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The amount of drama surrounding wind turbines never ceases to amaze me. First, we've got the theory that they're killing migratory birds. Then, we get the complaint that they're noisy. Now, there's a report linking the low-frequency noise of wind turbines to a plethora of symptoms from migraines to problems with equilibrium. Is this a honest health phenomenon, or another ploy to halt the development of wind farms?

Dr. Nina Pierpoint, who holds a doctorate from Princeton, is in the process of publishing a book entitled Wind Turbine Syndrome: A Report on the Natural Experiment. Through her study of families in Canada, England, Ireland, Italy, and the US, she's come to believe that living too close to wind farms can cause all sorts of adverse health effects. Supposedly, the low frequency "noise" can screw with your inner ear, causing tinnitus, panic attacks, mood disorders, sleep disorders, childhood behavioral problems, and disruption of equilibrium.

Hmm, maybe I'm biased, but I'm having a little trouble swallowing this news. These symptoms seem a little too broad and conveniently hard to quantify. If this info is accurate -- wind turbines could be very useful in a psychological warfare scenario.