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Western Australian Liberal Senator Chris Back rejects medical expertise on wind farms

A Sydney University review of 25 studies into the possible health effects of wind turbines found none had produced evidence they were detrimental to human health and in 2014 the Australian Medical Association issued a statement saying the available evidence did not support the idea that windfarm noise harmed human health

Liberal senator wants windfarm inquiry to recognise ‘adverse health effects‘, Guardian, Lenore Taylor Political Editor, 12 June 15
Coalition figures want inquiry to acknowledge alleged health impacts and support more checks by the regulator A new federal inquiry could call for commonwealth oversight of windfarm regulations and demand recognition of the alleged health impacts of turbines on people living near them, according to Coalition senators.

The prime minister, Tony Abbott, dismayed the wind industry on Thursday when he told Sydney radio announcer Alan Jones that he wished the government had been able to reduce the number of new windfarms more than was possible in a recent renewable energy deal with Labor, and agreed windfarms had “potential health impacts”.

The government had previously claimed it was demanding a reduction in the renewable energy target because the industry would be unable to meet it.

West Australian Liberal backbencher Chris Back, who sits on the new senate select inquiry into windfarms, said it was looking at “what role the federal Clean Energy Regulator [CER] should have in checking that wind farms are compliant with state laws and guidelines.”……..

In a report released in February, the National Health and Medical Research Council concluded that “there is currently no consistent evidence that windfarms cause adverse health effects in humans”.

The NHMRC is also responsible for implementing the Coalition’s election pledge and is offering grants worth $500,000 for five years for more research on windfarms and human health.

Back says he is “extremely dissatisfied” with the NHMRC’s previous literature reviews and studies, which he believes “lacked balance”……..

A Sydney University review of 25 studies into the possible health effects of wind turbines found none had produced evidence they were detrimental to human health and in 2014 the Australian Medical Association issued a statement saying the available evidence did not support the idea that windfarm noise harmed human health……..http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/jun/12/liberal-senator-wants-windfarm-inquiry-to-recognise-adverse-health-effects?CMP=share_btn_tw

June 12, 2015 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Western Australia, wind