Thursday, July 4, 2013

Danish TV - health effects of wind turbines to be investigated, including low frequency noise

Australian Stop these things has posted a video to YouTube of a TV report from Denmark, which we know relates to an announced study on health impacts from industrial wind turbines because of an English transcript from the American National Wind Watch site
Health Minister Astrid Krag: “In the absence of epidemiological studies of wind turbine noise, effects on the cardiovascular system by long-term exposure to wind turbine noise can not be completely excluded at the present time. I am therefore pleased today to announce that the Environmental Protection Agency will ask the Danish Cancer Society to prepare a detailed description of a study of possible effects of wind turbine noise.”
Danish TV - health effects of wind turbines to be investigated, including low frequency noise - YouTube:
Story synopsis: Are wind turbines harmful?
The Danish Health minister Astrid Krag now promises a study of the impact of wind turbines on people's health. It is something that neighbours and a number of municipalities have been demanding for years.
Recently, the cities of Kolding and Sønderborg made decisions to not erect further wind turbines until the uncertainty about the impact of wind turbines on neighbours is settled. During the last year several small local communities have done the same, in spite of very hard pressure from the central government.
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