{"id":61,"date":"2017-12-01T20:40:03","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T20:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gatehouseprojects.com\/windfarms\/?page_id=61"},"modified":"2017-12-13T16:01:31","modified_gmt":"2017-12-13T16:01:31","slug":"worst-of-it","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/stories.usatodaynetwork.com\/windfarms\/worst-of-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Worst of it"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-61\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-61-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-61-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-61-0-0-0\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"> <link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css?family=Roboto+Condensed:300,400|Adamina|Roboto:300,400,700\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n <link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" href=\"https:\/\/maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com\/font-awesome\/4.7.0\/css\/font-awesome.min.css\">\n <link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" href=\"https:\/\/cdnjs.cloudflare.com\/ajax\/libs\/animate.css\/3.5.2\/animate.min.css\">\n\n<style>\n\t.hentry {\n\t\tmargin: 0px;\n\t}\n<\/style>\n\n<div id=\"colorPicker\" class=\"yellow\"><\/div>\n<nav class=\"wind-nav\">\n\t<div class=\"nav-property-name\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"navbar-title\"><a id=\"menu-trigger\">In the shadow of wind farms<\/a> <img src=\"http:\/\/gatehouseprojects.com\/windfarms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2017\/12\/downarrow-black.png\" class=\"menu-trigger\">\n\t<\/div>\n<\/nav>\n\n<div class=\"menu-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"menu-full animated yellow-background\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"menu-items\">\n\t\t\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/stories.usatodaynetwork.com\/windfarms\">In the shadow<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li style=\"margin-top: -20px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stories.usatodaynetwork.com\/windfarms\">of wind farms<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/stories.usatodaynetwork.com\/windfarms\/worst-of-it\" id=\"worstOfIt\" class=\"menu-underline\">Into the worst of it<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/stories.usatodaynetwork.com\/windfarms\/inside-the-numbers\" id=\"numbers\">Inside the numbers<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/stories.usatodaynetwork.com\/windfarms\/in-your-own-words\" id=\"ownWords\">In your own words<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/stories.usatodaynetwork.com\/windfarms\/inside-the-investigation\" id=\"inside\">Inside the investigation<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li><a id=\"more-stories\">More stories<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"menu-secondary animated yellow-background\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"menu-items\">\n\t\t<li><a id=\"shineldeckers\" href=\"http:\/\/stories.usatodaynetwork.com\/windfarms\/the-shineldeckers\">THE SHINELDECKERS<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li><a id=\"resistance\" href=\"http:\/\/stories.usatodaynetwork.com\/windfarms\/the-resistance\">THE RESISTANCE<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li><a id=\"conflictsInterest\" href=\"http:\/\/stories.usatodaynetwork.com\/windfarms\/conflicts-of-interest\">CONFLICTS OF INTEREST<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li><a id=\"community\" href=\"http:\/\/stories.usatodaynetwork.com\/windfarms\/the-community-rift\">THE COMMUNITY RIFT<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li><a id=\"resources\" href=\"http:\/\/stories.usatodaynetwork.com\/windfarms\/resources\">MORE RESOURCES<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li><a id=\"main-menu\">Main menu<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"share-buttons-gray\" style=\"display:none\" id=\"flickerPageShare\">\n\t\t<a class=\"fa fa-facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=http:\/\/gatehouseprojects.com\/windfarms\/worst-of-it\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"padding-left: 9px; 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This is just one of the affects some attribute to living near an industrial wind farm. Preloaded image from iStock by Getty Images. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Sv8dY91IcPM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The timing for this simulation is based on actual footage recorded by Rod and Sandy Kok.<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<br>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<img src=\"http:\/\/stories.usatodaynetwork.com\/windfarms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2017\/12\/downarrow-white.png\" class=\"intro-scroll-reminder flicker-scroll-reminder\" id=\"flickerPageScroll\">\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flicker-quote\" id=\"flickerQuote1\">\n\t\t\t<h2>&ldquo;The noise is unbearable. 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