Comments on: The Annoyance of Energy Independence http://www.clf.org/blog/clean-energy-climate-change/the-annoyance-of-energy-independence/ For a thriving New England Tue, 17 Sep 2013 23:46:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Jo Anne Shatkin http://www.clf.org/blog/clean-energy-climate-change/the-annoyance-of-energy-independence/#comment-2062 Jo Anne Shatkin Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:24:12 +0000 http://www.clf.org/?p=7214#comment-2062 Great point, Peter. Animals can’t easily register their annoyance levels, but their behavoir is telling.

]]> By: Peter Wellenberger http://www.clf.org/blog/clean-energy-climate-change/the-annoyance-of-energy-independence/#comment-2059 Peter Wellenberger Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:08:58 +0000 http://www.clf.org/?p=7214#comment-2059 I am so glad you wrote this article. Countless studies on wildlife have shown most animals can adjust to noise that is steady opposed to loud, sudden noises. That is why you can find nesting bald eagles along the ME Turnpike – the hum of the cars is constant and not a threat to them. Humans react the same way.

I gew up in the flight path of JFK Airport on Long Island. Every day, the planes flew directly over my house. Friends from out of state who came to visit would ask, ‘how do you stand the constant roar of jet engines’? My response was – what jets? If we can adapt to 747′s flying overhead, we can certainly adapt to wind turbines. We need energy and wind is one of the best renewable sources available to us.

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