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Originally Posted by Dantheman62

We have to start looking towards the sky, as in solar power and also wind power. Those two fields alone are really in the beginning phases and will keep getting better and better, and more efficient all the time!

Think much bigger! There are hundreds of energy technologies besides wind and solar.

Wind power can have devastating effects on people who live close to the wind farms.

http://www.savewesternny.org/health.html
Health, hazard, and quality of life near wind power installations - How close is too close?: Nina Pierpont, MD, PhD March 1, 2005..."Dizziness (specifically, vertigo) and anxiety are neurologically linked phenomena. Hence the anxiety and depression seen in association with other symptoms near wind installations are not a neurotic response to symptoms, but rather a neurologically linked response to the balance disturbances people experience from shadow flicker or low-frequency noise... Based on these health effects and hazards, turbines should not be placed within 1700 feet of any road or dwelling. Those living within 1/2 mile (2640 ft) should be apprised that they are likely to experience very bothersome levels of noise and flicker, which continue (though to a lesser degree) to a mile or more from the turbines."
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This is a picture of the d'Entremont home in Pubnico, Nova Scotia, where their ancestors have lived since the 1870s. Daniel and Carolyn d'Entremont, with their 6 children, had to abandon it on Feb. 21, 2006, because of "wind turbine syndrome," the cluster of symptoms being found around the world where people live near giant wind turbines.



d'Entremont home, Nova Scotia

Dr. Nina Pierpont, of Malone, N.Y., has interviewed them as part of her research into this problem. She testified before the New York State Legislature Energy Committee on March 7. Click here to read her testimony and see the symptoms and risk factors.

Three broadcasts about the d'Entremont family's story have been aired by CBC Radio. You can listen to them in Real Media Stream format (.ram file) here:

March 22: "Running from the wind: A Pubnico man who says a near-by wind farm has driven him from his home. Reporter Lisa Roberts looks into the situation, and speaks with one doctor who says, the family made the right choice." (runs 9:06)

February 28: "Trying to tame the wind:The man in charge of Natural Resources Canada's wind program says he's trying to assess, and relieve, the problems in Pubnico Point." (runs 6:42)

February 27: "Trying to escape the wind: A family in Pubnico Point says the noise and vibration of a nearby wind farm has driven them from their home." (runs 8:12)

(If the links get moved, you can try them here: here, here and here.)

You can click on those radio program links and lots more articles here:
http://www.savewesternny.org/health.html

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