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Wind Turbine Sound and Health Effects Webinar

Wind Turbine Sound and Health Effects Webinar

Date: 1/20/2010

Location: CO

The issue of possible health effects from the sound from wind turbines has received much controversy of late. A recent peer review of the medical literature on the subject has recently been completed. Dr. McCunney provided a Webinar on the peer-review findings and answered questions on this issue. Additionally, Lawrence Mott, chairman of Renewable Energy Vermont, addressed how this issue can be effectively addressed at public meetings and with public officials.

Audio and text versions of the Webinar are available on this important, yet often misrepresented and misunderstood, issue of social acceptance of wind energy (WMV 15.3 MB) Download Windows Media Player. Time: 01:21:22. Text Version (PDF 178 KB), Dr. McCunney's presentation (PDF 232 KB), Lawrence Mott's presentation (PDF 283 KB) Download Adobe Reader.

This information was last updated on 1/23/2010

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