Science Consensus Builds: Wind Energy Projects - Dangerous to Human Health

The tool-box of information is expanding for the work involved in siting wind energy projects. Scientific supported research makes for betterand more accurately crafted decision making and policy setting.

Only 13 of 4,000 studies internationally have looked at the possible relationship between wind farm emissions and health outcomes, an Australia governmental oversight counsil reported (National Health and Medical Research Council). The Counsil further reported this small number of studies to be of poor quality, including a failure by any studies to undertake monitoring of impacts on health within affected residents’ homes.

Higher-quality research to fill current information gaps have since been conducted and concluded. The preliminary results signal to the acoustic industry, their professional insurers, as well as government authorities, that the pendulum of scientific evidence has irrevocably shifted.

Adverse health impacts are real, serious and have nothing to do with alleged nocebo effects. It’s essential for everyone involved - public authorities, responsible politicians and public officials in health, planning and noise pollution regulation - to take notice.

So too, as energy-economic challenges continue to saturate the news, journalists reporting on this issue become more aware of the significance of this important research. Repeating wind industry propaganda including that generated by government health authorities will finally be the acceptation rather than the truth.

Link to “Unseen, unheard wind farms a blow to health” February 14, 2015 here: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/health-science/unseen-unheard-wind-...

Link to Steven Cooper’s research at Cape Bridgewater here: https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/results-of-an-acoustic-testing-prog...

Link to participating residents’ statement here: http://waubrafoundation.org.au/2015/steven-coopers-cape-bridgewater-acou...

Link to the research for the declaration of the Shirley Wind Farm as a “Hazard to Human Health” by Wisconsin’s Brown County Health Board here: https://www.wind-watch.org/documents/cooperative-measurement-survey-and-...

***See section purged by Clean Wisconsin from the submitted report.

Link to Waubra Foundation’s public statement about the contextual significance and implications of Mr Cooper’s research here: http://waubrafoundation.org.au/resources/acoustic-engineering-investigat...