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"Trump Says Wind Turbine Noise
Causes Cancer (It Does Not)"
(https://nymag-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/nymag.com/intelligencer/amp/2019/04/trump-says-wind-turbine-noise-causes-cancer-it-does-not.html?amp_js_v=a2&_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQCCAE%3D#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=http%3A%2F%2Fnymag.com%2Fintelligencer%2F2019%2F04%2Ftrump-says-wind-turbine-noise-causes-cancer-it-does-not.html)
"We Fact-Checked President Trump’s Dubious Claims on the Perils of Wind Power"
(https://www-nytimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.nytimes.com/2019/04/03/climate/fact-check-trump-windmills.amp.html?amp_js_v=a2&_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQCCAE%3D#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2019%2F04%2F03%2Fclimate%2Ffact-check-trump-windmills.html)
I hate doing this (OK, actually, I don't), but pointing out the Western Left's Science Illiteracy has become a bit of an obsession with me. The reason for that, is that our media is predominantly Leftist reliably feeds into that anti science mentality, because our media is overwhelmingly comprised of people who neither like nor understand much science and less math.
That said, Trump's wind turbine noise/cancer claims are speculative, at best...but they're actually LESS unscientific then those of his critics, who claim they are patently false.
The truth is, WE DON'T KNOW the impact of noise on cancer, BUT it's being studied.
A 2017 study published in the Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, titled, "Environmental noise and breast cancer risk" states, "The causes of breast cancer have been explored during many decades, and especially sex hormones play a pivotal role in the most established risk factors such as early menarche, late menopause, nulliparity, late first pregnancy, oral contraceptives, and hormone replacement therapy. Overall, however, these and other established risk factors for breast cancer explain only a minor fraction of the diseases. Non-hormonal avenues of potential risk factors for breast cancer have also been pursued. Recently, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified shiftwork that involves circadian disruption (DISRUPTED SLEEP PATTERNS) as a probable cause for human breast cancer, and the evidence for this association is mounting. Further, even exposure to ill-timed light-at-night beyond night work, ie, social jetlag and living in highly lit urban areas, may be associated with breast cancer. (PROBABLY ALSO DUE TO THEIR EFFECT ON SLEEP PATTERNS)
"It has recently been suggested that exposure to AMBIENT NOISE may also be involved in breast cancer risk. Noise is defined as unwanted and unpleasant sounds, and apparently evolution has programmed humans and animals to be aware of high sounds as possible sources of danger. Thus, TRAFFIC NOISE from AIRCRAFTS, CARS, RAILWAYS and TRAINS are relatively NEW ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS, which have expanded after World War II and are now widespread especially in urban areas and around airports. It is well documented that loud noise can cause hearing loss. IT IS ALSO WELL KNOWN THAT NOCTURNAL NOISE DISTURBS BOTH THE LENGTH AND QUALITY OF SLEEP..." (EMPHASIS mine)
(http://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=3681)
According to another 2013 study (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3653647/), 2013 study, these are some adverse effects associated with wind turbines: “People who live or work in close proximity to IWTs have experienced symptoms that include decreased quality of life, annoyance, stress, SLEEP DISTURBANCE, headache, anxiety, depression, and cognitive dysfunction. Some have also felt anger, grief, or a sense of injustice,” says the study. It says also that these effects may be caused by “turbine noise, infrasound, dirty electricity, ground current, and shadow flicker.” But there is no evidence to support cancer risk coming from wind turbines." (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3653647/#__sec2title)
The actual scientific literature claims disrupted sleep patterns and "ambient noise" (ie. traffic noise from aircrafts, cars, railways and trains are relatively new environmental pollutants, etc.) may well be related to cancer.
So, the noise issue is NOT the means to "scientifically" attack Trump's claim here, as that's still being studied.
What is undeniable is that there appear to be much higher cancer risks from burning coal, the use of traditional fossil fuels.
THAT much is undeniable.
This mocking hysteria over Trump's oversimplified speculation amounts to the weaponizing of science by those who don't understand it.
There is an irony in that the predominantly English Lit, History and Social Studies majors in our media, generally people who did everything they could to avoid taking math and science in College, are the ones now trying to weaponize a field of study they don't understand.
Even MORE ironic, is that their attempts to weaponize science, puts them in the SAME boat as Donald Trump, who also oversimplifies things to make personal points.
That's why this ongoing debunking and undermining of our national media is so vital. Their consistently anti science stance is dangerous.
.
(https://nymag-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/nymag.com/intelligencer/amp/2019/04/trump-says-wind-turbine-noise-causes-cancer-it-does-not.html?amp_js_v=a2&_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQCCAE%3D#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=http%3A%2F%2Fnymag.com%2Fintelligencer%2F2019%2F04%2Ftrump-says-wind-turbine-noise-causes-cancer-it-does-not.html)
"We Fact-Checked President Trump’s Dubious Claims on the Perils of Wind Power"
(https://www-nytimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.nytimes.com/2019/04/03/climate/fact-check-trump-windmills.amp.html?amp_js_v=a2&_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQCCAE%3D#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2019%2F04%2F03%2Fclimate%2Ffact-check-trump-windmills.html)
I hate doing this (OK, actually, I don't), but pointing out the Western Left's Science Illiteracy has become a bit of an obsession with me. The reason for that, is that our media is predominantly Leftist reliably feeds into that anti science mentality, because our media is overwhelmingly comprised of people who neither like nor understand much science and less math.
That said, Trump's wind turbine noise/cancer claims are speculative, at best...but they're actually LESS unscientific then those of his critics, who claim they are patently false.
The truth is, WE DON'T KNOW the impact of noise on cancer, BUT it's being studied.
A 2017 study published in the Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, titled, "Environmental noise and breast cancer risk" states, "The causes of breast cancer have been explored during many decades, and especially sex hormones play a pivotal role in the most established risk factors such as early menarche, late menopause, nulliparity, late first pregnancy, oral contraceptives, and hormone replacement therapy. Overall, however, these and other established risk factors for breast cancer explain only a minor fraction of the diseases. Non-hormonal avenues of potential risk factors for breast cancer have also been pursued. Recently, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified shiftwork that involves circadian disruption (DISRUPTED SLEEP PATTERNS) as a probable cause for human breast cancer, and the evidence for this association is mounting. Further, even exposure to ill-timed light-at-night beyond night work, ie, social jetlag and living in highly lit urban areas, may be associated with breast cancer. (PROBABLY ALSO DUE TO THEIR EFFECT ON SLEEP PATTERNS)
"It has recently been suggested that exposure to AMBIENT NOISE may also be involved in breast cancer risk. Noise is defined as unwanted and unpleasant sounds, and apparently evolution has programmed humans and animals to be aware of high sounds as possible sources of danger. Thus, TRAFFIC NOISE from AIRCRAFTS, CARS, RAILWAYS and TRAINS are relatively NEW ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS, which have expanded after World War II and are now widespread especially in urban areas and around airports. It is well documented that loud noise can cause hearing loss. IT IS ALSO WELL KNOWN THAT NOCTURNAL NOISE DISTURBS BOTH THE LENGTH AND QUALITY OF SLEEP..." (EMPHASIS mine)
(http://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=3681)
According to another 2013 study (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3653647/), 2013 study, these are some adverse effects associated with wind turbines: “People who live or work in close proximity to IWTs have experienced symptoms that include decreased quality of life, annoyance, stress, SLEEP DISTURBANCE, headache, anxiety, depression, and cognitive dysfunction. Some have also felt anger, grief, or a sense of injustice,” says the study. It says also that these effects may be caused by “turbine noise, infrasound, dirty electricity, ground current, and shadow flicker.” But there is no evidence to support cancer risk coming from wind turbines." (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3653647/#__sec2title)
The actual scientific literature claims disrupted sleep patterns and "ambient noise" (ie. traffic noise from aircrafts, cars, railways and trains are relatively new environmental pollutants, etc.) may well be related to cancer.
So, the noise issue is NOT the means to "scientifically" attack Trump's claim here, as that's still being studied.
What is undeniable is that there appear to be much higher cancer risks from burning coal, the use of traditional fossil fuels.
THAT much is undeniable.
This mocking hysteria over Trump's oversimplified speculation amounts to the weaponizing of science by those who don't understand it.
There is an irony in that the predominantly English Lit, History and Social Studies majors in our media, generally people who did everything they could to avoid taking math and science in College, are the ones now trying to weaponize a field of study they don't understand.
Even MORE ironic, is that their attempts to weaponize science, puts them in the SAME boat as Donald Trump, who also oversimplifies things to make personal points.
That's why this ongoing debunking and undermining of our national media is so vital. Their consistently anti science stance is dangerous.
.
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