In the town of Richmond, Virginia, a long-drawn battle is going on. On one side are lovers of boom cars and loud exhausts, on the other people who defend their right to quiet in their own homes. Can the two ever co-exist?

Delhi, India has a set of different but just as intractable noise problems. At the heart of them is a power struggle between dominant and submissive neighbours.

And why do millions of young people expose themselves weekly in clubs to amplified sound levels guaranteed to damage their hearing permanently?

Is there pleasure to be had from surrendering your consciousness to over-powering noise?

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	Noise means power

External links
Noise Free America
NoiseOFF: The Citizens' Coalition Against Noise Pollution

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