Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has strayed beyond his area of expertise by lending weight to unsubstantiated claims wind energy is linked to adverse health impacts. This morning, Prime Minister told radio host Alan Jones he finds wind farms “visually disturbing” and believes … Continue reading PM Abbott’s wind energy rhetoric out of step with medical experts
At the turn of the decade, the anti-wind lobby escalated its campaign of exaggeration, cherry-picking, and scare tactics. The orchestrated scare campaign surrounding the alleged health impacts of wind energy created confusion among communities, and in some cases divided them. … Continue reading Aust Psychological Society: No evidence that wind farms affect health
At the turn of the decade, the anti-wind lobby escalated its campaign of exaggeration, cherry-picking, and scare tactics. Just five years later, community members from regional Victoria are saying enough is enough. Ararat local, Russell Pearse, calls out the tactics … Continue reading Voices from Regional Vic: Enough with the anti-wind scare tactics
Family First Senator Bob Day has strayed beyond his area of expertise by lending weight to unsubstantiated claims wind energy is linked to adverse health impacts. Senator Bob Day, who is on the senate select committee on wind turbines, has asked … Continue reading Wind Inquiry: Family First senator’s wind energy rhetoric out of step with medical experts
This article originally posted at Etwasluft. View the original post here. Math is important. Cast your eyes to the tweet below, courtesy of the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association , or APPEA: How much land is needed to produce enough … Continue reading Why Wind Turbine Land Impact is Exaggerated
For anyone who has been following the anti-wind farm lobby and their attempts to discredit the wind power sector over the years, this most recent offering might seem like their most desperate yet. Continue reading “Pollie Watch: Liberal MP sides with anti-wind fringe”
This post was featured at Renew Economy, Australia’s leading source for energy news and analysis. Victorian Senator John Madigan (Democratic Labor Party) has alleged that Australia’s wind power generation sector is responsible for a health cover-up comparable to those perpetrated … Continue reading Pollie Watch: More hot air from Sen Madigan
Australia’s peak body for doctors and medical professionals has given wind energy a clean bill of health.
The Australian Medical Association has released a Position Statement outlining their view that there is no evidence wind farms harm human health.
AMA Vice President and Chair of the AMA Public Health Committee, Professor Geoffrey Dobb, said the available Australian and international evidence does not support the view that wind farms cause adverse health effects. Continue reading “Medical association gives wind energy clean bill of health”
Member for Gippsland Darren Chester (Nationals) has made a clumsy entry into the wind energy debate by claiming wind turbines are a fire risk.
Mr Chester Tweeted the bizarre claims in response to a question posed by veteran political journalist Paul Bongiorno (who was recenty awarded an Order of Australia medal):
Here’s a sample of the responses Darren Chester received:
So, what is known about wind turbines and fire?
Continue reading “Pollie Watch: Nationals MP’s bizarre claim of wind turbine fires”
The National Health and Medical Research Council has released its long-awaited review into wind farms and health.
The NHMRC review shows, once again, that wind farms are clean and safe.
The review finds no conclusive evidence linking wind farms to ill health affects. The Systematic review of the human health effects of wind farms states:
In summary, the systematic review indicated that there was no consistent evidence that noise from wind turbines, whether estimated in models or using distance as a proxy, is associated with self-reported human health effects. (p.17)
The evidence considered does not support the conclusion that wind turbines have direct adverse effects on human health, as the criteria for causation have not been fulfilled. Indirect effects of wind farms on human health through sleep disturbance, reduced sleep quality, quality of life and perhaps annoyance are possible. Bias and confounding could, however, be possible explanations for the reported associations upon which this conclusion is based. (p.18)
The findings are consistent with previous research, so should be no surprise to anyone.
Implications for the Abbott government:
The NHMRC review, the twentieth by a credible health body, was released just weeks after the Abbott government confirmed it would undertake its own study on wind energy and health.
Yet further investigations at the behest of the Prime Minister will add fuel to fire of the anti-wind farm campaign. Now that the science is in, it’s time to for politicians to show leadership, accept the result and move on. Continue reading “Review finds wind energy is clean, safe: Political implications of NHMRC review”
yes2renewables.org 