“A careful reading of this paper shows that the conclusions are not supported by the data provided …” A paper by Jalali et al was published in the journal Environmental Research last year,…
Testing being done for audible noise alone–residents’ symptoms indicate other problems Two Ontario municipalities are supporting the call for the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change to do comprehensive testing for the…
A resident of Dover Centre in Chatham-Kent is calling for leaseholders in wind turbine projects to be released from the non-disclosure or “gag” clauses that are preventing full awareness of the situation regarding…
Here is a paper from the Energy Collective, which includes a summary of noise regulations and setbacks. The writer’s conclusion is that worldwide regulation is needed, otherwise local regulation of noise is developed,…
November 1, 2016 Comments filed on Renewable Energy Approval process “The litany of failures is astounding,” says president of community group coalition Wind Concerns Ontario filed comments with Ontario’s EBR yesterday, with recommendations…
Wind power not held to the same rigorous standards for health and safety as other forms of development Jillian Melchior says, writing in Forbes. No health effects? “That wind power lobby claim isn’t honest,”…
October 5, 2016 — A new paper from acoustician Richard James and audiologist and professor emeritus Jerry Punch, just published in the journal Hearing Health Matters, confirms support for the idea that…
This is an excerpt from the August edition of COPA Flight, provided by a member of the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association. Windmills may close airport By Russ Niles The owner of an…
As of August 19, 2016, 86 Ontario municipalities have passed a motion or resolution at Council, demanding the Wynne government and the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) make municipal support a mandatory requirement…
The World Health Organization recently announced that it is revising its guidelines for environmental noise, for Europe, and this time will include consideration of the noise emissions from utility-scale or industrial-scale wind…
In sworn testimony at an environmental review tribunal, a Health Canada official confirmed industrial wind turbines — large, noise-emitting devices — are regulated by the Radiation Emitting Devices Act. So why isn’t it…