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Trump said the sound wind turbines make (he mistakingly called them windmills) causes cancer. I know we're all supposed to be used to him saying stupid nonsense by now but this just seems more crazier than his usual claims.
I remember his lawsuits over wind turbines in Scotland which could be seen from his golf course and how he lost the suit but to then come up with the claim the noise they make cause cancer seems like a very delusional way to get revenge.
If he either really believes this his mental state is worse than I thought or if people believe him after he said it I worry there truly is nothing he can say that people won't believe.

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4meAndyou · F

This is an interesting article:
https://medium.com/@davidjhawke/do-wind-turbines-cause-cancer-trumps-idea-is-nothing-new-9c73b62bfeeb

Infra-sound is a hum that is beyond the range of most human hearing, but it is emitted by wind turbines. People who live within 5 miles of wind turbines often complain that they are stressed out by the sound, and can't sleep because of it.

And one thing that is provable is that humans who are constantly stressed sustain damage to their immune systems, and it is the immune system which fights off the production of cancer cells.

Notme123abc · 100+, M

@4meAndyou This is an interesting read. I would like to see more studies around this but I still feel that the byproduct of coal (Black Lung disease) and oil (CO2 and other gases) are worse than what we get from even the mining of the rare earth metals used to build/sustain turbines.

softspokenman · M

👍️ Studies have been done on the 'Corona Effect' from the over head heavy cable transmission lines that cross the country and the effect it has had on people living near them. There are office and apartment buildings in NYC and other cities also with solar panels. I remember the power grid Blackout 1965 in Mass. and the East coast. There was another in 2003. @4meAndyou

Notme123abc · 100+, M

@softspokenman Yes. There's been several studies regarding the overhead power lines. I wonder if a more efficient grid, such as one that was powered more locally, would be beneficial. We have a couple of nuclear power plants in IA and NE that are powering people in Ohio which I always thought was VERY inefficient as the lines give off a lot of energy around the lines and the energy it takes to push the power through.
I know you can hear the lines when you walk near them at a couple of parks nearby.