Wind Concerns Ontario News Release

News release


CANADIAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION MEETS WITH STRONGEST CRITICS:

WIND CONCERNS ONTARIO





September 11, 2009- John Laforet, president of Wind Concerns Ontario and a small delegation of mainly health specialists met with Robert Hornung, president of the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA). The Canadian Wind Energy Association represents and promotes the interests of industrial wind developers in Canada. The meeting, at Mr. Hornung’s request, was held in Ottawa at the offices of CanWEA.



During the meeting Wind Concerns Ontario asserted that CanWEA must recognize the real adverse health effects of industrial wind turbines which are now causing significant damage to peoples’ health and quality of life. Those affected are ill because these wind turbines have been installed too close to their homes.



Members of the Wind Concerns Ontario delegation urged CanWEA to establish much greater distances or setbacks from people’s homes in order to make sure that human health is protected. Mr. Hornung has stated publicly that although CanWEA is aware of reports of health issues due to industrial wind plants CanWEA’s assumption is that the cause is not industrial wind turbines. Wind Concerns Ontario could not disagree more and made that clear to Mr. Hornung at last week’s meeting.



Wind Concerns Ontario has been carrying out a health survey which exposes the fact that people have developed symptoms such as cardiac arrhythmia, hypertension, nosebleeds, tinnitus, nausea and fatigue. Findings also show that those symptoms are gone once residents have left their homes for another location far away from the wind turbines.



In view of the adverse health effects being reported, the question was repeatedly asked whether CanWEA supported the conduct of an evidence-based health study including epidemiology to determine the adverse health affects of industrial wind turbines. The question was never answered



Wind Concerns Ontario reiterates its demand that a moratorium be placed on further wind development until such studies are done.



John Laforet stated, ‘We will continue to stand up and oppose irresponsible projects, until CanWEA and its members join us in supporting setbacks and regulations that protect human health.’





For more information contact:

Beth Harrington John Laforet

Media Relations President

Wind Concerns Ontario Wind Concerns Ontario

647 588-8647 416 879-2628