Mass. wind turbine health study debated at hearing
Environmentalists, hustle officials and other wind energy advocates were equally strong in their hallow of the panel’s report, telling state officials who called the conclave that the findings were a resounding endorsement of wind as a safe and clean alternate to other types of energy.
“When we say no to wind in Massachusetts we are saying yes to a bunch of grungy energy sources like coal, like gas, like atomic power’’ that bring health risks far greater those posed by wind power, said Emily Rochon, a Northeastern University law critic who attended the meeting with other members of the group Wind Action Panel.
The report, commissioned by state environmental and public healthfulness officials and released in January, said there was no evidence bedlam or low-frequency vibrations from turbines trigger health problems like those described by Anderson and other neighbors, effects sometimes collectively referred to as “wind turbine syndrome.’’
The story did raise the possibility that sound generated by turbines could be annoying to around residents or cause sleep disruptions, and recommended that Massachusetts accept noise limit guidelines similar to those in some European countries.
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