Alerts Category: Health
These postings are provided to help publicize the efforts of affiliated groups and individuals related to industrial wind energy development. Most of the notices posted here are not the product of nor are they necessarily endorsed by National Wind Watch.
Ile Maurice – Sauvons le parc national et la région de Bras d’Eau
http://www.petitions24.net/ile_maurice_-_sauvons_le_parc_national_et_la_region_de_bras_deau Nous sommes sous la grande menace d’une implantation de 2 parcs éoliens en bordure, d’un côté par un parc national nouvellement décrété officiellement par le gouvernement mauricien avec sa faune et flore endémiques exceptionnelles, et de l’autre côté par un petit village côtier de pêcheurs et de petits planteurs à Roches Noires. Ce projet gigantesque est mis en place par une firme française et un partenaire mauricien dans le nord de notre petite île qui fait à peine 1865 . . .
Health, Illinois, Law, Noise, Presentations, Property values •
Source: Whitley County Concerned Citizens
Realities and Legalities – Other Perspectives on Industrial Wind Energy
Dave & Stephanie Hulthen and their four children live in the home pictured below. It was their dream farmhouse in rural Dekalb County, Illinois, until the wind turbines moved in next door. Today the Hulthen family lives surrounded by thirteen 40-story turbines within one mile of their house, the two closest a mere 1400 feet away. When the realities of living with their new neighbors became clear, they launched their blog, Our Life with Dekalb Turbines, to record and share . . .
Australia, Events, Health, Hearings, Law, Noise •
Source: Australia National Health and Medical Research Council
Wind Farms and Human Health Scientific Forum – 7 June 2011
On Tuesday 7 June [Monday, June 6, 6:45 p.m. EDT] 2011 the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is conducting a scientific forum on the possible health effects of wind turbines.The forum will provide an opportunity for NHMRC to hear the latest international scientific evidence and to engage with stakeholders over the range of issues for which there is public concern. The morning session will be streamed live via the NHMRC website from 8.45 a.m. until midday [EDT 6:45to . . .
Fundraisers, Health, Law, Ontario, Press releases •
Source: Chatham-Kent Wind Actiion
‘David and Goliath’ legal challenge underway against the global wind industry
The international wind industry will face one of its biggest challenges beginning on February 1, 2011. Canada will be at the centre of a legal battle of global proportions. In response to a recent approval of an industrial wind development, an appeal has been submitted to a Tribunal (ERT). The appeal is based chiefly on the issue of serious harm to human health from noise and low-frequency sound. The appeal raises other issues such as the government’s apparently admitted inability . . .
Action alerts, Australia, Comments, Economics, Health, Impacts, Law, Noise, Property values •
Source: Australia Senate
The Social and Economic Impact of Rural Wind Farms
On 27 October 2010 the Senate referred the following matter to the Senate Community Affairs Committee for inquiry and report. The Leader of the Family First Party (Senator Fielding), pursuant to notice of motion not objected to as a formal motion, moved business of the Senate notice of motion no. 1 — That the following matter be referred to the Community Affairs References Committee for inquiry and report by 30 April 2011: The social and economic impacts of rural wind . . .
Oregon Public Health to hold listening sessions about wind farms
What: Oregon Public Health officials are hosting three listening sessions to learn about people’s experiences and health concerns related to wind farms near their communities. Who: These meetings are open to the public. People with concerns about the potential health impacts of wind farms are encouraged to attend. Where and When: La Grande: Wednesday, Nov. 3, 6:30 – 8 p.m. Eastern Oregon University, Hoke Union Building, One University Blvd., third floor. For directions, call 541-962-3704 or visit www.eou.edu/campus_maps/driving_directions.html Pendleton: Thursday, . . .
Health, Meetings, Ontario, Press releases •
Source: Society for Wind Vigilance
First International Symposium on Adverse Health Effects and Industrial Wind Turbines
Picton, Ontario, July 17, 2010 — The First International Symposium on the adverse health effects of industrial wind turbines will be held October 29-31, 2010 in Picton, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. Hosted by The Society for Wind Vigilance and supported by the County Coalition for Safe and Appropriate Green Energy, this groundbreaking two day event will feature prominent expert speakers from the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada who will provide important information relating to health issues reported . . .
