F.A.C.S
Michael A. Nissenbaum, M.D.
Roy D. Jeffery, M.D., F.C.F.P. (Can).
John Harrison, Ph.D.
Richard James, INCE
David L. White, EET, CMBB
Brett Horner BA, CMA
Beth Harrington, B.MUS
Carmen Krogh, B.Sc. (Pharm.)

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