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Alerts and Events: Health
These postings are provided to help publicize and provide examples of 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.
Ethical questions re: Simon Chapman
TO: Michael Spence BA LLB Sydney DPhil PcDipTheol Oxf Vice Chancellor and Principle, University of Sydney I am once again writing to you in relation to Professor Simon Chapman’s active and well publicised close involvement with the Industrial Wind Industry in Australia, and the increasingly adverse effect this association is having on the University of Sydney’s reputation for quality research and ethical behaviour. It appears possible Professor Chapman is conducting research without prior ethics committee approval from the Human Research . . .
Announcements, Australia, Comments, Health •
Source: National Health and Medical Research Council
Public Consultation on NHMRC Draft Information Paper: Evidence on Wind Farms and Human Health
Closes on Friday, 11 April 2014, 05:00pm (AEDT) NHMRC is currently seeking feedback on a draft Information Paper: Evidence on Wind Farms and Human Health, which provides the Australian community with a summary of the evidence on whether wind farms cause adverse health effects in humans. The draft NHMRC Information Paper is based on the Systematic review of the human health effects of wind farms, an independent review of the available scientific literature examining the possible impacts of wind farms . . .
Statement re: families abandoning homes
The Waubra Foundation CEO, Sarah Laurie, stands by the accuracy of confidential information submitted by the Foundation to the 2012 Federal Senate Inquiry. The information related to the numbers and locations of rural residents forced to permanently or temporarily abandon their homes in Australia because of the adverse health effects they experienced from exposure to operating wind turbines. This information was provided in confidence to the CEO, on the condition that it not be made publicly available by her, and . . .
Health, Massachusetts, Publications, Safety •
Source: Windwise Massachusetts
Public Health Disaster Rolling Across Massachusetts
Adverse Health Impacts from Wind Turbines— This is a a call to stop harming people and conduct honest, transparent and independent research.
Aesthetics, Economics, Energy, Environment, Health, Noise, Protests, Publications, Safety, Scotland, Wildlife •
Source: Scotland Against Spin
Protest Against Scottish Wind Policy
SNP Annual Conference, Perth, Saturday 19th October The Scottish Borders Network joined by South of Scotland groups will be hosting this year’s anti-wind turbine protest in Perth on Saturday October 19th. Supported by Scotland Against Spin and campaigners from across Scotland, the protest will highlight the particular plight of the country south of Edinburgh and Glasgow. More turbine development has been forced on this region than any other in Scotland. The Scottish Government is still denying the South planning controls . . .
Falmouth wind turbines and sleep deprivation
TO: Jed Goldstone, Chairman, Falmouth Board of Health In way of introduction I have been a Falmouth resident since 1970. I am a psychiatrist, my career working its way through its 44th year. Consultation/liaison psychiatry has been my primary setting. In this role one treats patients with combined physical and psychiatric illnesses in the general medical center population, be it medical, surgical or emergency units, in addition to the most severely psychiatrically ill patients admitted to locked psychiatric units and . . .
Australia, Campaigns, Economics, Health, Publications •
Source: Stop These Things
Campaign postcards
Dear ~~ If you are elected will you support a thorough investigation into the Renewable Energy Certificate Fraud, which will one day be shown to be one of the largest frauds on the Commonwealth with $80 Million alone just at the Waubra Industrial Wind Turbine Development? If elected what will you and your party do about the plight of the Australian Wind Farm Refugees and those who are profoundly noise affected by industrial wind turbine developments? The people of Australia . . .