World Council for Nature

OPEN LETTER TO:

Commissioner Susan Pascoe
Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC)

Commissioner,

We are critical of the ongoing massacre of birds and bats perpetrated by wind farms around the world. We are not impervious, however, to the negative effects these machines are having on humans.

Recently, we issued a press release about a new study which vindicates the work of the Waubra Foundation (1). Indeed, over the last few years, that world-renown Charity focused their efforts on the connection between infrasound and low frequency noise (ILFN) emitted by wind turbines and the harmful sensations felt by nearby residents. Tirelessly, they insisted that this health risk should be objectively and scientifically investigated by ethical acoustic researchers. The Steven Cooper study (1) proved their concerns were justified, and recommended more complete studies to confirm its own findings.

We were therefore surprised to learn that, last December, ACNC Assistant Commissioner…