From the editor
It appears from all the research that has been done on wind turbines and wind farms that not only is the wind industry not telling you the truth, neither is your govt. When I say your govt., I am talking about all govt. bodies that are involved in the promotion and licensing of wind farms. The evidence is in. The question at this point in time is really very simple. Are you going to stand up and be counted or are you going to do nothing?
Thousands of lives have already been ruined by poorly sited wind farms, you may be next. Both the wind industry and your government knew and continue to know that these wind farms are sited too close to people. It is about economy of scale. Never forget “By the people for the people”
I don’t remember it being changed to
“By the government for the corporations.”
The wind companies are in the process of sucking billions of dollars from taxpayers pockets and your govt. is helping them.
Is Democracy still alive in the so-called free world?
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The document below says it all
Frey_&_Hadden,_Wind_turbines_and_health
Wind turbines are large industrial structures that create obtrusive environmental noise pollution when built too close to dwellings. This annotated review of evidence and research by experts considers the impact of industrial-scale wind turbines suffered by those living nearby. First, the paper includes the comments by some of the families affected by wind turbines, as well as coverage in news media internationally. The experiences described put a human face to the science of acoustics.
Second, the paper reviews research articles within the field of acoustics concerning the acoustic properties of wind turbines and noise. The acoustic characteristics of wind turbines are complex and in combination produce acoustic radiation. Next, the paper reviews the health effects that may result from the acoustic radiation caused by wind turbines, as well as the health effects from noise, because the symptoms parallel one another. Primarily, the consequent health response includes sleep deprivation and the problems that ensue as a result. In addition, this paper reviews articles that report research about the body’s response not only to the audible noise, but also to the inaudible components of noise that can adversely affect the body’s physiology. Research points to a causal link between unwanted sound and sleep deprivation and stress, i.e., whole body physiologic responses.
These injuries are considered in the context of Human Rights, where it is contended that the environmental noise pollution destroys a person’s effective enjoyment of right to respect for home and private life, a violation of Article 8 of the European Court of Human fights Act. Furthermore, the paper considers the consequent devaluation of a dwelling as a measure of part of the damage that arises when wind turbines are sited too close to a dwelling, causing acoustic radiation and consequent adverse health responses.
The review concludes that a safe buffer zone of at least 2km should exist between family dwellings and industrial wind turbines of up to 2MW installed capacity, with greater separation for a wind turbine greater than 2MW installed capacity
Thank you so much! i am currentally writing a
high school debate, whitch i am negative.
[ topic: we should build more wind farms]
this have help me so much thank you.
The turbine manufacturers show a computer generated noise analysis that figure into an effected area.Noise studies are non-existant in Ontario.All information is supplied by the energy companies that continue to make their own rules and dictate to our government how it is going to be done.Who cares about the people that are affected the bottom line is that energy companies need to make more of our money.
Have any of you been near a modern wind turbine? they are quiet.. insanley quiet. When I hear the constant complaining about this isssue, it makes me wonder how incredible ignorant our society has become today. Out of all the issues this world is fighting against, why pick wyndfarms to nag about? Do you not see the list full of other issues that you could be fighting against? but no, instead of putting yourself to good use you would rather sit on the computer and write over and over again statements that are hardly even backed up. Now before you start throwing out how ignorant my comment is, here is some actaul facts. MOST wind energy companys (I am not speaking for all of them)are aware that there are certain flaws in wind energy (as there is in any form of energy) they have never pretended that these flaws didnt exsist, they are aware that the wind turbines affect people from certain distances and that bats specifically are affected by the wind turbines… they never denied this to anyone and if you were to zealous, lazy and greedy to look up the pro’s and cons before allowing someone build one on your property then GET OVER IT! I bet the same people that search the internet night after night, looking for more information on how to get rid of these so called “eye sores” in our towns, never actually stopped at the company sites and saw that one company in specific (vestas) has put over 1.5 million dollars in science reasearch to help cure any flaws that hurt the enviroment or humans. I also bet you didnt know that, that same company pays for some employees to go through university while they work on finding results. Before you start trying to take down these so called “wind monster companies” you better start thinking About who is going to replace the jobs that these companies have provided, who is going to provide a better form of creating clean electricity,? You might also want to star asking yourself, why you are so against these turbines, make sure you have the facts and instead of relying on a bunch of mumble jumble made up by a 50 year old man who has nothing better to do in life then complain complain complain. No one ever said that this form of energy was replacing nuclear centers and gas electricty but it is a safe way to produce extra energy for cunsumption. If windmills didnt work then they wouldnt produce 15000 dollars a day in energy. Well that is my rant, hope it gave you a perspective from the other side of things but knowing people they will skim right by it when they notice it doesnt suite there taste for negativity.
Joan
I would like to thank you for your rant. It was a good one.
I invite you to go and live at any of the homes that people have vacated after the arrival of the wind farm.
Anyway if you don’t already work for Vesta you might give them a call.
Atomcat
Noise pollution? How about 25 years of fuel in a ppol at a nuclear plant that’ll take 1000 years for the radiation do disperse? Who cares about noise pollution.
We are being asked to allow a wind tower to be built on our farm, along with about 100 other wind towers in our area. My question is, “how safe are they, healthwise?”