Silent Treatment

by Ted Rueter Playboy June 1, 2009 If your reporter George Prochnik had been truly interested in understanding boom-car culture (“Boom Car Boom,” March) he would have contacted victims of noise pollution–people who suffer from chronic fatigue, mental...

Our town is loud and dangerous

by Steve Otto Tampa Bay Online July 10, 2009 You know, it was bad enough a couple of weeks ago when we were denied All-America City status, losing out to some towns that had never even held a Super Bowl, much less a Gasparilla. What made it worse was that we were the...

Mitigation and control of noise

AbsoluteAstronomy.com July 17, 2009 Technology to mitigate or remove noise can be applied as follows: There are a variety of strategies for mitigating roadway noise Roadway noise Roadway noise is the collective sound energy emanating from motor vehicles. In the USA it...