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Ontario Wind Turbines Over 900 windmills in Ontario/ internationally 68,000 turbines have been installed over the last 25 years. Shelburne = 133 turbines.

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1 Ontario Wind Turbines Over 900 windmills in Ontario/ internationally 68,000 turbines have been installed over the last 25 years. Shelburne = 133 turbines Wolfe Island = 86 turbines Ministry of the Environment (MOE) has been denying that they’ve tracked more than 200 complaints going back to 2006 when the first turbines were installed.

2 Wind Turbine Symptoms Dizziness Headaches Sleep disturbances Problems: Small sample size Lack of exposure data Lack of controls Selection bias Source: Chief Medical Officer of Health [Ontario]. (2010) The potential impact of wind turbines.

3 Conclusion Currently available scientific evidence does NOT support a causal relationship between turbine noise and health

4 Other Potential Health Hazards of Wind Turbines Electromagnetic fields (EMF)—very low levels Shadow flicker (affects 3% of epileptics), but the level from turbines is below the trigger level Ice throw & ice shed—ice is flung off the rotating blades at distances up to 100 meters Structural hazards—blades break off (max. blade 150 meters, max. fragments flung 500 meters.


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