"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
Tag: wind turbine syndrome
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
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)
Alby Schultz, Australia’s Don Quixote
Political retirements are a little like funerals. It might be the first time someone actually says something nice about you. So we thought we'd get in early. Member for Hume Alby Schultz announced last year his political retirement at the next election. He was elected to NSW state parliament in 1988 before switching to federal … Continue reading Alby Schultz, Australia’s Don Quixote
You can hear it – and it’s coming here fast
How many times has he said it? How many times has Sydney University's Simon Chapman made the comparison between Wind Turbine Syndrome and the plague of "modern health worries" ... like anxiety about mobile phones for instance? We've lost count. But here's one example. And another. And another. Here's his PowerPoint presentation where he compares … Continue reading You can hear it – and it’s coming here fast
Lance Armstrong to head Clean Energy Council
Here at STT we like to be first with the latest on all things windy. So we are pleased to announce the appointment of former world champion cyclist Lance Armstrong as the new CEO of the Clean Energy Council. Outgoing chief executive of the Australian wind energy body David Green welcomed the news. "I've barely … Continue reading Lance Armstrong to head Clean Energy Council
Blaming the victims of Big Wind
This post by Curt Devlin first appeared on http://www.windturbinesyndrome.com. Devlin is a software architect, has worked with Microsoft and is a former teaching fellow in the Tulane University Department of Philosophy. Founded in 1834, Tulane is one of the most highly regarded and selective independent research universities in the United States. During my years at … Continue reading Blaming the victims of Big Wind