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Windfarm Sickness Spreads By Word of Mouth

Posted by Soulskill on from the people-who-are-allergic-to-ideas dept.

eldavojohn writes "Just like the many stories surrounding alleged 'Wi-Fi sickness,' research is now showing that windfarm sickness spreads by word of mouth instead of applying universally to windfarms. Areas that had never had any noise or health complaints were suddenly experiencing them after 2009 when anti-wind groups targeted populations surrounding windfarms. From the article, 'Eighteen reviews of the research literature on wind turbines and health published since 2003 had all reached the broad conclusion that there was very little evidence they were directly harmful to health.' While there's unfortunately no way to prove that someone is lying about how they feel, it's likely a mixture of confirmation bias, psychosomatic response, hypochondria, greed and hatred of seeing windmills on the horizon that drives this phenomenon."

7 of 482 comments (clear)

  1. The giants by Captain+Spam · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Windfarm Sickness"? Lame.

    "Don Quixote Syndrome"? Much better.

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  2. Re:In other news by Nyder · · Score: 4, Funny

    People are still just as stupid as they've always been...

    Switch off the mind and let the heart decide who you were meant to be (Windpower)

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  3. Lack of... by Codifex+Maximus · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's probably Carbon Monoxide and Soot withdrawal that is causing these wind farm health episodes.

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  4. Re:Someone should do this coal power by dywolf · · Score: 5, Funny

    HEY HEY HEY!
    Get that common sense out of here!

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  5. Re:In other news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You're just a shill for big wind. This is a legitimate controversy and anyone who disagrees with me is being paid to do so. Science has been wrong before. These people are putting profit ahead of my health! I'm not opposing science, I'm just opposing corporate greed. Mankind is toying with forces it doesn't fully understand! Have there ever been any long term studies proving that windfarms don't cause sickness?

    Please pay attention to me.

  6. Re:Someone should do this coal power by ssam · · Score: 5, Funny

    Coal can be clean and safe too http://www.coalcares.org/cleanenergy.html

  7. Re:Ok... by Culture20 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Or they have just become less capable of using proper grammar.

    When eight hundred years old you reach, use grammar as well you will not.