Category Archives: Industrial Wind Health Issues

Watertown Daily Times | Noise, shadow flicker from wind farms causing an uproar

RURAL MINNESOTA: State is fourth-largest wind power producer; projects worth hundreds of millions of dollars being opposed MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2010 ELKTON, Minn. — Every sunny morning, shadows from the massive rotating blades swing across their breakfast table. The giant … Continue reading

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Wind turbines can cause adverse health effects.

Courtesy of the Industrial Wind Action Group: Wind turbines can cause adverse health effects: The Society for Wind Vigilance (SWV) has released its analysis of the American and Canadian Wind Energy Association sponsored report on adverse health effects from industrial … Continue reading

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Dr. Robert McMurtry discussion on the issue of wind turbines and health will live-stream on Monday 1/11/10 at 10 am est.

Please circulate!!!  Courtesy of our friends at Wind Concerns Ontario: Hear this important discussion with Dr. Robert McMurtry at “ Live Stream 98 The Beach” on Monday, January 11, 2009  at 10:00 am est. Dr. Robert Y. McMurtry, MD FRCSC FACS … Continue reading

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“Wind Turbine Syndrome: A Report on a Natural Experiment” – Executive Summary

Thanks to our friends at the excellent resource, Wind Concerns Ontario, for linking us to the Executive Summary of the new book, “Wind Turbine Syndrome: A Report on a Natural Experiment“, published by Dr. Nina Pierpont, MD, PHD. Wind Concerns … Continue reading

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CanWEA/AWEA white paper on wind turbine health impact challenged.

From our friends at Wind Concerns Ontario, commentary on the industrial wind funded study into health concerns of turbine noise. Article begins: Response to CanWEA/AWEA Study Co-authored by Dr. Robert McMurtry & Dr. Michael A. Nissenbaum Studies commissioned by Wind Energy … Continue reading

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Trade group funded study says allegations of adverse health effects from industrial wind unproven, so why spend the money to see if they’re real. What???

From the “wishing it makes it so” file, the LA Times article claims “Wind turbine noise is not a health risk, says trade group report”  Take note that their source is the industrial wind’s own “trade group,” the AWEA, American … Continue reading

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Industrial wind + rare earth = Environmental Hazards

From the unintended consequence file, an important video from Public Broadcasting:  In the effort to expand green technology – Are Rare Earth Minerals Too Costly for Environment? Text from PBS NEWSHOUR Report aired – Dec. 14, 2009 Are Rare Earth … Continue reading

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The Windpower Industry’s “top ten” false and misleading claims … Number 5 – Wind technology is noiseless and creates few disturbances.

From stopillwind.org # 5. Wind technology is noiseless and creates few disturbances. Tall wind turbines in concert with each other, especially those sited on prominent ridgetops, create profound noise reverberations extending out for more than a mile, sounding like “a … Continue reading

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Wind Turbine Syndrome: Clinical study of health effects of large wind turbines published

From National Wind Watch:  “Wind Turbine Syndrome: Clinical study of health effects of large wind turbines published” Rowe, Mass., Nov. 28, 2009 — Dr. Nina Pierpont, a pediatrician and population biologist in Malone, New York, has announced the publication of … Continue reading

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