Photo credit: Tom Swinnen by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies My introduction to noisy windmills, yes, windmills, not wind turbines, came over 40 years ago when I was...
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Madrid halts concerts after noise complaints
Photo credit: Shelagh Murphy by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Reports in The Guardian (United Kingdom) and other news outlets describe how concert noise at Madrid’s renovated Santiago Bernabeu stadium spurred the stadium’s neighbors to action. The...
We’re sick of noise pollution
Photo credit: Sergei Starostin by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The title of Stan Cox’s article on the Naked Capitalism website is: "We’re getting sick of noise pollution," but I might prefer: "We’re getting sick from noise pollution." Or, maybe both...
Connecticut orders recycling plant to cut noise
Photo credit: Alex Fu by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Caitlin Burchill, writing for NBC CT, reports that the state has ordered Reworld (formerly known as Covanta) to reduce noise levels at its waste recycling facility in Bristol, Connecticut. The...
Environmental risks escalate cardiovascular disease
Photo credit: Nancy Bourque by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition "Environmental risks escalate cardiovascular disease burden, experts warn." That’s the headline of an article from the American Journal of Managed Care by reporter Maggie Shaw. Shaw reported on...
Urban noise pollution harms our hearts
Photo credit: Kaique Rocha by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The News Medical Life Sciences website reports on two studies presented at the current meeting of the European Society of Cardiology. The studies show that urban noise pollution was associated...
Last chance for QC member event!
Photo credit: Tricia Glass by Quiet Communities staff Not a QC member? Join Quiet Communities to access this exclusive QC close-up event: "Electric Landcare: A Gateway to Greener, Quieter Communities." It will take place on Thursday, Sept. 12 from 4-5 p.m. EST. The...
Amazon delivery drones a scourge of Texas town
Photo credit: JESHOOTS.com by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The complete headline of this New York Post article is: "Amazon’s delivery drones become scourge of Texas town: It sounds like a giant hive of bees.” The article reports on Amazon’s use of...
Upcoming UECNA webinar on noise
Photo credit: fauxels by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Our friends at the European Union Against Aircraft Nuisances, or UECNA, announced a webinar about the effects of ultrafine particles and low frequency noise on humans. The speaker will be Dr. Ourania...