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Top 12 Reasons to Keep Falmouth's Wind Turbines RUNNING
Facts and data are a better guide than anecdotes and emotions
Top 12 Reasons to Keep Falmouth's Wind Turbines RUNNING
1) REMOVING FALMOUTH’S WIND TURBINES WOULD COST FALMOUTH TAXPAYERS $12 to $15 MILLION including lost electricity generation. Cost per Town Manager’s office, Falmouth Enterprise 9/25/15.
2) On 4/20/17, a jury at Barnstable Superior Court ruled Falmouth's wind turbines aren't a nuisance.
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3) In Oct. 2015, Falmouth's board of health wrote this letter, noting public health research has found wind turbines to be harmless
4) In 2013, ALL NINE Falmouth precincts voted against turbine removal, with an overall 2-1 margin.
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5) Five Falmouth physicians co-signed this 2013 letter supporting operation of the turbines.
6) Other Massachusetts communities have identical, or larger, turbines running 24x7, without any controversy.
7) When we ask why the “noise problem” is so hard to hear, and impossible to record, we’re told it’s low-frequency infrasound. But studies in several nations have debunked that theory.
8) In 2012, a distinguished professor of public health wrote this letter, describing turbine-related complaints as a psychogenic illness.
9) A 2007 Massachusetts state law authorizes Falmouth to operate wind turbines at the wastewater facility.
10) Levels of carbon dioxide in earth’s atmosphere continue to rise at alarming rates.
11) Turbines do not cause property values to decrease, according to peer-reviewed study from a federal government laboratory.
12) Over 300 Falmouth residents have digitally signed a petition urging Selectmen to "maximize generation of clean renewable energy, and Town revenue". The petition remains open from additional signatures.
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