Earlier this week, ABC Newsasked:
Can wind power be hazardous to your health?
Some residents of a Cape Cod town have complained about headaches, nausea and other symptoms that they attribute to noise from wind turbines near their homes. I've written about "wind turbine syndrome" a bunch of times, including here at Discover and over at Slate. I've also chided a journalist who's become obsessed by it, and who after seeing the ABC piece, tweeted:
Residents of Falmouth, MA abandoned their home due to wind turbine noise. @keithkloor thinks they're making it up. http://t.co/CbTNWAtlYJ — Robert Bryce (@pwrhungry) October 24, 2013
This is of course not true. I think these people are sincere. In fact, I think believers in wind turbine syndrome are just as sincere as those who believe they are being sickened from power lines and WiFi signals and cell phones. Similarly, I'm certain that some people truly ...
