NEWEEP Presentation - A 37-slide Powerpoint presentation on Public Perception and Annoyance in response to wind farms. Includes experiential accounts, summary of research, and introduction to noise sensitivity and place identity as possible contributors to the variation in response that is seen between individuals, and in different communities [NEWEEP PDF]

Looking for Wind Industry Leadership in Reducing Noise Impacts- An invited column published online by the trade magazine Renewable Energy World, February 2011.[REW COLUMN PDF] [READ ON REW WEBSITE]

Wind Farm Noise: Moderate but Real - Guest column published in a Michigan newspaper, in response to a similar piece from Duke Energy, May 2011. [MODERATE BUT REAL PDF]

Wind Farm Noise: Community Response Considerations - A 4-page summary prepared for the San Miguel County Commission, December 2010. [SAN MIGUEL PDF]

Wind and Wildlife poster - A poster prepared for the National Wind Coordinating Committee's 8th Wind and Wildlife workshop, October 2010. Focuses on the management implications of variability in noise sensitivity within wildlife populations. [NWCC POSTER]

Wind Farm Noise 2009 - AEI's earlier overview of the issue, published early 2010. Includes summaries of recent research. [AEI 2009 WIND REPORT]

 AEI Key Collaborative and Outreach Activities, 2004-11

• January 2004: Greenpeace USA released “Sonic Impacts,” a comprehensive report on the environmental effects of seismic surveys at sea; distributed to delegates at the UN Law of the Sea annual meeting.  This report was written under contract by AEI and has become a primary source for environmental groups worldwide. [MORE]
• April 2004: Co-founded the American Society for Acoustic Ecology, the long-anticipated US affiliate of the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology. AEI founder Jim Cummings elected first President of ASAE. [MORE]
• February-May 2004: Presented “Ears Wide Open” as part of Santa Fe public schools’ Partners in Education; 28 one-hour programs for classes and enrichment groups in grades 1 through 6.
• November 2004: Organized and moderated a panel on Ocean Noise at the 8^th International Wildlife Law Conference (New Orleans, LA); participants included the Director of the Marine Mammal Commission, the head of Columbia’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory marine science program, an NRDC lawyer, and an acoustician.
• February 2005: Collaborated with Western Soundscape Project (Boise, ID) to develop planning grant proposal for a library and museum-based western soundscape archive
• April 2005: Panelist at New Mexico Heritage Preservation Alliance conference, introduced Treasured Soundscapes of New Mexico.
• October 2004-May 2005: Organized an eight-event Acoustic Ecology lecture series, held at the College of Santa Fe. [MORE]
• May 2006: Presented a paper and sound installation at Sound, Environment, and Connective Technologies conference, University of California Riverside.
• June 2006: Featured speaker at Nature Sounds Society annual field weekend, Yuba Pass, California.
• May 2007: Invited plenary speaker at the Alberta Energy Utilities Board biannual noise control conference.
• Summer and fall 2007:  Guest-edited a special edition of the Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy on the topic of ocean noise; pubication date, published as two issues.
• December 2007: Co-edited the 2007 volume of Soundscape, the journal of the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology; issue theme: Soundscape Art, Science, and Environmental Activism.
• August 2008: Attended the Second International Conference on Acoustic Communication by Animals, presented talk on Science, Policy, and the Emerging Ethics of Ocean Noise.
• May 2009: Invited by the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans to be a member of an expert panel convened to assess the effectiveness of Canadian mitigation practices addressing the noise impacts of seismic surveys on marine animals. [SEE POST]
• May 2009: Invited plenary speaker at the Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board biannual noise control conference. [SEE SUMMARY]
• March 2010: Invited to submit an article to Renewable Energy World on wind farm noise concerns. [READ ARTICLE]
• April 2010: Participated in the Ocean Observatories Initiative science community workshop, Tempe, Arizona.
• May 2010: Plenary presentation at the 2nd International Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life conference, Cork, Ireland. [SEE PRESENTATION]
• July 2010: Invited presenter in the DOE-funded New England Wind Energy Education Project webinar on wind farm noise issues. [SEE PRESENTATION]
• August 2010: Interviewed as part of a Renewable Energy World podcast on wind energy noise issues, seven minutes of airtime. [READ ARTICLE/LISTEN TO PODCAST]
• September 2010: Cited in a New York Times cover story on wind energy noise issues [SEE ARTICLE]; letter to the editor published the following week (online) [SEE LETTER].
• October 2010: Poster presentation at the National Wind Coordinating Committee Wind and Wildlife meeting, Denver, Colorado.
• December 2010: Expert witness at a San Miguel County special hearing on their wind farm noise ordinance, Las Vegas, NM.
• February 2011: Invited to submit a piece to Renewable Energy World on the need for more flexibilty in setting community noise limits in different types of communties.
• June 2011: Invited to be a panelist at the DOE-sponsored New England Wind Energy Education Project conference (could not attend due to scheduling).

Partnerships and Collaborations

AEI is engaged in ongoing dialogue and exchange of expertise with many other organizations, including Winter Wildlands Alliance, NOAA/NMFS, Ocean Noise Coalition, Seaflow, National Park Service Soundscape Program, National Forest Service planners, Marine Mammal Commission, Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans, NRDC, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Energy, Chamber of Shipping of America, the US Navy, and researchers at academic institutions worldwide.