Author: stopthesethings

We are a group of citizens concerned about the rapid spread of industrial wind power generation installations across Australia.

Letter #2 re Simon Chapman’s “study”

Professor Bruce Robinson Dean The University of Sydney NSW 2006 20 March 2013 Dear Professor Robinson, It is with great disappointment and concern that I write to you today regarding the troubling misconduct of a senior academic at your institution, Professor Simon Chapman. As you are undoubtedly aware, Professor Chapman has been publicly vocal regarding … Continue reading Letter #2 re Simon Chapman’s “study”

Letter #1 re Simon Chapman’s “study”

From Chris Jelbart Simon Chapman (Think healthy on wind farms, Monday March 18th) is not a medical doctor, but a sociologist who has specialised in fighting tobacco. This is his area of expertise. He speaks out against people who feel genuinely ill and suffer genuine symptoms, and denigrates those who try to help through considered, … Continue reading Letter #1 re Simon Chapman’s “study”

Chapman may still consider himself a scientist, but he certainly looks like an advocate to me

The following post first appeared on windfarmrealities.org by Wayne Gulden. Simon Chapman, a public-health professor in Australia, has long maintained that the health and annoyance issues from wind turbines that people complain about are the result of nocebo.  Recently he published a study that purports to conclusively demonstrate that those health complaints are not caused … Continue reading Chapman may still consider himself a scientist, but he certainly looks like an advocate to me

Some basic facts about wind energy … it doesn’t work

Washington Times Saturday, March 16, 2013 By Bill Gunderson If only wind energy worked, it would be great. But it does not — at least not that well. What’s worse, most people do not know, especially the Green Energy True Believers. Those who do know, however, do not care. They tell us wind is an … Continue reading Some basic facts about wind energy … it doesn’t work

Dear Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

Dear Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald, I read with interest the two recent articles (March 15, and 16) by Lenore Taylor, "Wind Turbine Sickness," and "When Lobbyists Blow in." I note the extensive quotation of the smiling Prof. Simon Chapman, noting that "wind turbine sickness" was a "communicated disease," and that many of Australia's … Continue reading Dear Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

Hard data on why wind energy is bullshit

“Lessons from New York” (This post appeared on windturbinesyndrome.com.) — Jack Sullivan, MS (Nuclear Physics, Cornell University), Rutland Herald 14/2/13 As Vermonters grapple with the pros and cons of industrial wind power, many of their questions may be answered by studying thetrack record of northern New York wind projects. This area has been host to … Continue reading Hard data on why wind energy is bullshit

Why dBG, dBC, and dBA “hide” the true “dose” of infrasound below 10 Hz

This post first appeared on windturbinesyndrome.com The actual level of infrasound in this figure at 1 Hz is above 90 dB. Measuring infrasound with dBG at 1 Hz gives a level of only 50 dB.  Thus 40 dB is “hidden.”  Forty dB is a huge amount of sound energy, which will not be heard at … Continue reading Why dBG, dBC, and dBA “hide” the true “dose” of infrasound below 10 Hz

From Receptor 98288 to Auschwitz 98288

This article first appeared on windturbinesyndrome.com. By Calvin Luther Martin, PhD If you live within the shadow of a “wind farm,” did you know that you are no longer considered a “person”?  You’re now a “receptor” and you’re given a number.  Say, Receptor 15. You think I’m joking?  I’m not.  Wind companies now refer to … Continue reading From Receptor 98288 to Auschwitz 98288