Dr. Robert McMurtry is the former Dean of Medicine for the University of Western Ontario. He was a member of the Health Council of Canada for 3½ years and a member and special advisor to the Royal Commission under Roy Romanow on the future of health care in Canada. Dr. McMurtry was a visiting Cameron Chair to Health Canada for providing policy advice to the Minister and Deputy Minister of Health. He was the Founding and Associate Deputy Minister of Population & Public Health, Canada. Dr. McMurtry sat on the National Steering Committee on Climate Change and Health Assessment. Presently Dr. McMurtry is Professor (Emeritus) of Surgery, University of Western Ontario http://www.windvigilance.com/home/advisory-group/bio_mcmurtry |
Distinguished Doctor Speaks about Health Effects of Industrial Wind Turbines
Dr Robert McMurtry, Order of Canada, records his concerns about Industrial Find out about the effect of Wind Turbines on human health and community well-bein...
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Comment by monique aniel on February 4, 2012 at 8:26pm -
Thank you Dr Mc Murtry, your work has been an inspiration to all of us who have dedicated time and effort in solving the problem of poor siting of wind turbines .
Here in Maine we have been working for three years on changing the current DEP noise regulations.
Two attempts of legislative changes were unsuccessful but a citizens petition rukemaking change to the BEP brought a small victory.
Indeed ,last September after listening to 8 hours of complex acoustic and and medical experts and heartbreaking citizens testimonies , the BEP has voted to reduce the nighttime noise levels from 45 dba to 42 dba .
This is a far cry from what we had requested but is certainly bringing to the forefront of Maine's regulatory process the seriousness of adverse health effects of wind turbine noise .
However after the vote was taken in September,we were told that the BEP rules had to go back to the Legislature because Assistant to the Attorney General Peggy Bensinger had ruled shortly before the BEP vote that the rules were major substantive rather than routine technical.
So we have to make our case again .
THE HEARING WILL BE HELD AT 1 PM NEXT WEDNESDAY AT THE CROSS BUILDING ROOM 216 in AUGUSTA .
PLEASE IF YOU CAN , ATTEND AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS MAJOR LEGISLATIVE WORK
if you want more information, please email me at sherwats2@wildblue.net
THANK YOU
MONIQUE ANIEL
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Comment by Penny Gray on February 4, 2012 at 10:18am -
Wow. This is very powerful and very pertinent to Maine and the world. Thank you, Dr. McMurtry. Everyone should watch this.
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Comment by Leola R. Ballweber on February 4, 2012 at 10:18am
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As I watch, I look out of my dining room window as the industrial wind turbines turn. My heart is filled with sorrow and my mind is filled with anger. I know that the conflict of these emotions will influence how I react to things to come in the future. I do not want to consider myself a victim and to do that, I must fight back in an honorable way. I must follow the legal road against this project in Woodstock, Maine. I must be their for others who have lost value to their homes, camps and receive the sounds of turbines. I will help those who need it to find some resolution to their plight with wind turbines. I can not give back what has been taken or destroyed, I can only give direction of the path that must be taken to find some satisfaction for the victims of wind power.
I want to cry for the losses in Woodstock. Concord pond and it's camps, Shagg pond, and the two mile radius of the Spruce Mountain Wind Project. All will/are being affected by infra-sound, blade flicker and a lower valuation of their camps and homes. the sadness rings the loudest and it is a sadness that is spread across the world. I ask,"Why an industry of this kind could be encouraged by our governments, subsidized by our governments and no safety studies done before the devastation occurred? Why after the fact. It is clear that the saying,"Man is his worst enemy", rings loud and strong on this issue.
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Comment by Long Islander on February 3, 2012 at 11:00pm -
Beautiful Prince Edward County is almost 400 miles from Maine. But the good doctor's words absolutely hit home. This is a highly recommended viewing investment.
Dr. Robert McMurtry
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Maine Center For Public Interest Reporting – Three Part Series: A CRITICAL LOOK AT MAINE’S WIND ACT (excerpts) From Part 1 – On Maine’s Wind Law “Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine if the law’s goals were met." . – Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, August 2010 http://pinetreewatchdog.org/2010/08/09/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/ From Part 2 – On Wind and Oil Yet using wind energy doesn’t lower dependence on imported foreign oil. That’s because the majority of imported oil in Maine is used for heating and transportation. And switching our dependence from foreign oil to Maine-produced electricity isn’t likely to happen very soon, says Bartlett. “Right now, people can’t switch to electric cars and heating – if they did, we’d be in trouble.” So was one of the fundamental premises of the task force false, or at least misleading?" http://pinetreewatchdog.org/2010/08/11/wind-swept-task-force-set-the-rules/ From Part 3 – On Wind-Required New Transmission Lines Finally, the building of enormous, high-voltage transmission lines that the regional electricity system operator says are required to move substantial amounts of wind power to markets south of Maine was never even discussed by the task force – an omission that Mills said will come to haunt the state.“If you try to put 2,500 or 3,000 megawatts in northern or eastern Maine – oh, my god, try to build the transmission!” said Mills. “It’s not just the towers, it’s the lines – that’s when I begin to think that the goal is a little farfetched.” http://pinetreewatchdog.org/2010/08/12/flaws-in-bill-like-skating-with-dull-skates/
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