Professor Peter Stiles of Keel University has completed tests in relation to a wind farm at Dunbar in Scotland and has found that infrasound vibrations are detected 10 kilmetres (6.2 miles) from the site of 60 metre turbines as soon as they start to generate. If the turbine has 3 blades (as is usual) and it turns at 20 revs per minute, then there will be a THUMP every second. Imagine 6 turbines all thumping away at once!

"One survey found that all but 1 of 14 people living near the Bears Down wind farm at Padstow, Cornwall, where 16 turbines were put up two years ago, had experienced increased numbers of headaches and 10 said they had problems sleeping and suffered from anxiety". Dr Amanda Harry, a local GP who did the research, continued to say, "People demonstrated a range of symptoms from headaches, migraines, nausea, dizziness, palpitations and tinnitus to sleep disturbance, stress, anxiety and depression. These symptoms had a knock on effect on their daily lives causing poor concentration, irritability and an inability to cope".

"If I wanted to build in an area of outstanding natural beauty I wouldn't be allowed. Yet these turbines are 22 storeys high and put on hills where everyone can see them. They need 1,000 tonnes of concrete and a road infrastructure. It beggars belief that some environmental groups say they are 'green'!". David Bellamy

"Aside from the obvious aesthetic impact, wind farms are disastrously uneconomic in both financial and economical terms. They absorb a great deal of energy in their construction and installation and deliver an intermittent trickle of power in return. Wind installations require back-up conventional capacity for calm days, so you pay twice for every megawatt of installed capacity". Roger Helmer, Member of European Parliament East Midlands.

"When wind farm developers do surveys to assess the suitability of a site, they measure the audible range of noise but never the infrasound measurement - the low frequency noise that causes vibrations that you can feel through your feet and chest. This frequency resonates with the human body - their effect being dependant on body shape. There are those on whom there is virtually no effect, but others for whom it is incredibly disturbing". Dr Amanda Harry

"The impact of such wind farms on local wildlife is devastating. Both birds and bats will be killed by the turbine blades and their habitats damaged, while breeding ground for bird and badger sets will be seriously disrupted. Horse riders using local bridleways risk their safety if a horse is startled by noise or movement from the turbines." Roger Helmer, Member of European Parliament East Midlands.

Wind Turbine Snippets & Quotes taken from Fenland Landscape Against Turbines