Myths about Noise, Health, & Safety
Wind turbines are machines that spin in the wind and generate electricity atop tall towers. As such, the blades, transmission, and generator emit noise when the turbine is operating. Because modern wind turbines are relatively new on the landscape, a veritable cottage industry has arisen attributing a panoply of ills to wind turbines–even when they are not operating. Consequently, there are numerous studies on the health effects of the noise from wind turbines. This section includes links to these studies and to reports on the general environmental impacts and benefits of wind energy.
Sun Journal: Health effects of wind towers hyped by media
By
Richard Jennings M.d.
Further study, as demanded by opponents of wind, will appropriately continue, and will take time. Given, however, the well-documented and peer-reviewed evidence thus far, there is no medical contraindication to wind power and, given the crisis of our unstable climate, there is no time for further delay.
Wind Turbine “noise” No Biggie for Germans. Why?
By
Peter Sinclair
If wind turbines were as “bad” for you as windbaggers in the US would like you to believe, there should be a lot of body bags piling up in places like Germany, Denmark, and, well, Iowa – places that have large penetration by wind generated electricity.
Department of Health, Victoria, Australia: Windfarms
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The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), the peak national body for research in Australia, issued a Public Statement: Wind Turbines and Health – July 2010 that there was no published scientific evidence to positively link wind turbines to adverse effects.
Department of Health, Victoria, Australia: Wind farms, sound and health
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However, the available evidence does not support claims that inaudible sounds can have direct physiological effects. Physiological effects on humans have only been detected at levels that are easily audible.
Anti-wind farm lobby claims break all laws of physics
By
Stephen Luntz
The case of the increasingly vocal lobby groups against wind farms in populated areas is based on the idea that widely accepted scientific principles are wrong. . .
The Fictitious Uprising – Anti-Wind in English Speaking Countries
By
Ketan Joshi
Consistency is important. When you are faced with a severe deficiency of empirical evidence, you must turn to tactic. The anti-wind lobby uses one tactic with regularity – the generation of enormous lists, riddled with errors, but extremely time-consuming to systematically debunk – it takes 10 seconds to lie, and 10 minutes to show that it’s wrong.
