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- Noise Pollution Clearinghouse
An information resource with online database. Campaigns on specific noise issues and distributes "Quiet Zone" newsletter. Offers CD demonstrating worst noise offenders. Often quoted by major media.
- Noisefree America
NFA's monthly "Dirty Dozen" awards spotlight worst noise polluters.
- Ban the Cannons
British Columbia group wants ban on propane cannons and other noise polluting bird scare devices in the Fraser Valley.
- Chronic Noise Pollution
Advice from Gilroy, California. Includes list of links covering major issues.
- Citizens Against Noise
Los Angeles
- European Commission Green Paper on Future Noise Policy
European Commission paper on noise reduction policies.
- Farm Noise and Hearing Project
South Australian network of farmers and health professionals promoting hearing conservation in rural communities.
- Honku: Haiku about Traffic Noise
An international movement grown from one man's therapeutic exercise to alleviate the pain and suffering caused by too many honking vehicles outside his apartment window in Brooklyn
- Hush the Bus Movement
A group of Hong Kong residents fed up with noise pollution from televisions pumping out noise and ads on commuter buses.
- International Commission on Biological Effects of Noise
Sponsoring international congresses every 5 years since 1968, this organization's members are recognized as the leading authorities on the subject of noise and health
- Landscapers Involved with Neighborhoods and Kids (LINK)
Aims to reduce leaf blower noise by networking with others. Includes news release template and contact details.
- League for the Hard of Hearing
Nonprofit aimed at providing a network for consciousness raising and reducing noise. Contains information on airport noise, legislation, fact sheets, how to get involved, and hazards to avoid. Located in New York and Florida, United States.
- Lower the Boom!
Anti-boomcar information.
- Marketplace - Loud Movies
CBC news program investigates sound levels in popular movies. Includes detailed analysis of several recent movies. [Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader for some items]
- Michael Wright's Noise Pollution Website
A rich resource of information, especially on boom cars, offering numerous examples of the contemptuous disregard some boom car operators have for their victims.
- Noise and Traffic Solutions
Netherlands site covering European Union committee to reduce noise pollution and other links.
- Noise Net - Noise and Vibration Information in the UK
Mainly a business directory, but also a source of good information.
- 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.
- Right to Quiet
Vancouver, BC, nonprofit society working to raise awareness of the value, benefits, and difficulties in obtaining quiet.
- Rutgers Noise Technical Assistance Center
Providing training in sound level measurement for enforcement of municipal noise codes, the center has been providing assistance for over 35 years
- Scarsdale Anti-Noise Patrol
Campaign to enforce Scarsdale's summer ban of gas-powered leaf blowers, with noise pollution links, photo galleries, and hearing protection recommendations.
- Silent Majority: Citizens against car alarms
Website for a new campaign to ban car alarms from New York City.
- Stress and Noise
Franklin Institute Report
- 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.
- UK - Noise Act of 1996
Full text of the UK Noise Act of 1996.
- United Kingdom Noise Association (UKNA)
A unique coalition of key organisations lobbying on various aspects of noise.
- World Forum for Acoustic Ecology
Includes background information, membership details, related resources, and information about how to sign up for their Listserv mailing list.
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