Ballarat-based sleep specialist Dr Wayne Spring first spoke on wind turbine sickness 18 months ago, comparing it to cigarette smoking's connection to cancer back in the 1950s. As reported in The Courier, Dr Spring said he had been treating patients living near the Waubra and Hepburn wind farms. “Research needs to be done into the … Continue reading ‘It’s like cigarettes in the 1950s …’
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A voice from the wilderness of Macarthur wind farm
"Come down here for a few nights – stay with us, stay with Jan Hetherington, stay with Ron Jelbart, stay with Louise and Simon Manifold, stay with Maria and Colin Linke – these are but a few of the people whose lives your company has RUINED already. "We’ve had enough !!!!!! The last three nights … Continue reading A voice from the wilderness of Macarthur wind farm
These people knew – and did nothing
Remember these faces. Burn them into your memory. Long after the Royal Commission (we're certain there will be one*), long after the books and documentaries and newspaper articles, long after the PhD theses, remember one thing. These people knew. They were told. And they did nothing. They chose to ignore that an industry was receiving … Continue reading These people knew – and did nothing
This has been going on since 2004
It took the wind industry a while to wake up, but when it did, it turned on Dr Sarah Laurie with all the viciousness of a prison dog. Let us give you some examples. Laurie is director of that "malign, shadowy creature", the Waubra Foundation. Her claims are based on questionable investigations. She is not … Continue reading This has been going on since 2004
Yet another study linking wind turbines and infrasound
'We believe there is evidence of symptoms in patients exposed to wind turbine noise, but some maintain that the effects of Wind Turbine Syndrome are just examples of the well-known stress effects of exposure to noise. 'However, there is an increasing body of evidence to suggest that there are physiological effects of infrasound and low … Continue reading Yet another study linking wind turbines and infrasound
Safety, health and public welfare
"I have never investigated a noise problem where the public has been so vocal about ruined lives and home abandonment. Why are neighbors complaining about industrial wind turbines? Why are regulatory agencies unable to protect public health and wellbeing? "I recommend that anyone who thinks wind turbines are good acoustic neighbors to do what I … Continue reading Safety, health and public welfare
Another doctor speaks out
"The old saw that a doctor’s best teacher is his patient is true and obviously applicable here. "From a purely clinical perspective I believe the acoustic trauma produced by large wind turbines is real and significant." Written testimony presented January 31, 2013, to the Vermont Senate Natural Resources Committee concerning S.30, a bill to establish … Continue reading Another doctor speaks out
Waterloo Wind Farm’s Acoustic Torment Condoned by SA’s Environment Protection Authority
From: Mary Morris, 4th generation farmer To: Dr Campbell Gemmell, CEO Environment Protection Authority Adelaide, SA. 17 October 2012 Dear Dr Gemmell, Waterloo Wind Farm Noise Complaints: the EPA's statutory responsibility I refer to your letter of 2 October 2012 which I received with great disappointment. Your letter completely overlooks my request to have you … Continue reading Waterloo Wind Farm’s Acoustic Torment Condoned by SA’s Environment Protection Authority
Dear Premier Weatherill …
This letter to the Premier of South Australia, Jay Weatherill (above), was sent on July 18, 2012. A reply was never received. Dear Premier Weatherill, I have written to you previously about continuing problems in my community from the Waterloo wind farm and about Frank Wang’s disputed survey of the 75 households within 5 km … Continue reading Dear Premier Weatherill …
The research project that took everyone by surprise (except the residents of Waterloo)
Waterloo wind farm began operation in 2010, comprising 37 turbines. It is located about 30 km from the town of Clare, in the heart of the South Australian wine growing and tourism region. So in the following year when a supervisor at the University of Adelaide suggested a postgraduate student undertake a study into the … Continue reading The research project that took everyone by surprise (except the residents of Waterloo)
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