As governments around the world look for ways to curb fossil fuel emissions, there has been an increase in the use of renewable energy sources. Wind power is the cheapest source of largescale renewable energy, and windfarms are often looked to as a solution. While they have generally been welcomed in rural communities, the introduction of new technology is often accompanied by a panic that these inventions are silently eroding peoples health, and wind turbines are no different.This books main focus is on the claims that wind turbines are the direct cause of a number of short and longterm health problems. Recent studies suggest that illnesses caused by wind turbines have only been reported in communities where there has been negative publicity towards wind turbines. In short people are worrying themselves sick. Featuring a detailed examination of the scientific evidence, an investigation into nocebo effects, profiles of leading windfarm opponenets, and an account of the strategies used by antiwindfarm interests,Wind Turbine Syndrome A Communicated Diseaseis a critical account of the rise of the antiwindfarm movement.Simon Chapman has become a touchstone for everything the extreme right hates arguments grounded in fact, a passion for a healthier planet, and sometimes just a dose of plain common sense. His writing is erudition and conviction combined. Read on!Peter Garrett, Midnight OilThis is an important and timely book. Wind power is an essential element of our response...

Binding: Paperback;364 pages; Publisher: Sydney University Press; Classification: JFF; Weight: 575 g; Dimensions: 210 x 148 x 19

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