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Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Wind Turbines across Oregon Stir up Health Scare
I have some reservations about this article, but I will let it ride to see what you think. Apparently the doctor in this article has done some scientific studies that demonstrate/show/prove (?) health problems when living near wind turbines. Much ado about nothing? Or valid concern? I'll keep an eye on this one to see if the health concerns pan out.
I don't know, 10 families isn't a very large sample size. There must be more to the research than 10 families to produce a book. She has a website, http://www.windturbinesyndrome.com/.
But it seems reasonable, doesn't it, to site wind farms 2 miles away from residential areas?
On the other hand, I wonder how wind turbine syndrome compares to living next to an airport. Or downstream from that coal slurry pond that broke loose in Kentucky in October 2000? To use an extreme example.
Yeah you're right. It never is easy. There's always something. I do agree wind turbines should be 2 miles away from residential areas, but part of me thinks that these people were just looking for an excuse to complain because they believe the wind turbines are "eyesores." Humans can't really be objective. In order to find objectivity in a scientific study I would look at the animals and the insects that were living around wind farms and see if they have changed their behavior or have left the area. They are more sensitive to their surroundings than humans are, n'est-ce-pas? And I would take a wind turbine in my backyard over a slurry spill, anytime.
I don't know, 10 families isn't a very large sample size. There must be more to the research than 10 families to produce a book. She has a website, http://www.windturbinesyndrome.com/.
ReplyDeleteBut it seems reasonable, doesn't it, to site wind farms 2 miles away from residential areas?
On the other hand, I wonder how wind turbine syndrome compares to living next to an airport. Or downstream from that coal slurry pond that broke loose in Kentucky in October 2000? To use an extreme example.
It's never easy, is it.
Yeah you're right. It never is easy. There's always something. I do agree wind turbines should be 2 miles away from residential areas, but part of me thinks that these people were just looking for an excuse to complain because they believe the wind turbines are "eyesores." Humans can't really be objective. In order to find objectivity in a scientific study I would look at the animals and the insects that were living around wind farms and see if they have changed their behavior or have left the area. They are more sensitive to their surroundings than humans are, n'est-ce-pas? And I would take a wind turbine in my backyard over a slurry spill, anytime.
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