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.
Orangeville Citizen: Doctors support turbines, criticize fossil, nuclear options
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The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) is describing Health Canada’s study of health impacts from wind turbines as “superfluous (and) a waste of time and a waste of public funds.”. .
Simon Chapman: Wind turbine syndrome: a classic ‘communicated’ disease
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At the beginning of this year I started collecting examples of health problems some people were attributing to wind turbine exposure. I had noticed a growing number of such claims on the internet and was curious about how many I could find. Within an hour or two I had found nearly 50 and today the number has grown to an astonishing 155. . .
London Free Press: Wind storm
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The medical officer of health for Chatham-Kent says claims that turbines affect human health are nothing more than hot air. . .
Damian Carrington: Why there’s only one honest objection to wind farms
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The daft claim that wind subsidies have driven 50,000 people into fuel poverty exemplifies the dishonesty of most objections . . .
Neil Barrett’s Getting the Wind Up: Exploring the concerns about adverse health effects of wind power in Australia and Europe
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Denmark and Germany provide evidence of a different kind: despite the presence of 30,000 wind turbines in these two countries, adverse health effects are not a significant issue in either country. . .
Mike Barnard: Is the infrasound emitted by wind turbines harmful to humans or animals?
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Mike Barnard
Summary: the infrasound produced by wind turbines is too quiet to be heard, felt or to cause harm. . .
