A groundbreaking study has revealed the correlation between infrasound produced by wind turbines and people’s health problems. World renown acoustical engineer Steven Cooper was retained by the operator of the Cape Bridgewater wind project in Victoria, Australia to do a sound study. He is responsible for getting better noise regulations at airports world wide. Victoria is the state that instituted a 2 km setback for wind turbines from homes after seeing the devastating effects on people’s lives (Amendment VC82).

It is proven science that infrasound can cause serious harm to the body. The French scientist Vladimir Gavreau and his staff were plagued with nausea and gruelling headaches in the building they were working in. Investigators came in to check out the problem, and they fell sick. One day Gavreau noticed a rippling effect in his coffee that came and went. When they left the building, the symptoms disappeared. Finally, engineers found an improperly installed fan motor was generating an inaudible 7 Hz sound through the ventilation system. Realizing how effective it was, they tried making a weapon out of it. There were accidents causing symptoms that lasted for days.

In a study entitled Sick Building Syndrome: Acoustic Aspects published in Indoor and Built Environment, Burt Tyrrell of the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology found the same 7 Hz frequency present in an office building. Headaches, nausea, fatigue, dizziness, to name a few, were symptoms of the office workers Continue reading Infrasound is the Root of Wind Turbine Health Problems →

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We are still waiting for the Court of Appeal decision.  However, as they say, life – or in this case fund raising – must go on.  On April 25^th the third annual OPAF fund raising dinner will be held at the Picton Curling Club.  Again we thank Chef Michael Hoy who will provide us with a delicious meal.  County wineries have been extraordinarily generous to our cause and this allows us to include County wine with your meal.  We are blessed with many fine art items to auction – including originals, prints and 2 exceptional pottery items by celebrity potter Bill Reddick.  Tickets are $75 and may be purchased online at www.saveostranderpoint.org or by calling Sheena Kennedy at 613-476-1461.

• Cheryl Anderson
• 28 Low St., Picton ON K0K 2T0
• 613-471-1096   613-849-7743 (cell)
• @saveostranderpt
• www.saveostranderpoint.org

Standard Resolution Gala Dinner & Art Auction April 25 2015

Grimsby Lincoln News

VERMILION CO., IL. (ECWd) –

Many farmers received their insurance renewal notices, and should have noticed by now that they might need to  think twice about letting wind turbine installations on their property.  Noise is now excluded from coverage. Whether or not this new exclusion has anything to do with wind turbines is something we do not know yet, but noise is most certainly excluded now.

*We did contact the insurance company in question and asked them to comment on why they are now excluding noise from their coverages. They have not returned our call as of the date of this publication.

Thank you to the anonymous source who sent us this note!

“FYI–I have attached information that we received regarding our Farm Umbrella Liability Insurance Policy with County Mutual Insurance Company. (note that I folded the first page letter so that our name and personal insurance policy number is not shown)  Thought you might be interested in the new exclusions regarding noise, odor, or dust.” Document below.

Do you host wind turbines that make noise that causes sleep deprivation and health problems, potentially causing your neighbor to abandon their home?  You may be liable.  There is no longer, at least with this company, any standard insurance for that, I checked out if the standard packages of One Sure Insurance covered this, alas it seems that companies are all getting on the same page with this. If you have a wind turbine on your property it might be wise to check the terms of your insurance as well as your wind turbine lease to see if the wind industry will cover you in the event a neighbor decides to sue because you are letting a wind company operate a human health hazard which interferes with their private peace and enjoyment of their land……effectively robbing their health and safety.

Ever play that old game?  I remember it was “Rich Farmer, Poor Farmer.” Ignorance and greed may have resulted in a short term financial gain for those hosting turbines, but it is time for all landowners to become educated and realize that your property rights stop at your property line.  Once noise and infrasound from a turbine erected on your land crosses your property line, you still own that damaging noise and infrasound, and you could be be on the hook to pay for its damage to your neighbors.

read more: Edgar County Watch Dogs, 2015, 02

By J.P. Michaud

April 2, 2008

It isn’t the south against the north. It isn’t Christians versus Muslims. It isn’t even the rich versus the poor. It is a civil war arising from the land use conflicts inherent in alternative energy generation initiatives and it thrives on a certain disconnect between urban and rural elements of our society.

While rural communities possess the required land resources, large urban centers have the hunger for the power and the political influence needed to acquire it, along with little empathy for the pastoral quality of life that defines and motivates rural living.
Politicians of almost every stripe are currently stampeding over each other to masquerade as protectors of the environment by promoting and embracing ‘renewable energy’…

For vehicles, that means biofuels, for electricity, it means either wind or solar, regardless of the fact than none of these options can possibly make a meaningful contribution in their present forms. All demand that vast tracts of land be pressed into service in order to produce relatively slender yields of energy. In the rush to promote these alternative energy sources, federal and state governments have provided generous tax breaks and lucrative capital depreciation incentives to big business to encourage development.
In doing so, they have laid the foundation for a civil war that is currently ravaging dozens of rural communities nationwide, albeit without much attention from the national media. Continue reading Below Media Radar: The Next American Civil War →

Upcoming Happenings

Monday, March 2: Next Era’s Open House re their Bat Study in their Summerhaven wind project area in Haldimand. Open House is from 5 – 8 pm at Fisherville Lions Community Centre, 18 Main St. West, Fisherville.

Tuesday, March 3: The folks who appealed the Port Ryerse wind project should find out today through a conference call about the info that MNR gathered about the presence of Barn Owls in Port Ryerse area. The ERT appeal hearing was delayed 5 months to allow MNR to assess if the owls were living there or just passing through. The ERT panel judges will also likely discuss whether the ERT hearing will begin on March 31 as planned or another date acceptable to all parties.

Wednesday, March 4: Lake Erie Connector 3rd Open House re the two 500 MW electricity cables being planned under the lakebed from Nanticoke to Erie County, Pennsylvania. Open House location is Nanticoke Hall, 38 Rainham Rd., Nanticoke from 3:00 – 7:00 pm. The cables will take electricity both directions so we’ll even be importing some “dirty” electricity from the heavy coal-burning states in the future.

See attached notice above.  (Lake Erie connector open house 3)

Agenda for Tuesday’s Council meeting is below.  Council will be asked to contribute to the Charter Challenge as a number of other municipalities have.

Let’s try to get the seats filled.  Thanks.

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An expert witness called by The United Citizens of Livingston County testified the majority of Tuesday evening during the ongoing Livingston County Zoning Board of Appeals hearing at the Walton Centre.

Michael McCann, of McCann Appraisal, LLC, a Chicago-based company, testified about property values and how they are negatively affected when wind turbines are installed.

He said he has 33 years experience in appraising many types of commercial real estate, land and special use properties. He also has extensive litigation experience, qualified as an expert witness in over 20 states, and has testified at federal and state trials, zoning hearings, utility siting boards and arbitration. He has also done work for other wind farm projects throughout the United States.

McCann presented a slide show with many maps and figures. He also illustrated reasons for people to sell property with a turbine on or near it include health impacts.

He said it’s a “conspiracy theory” among neighbors when it comes to those health impacts, but he affirmed those events do occur.

He also listed issues he called “more physical in nature.” These included trespass or intrusion, excessive noise, vibrations, odor, contaminants and flicker.

READ MORE:  Pontiac Daily Leader, By Cynthia Grau Posted Feb. 11, 2015

view by-law here: 2014-62 plymptom-wyoming by law

Suncor Energy and the Town of Plympton-Wyoming are at odds again over a wind turbine bylaw.

Jody Hood, a manager of development and engineering with Suncor Energy, raised concerns at a recent town council meeting over a bylaw passed in 2014 to regulate wind turbine noise.

Some 27 of the 46 wind turbines Suncor plans to build as part of its Cedar Point wind project would be located in Plympton-Wyoming.

“The noise limits related to our wind operations are regulated by the province,” said Suncor spokesperson Jason Vaillant.

“We certainly intend to operate within those limits.”

Vaillant said “from a technical perspective” the bylaw would prevent wind turbines from operating in the municipality.

Continue reading Plympton-Wyoming stands behind new bylaw aimed at wind turbines →