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Home / Society / Issues / Environment / Sustainable Development / Quiet
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- A Solution to Leaf Blower Distress - Landscapers Involved with Neighborhoods and Kids (LINK) aims to reduce leaf blower noise by networking with others.
www.concentric.net/~Wrigfam
- Ban the Cannons - Advocates a total ban of propane cannons and other noise polluting bird scare devices in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia, Canada.
bancannons.tripod.com
- Farm Noise and Hearing Project - Network of farmers and health professionals that aims to promote hearing conservation in rural communities throughout South Australia.
www.farmnoise.on.net
- Green Paper on Future Noise Policy - European Union paper on noise reduction policies.
europa.eu.int/en/record/green/gp9611/noise.htm
- Heathrow Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise - "World's largest anti-noise group": campaigns to preserve the quality of life for those living around Heathrow. Problems caused by Heathrow include not only the all-pervasive noise, but also air pollution, traffic congestion and the fear of a major disaster.
www.hacan.org.uk
- National Organization to Insure a Sound-controlled Environment - Organization of elected officials and other organizations committed to reducing the impact of aviation noise on local communities. Includes news and upcoming events; membership and contacts details, and legislative priorities.
www.aviation-noise.org
- Noise Act of U.K. - Full text of the UK Noise Act of 1996
www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1996/1996037.htm
- Noise and Traffic Solutions - Netherlands site covering European Union committee to reduce noise pollution and other links.
www.xs4all.nl/~rigolett/ENGELS
- Noise Center - Nonprofit aimed at providing a network for consciousness raising and reducing, noise.
www.lhh.org/noise
- Noise FAQ - Right to Quiet Society presents frequently asked questions about noise pollution and need for quiet. Sponsors annual need for quiet day in collaboration with hearing loss groups.
www.quiet.org/faq.htm
- Noise Pollution - Activist Net features resources, directories, organizations, and websites dedicated to noise pollution.
www.activistnet.org/ResourcePages/NoisePollution.html
- Quest Technologies Inc. - Quest Technologies manufactures, markets and services a complete line of including sound level meters, noise dosimeters, vibration meters, and QuestSuite for Windows data management software.
www.quest-technologies.com
- Quiet Use Coalition - Quiet use of wilderness areas is presented as a normal use and argues against enabling gas engine, motorized machines in the quiet, national forests in U.S.
www.chaffee.net/quc/index.html
- Right to Quiet - Vancouver, BC, Canada based nonprofit society working to bring to people's consciousness, the value, benefits, and difficulties in obtaining, quiet.
www.quiet.org
- The Noiseways Project - Noiseways is a virtual tour of New York City that demonstrates how noise pollution degrades the quality of nationally-known recreational sites and "greenways" used by bicycle and pedestrian commuters.
www.noiseways.org
- Uproar - Working to eliminate the noise of commercial aircraft in the San Francisco Bay Area.
www.uproar.org
- World Forum for Acoustic-Ecology (WFAE) - WFAE is a professional group to enable study of scientific, social, and cultural aspects of natural and human made sound environments.
interact.uoregon.edu/MediaLit/WFAEHomePage
- Noise Pollution Clearinghouse - The NPC works to reducing noise pollution and increasing natural quiet. Extensive online noise related resources.
www.nonoise.org
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