Letter to the Editor

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Dear Editor:

In Sandy MacLeod's recent letter, she states: "Victims of the harm inflicted by industrial wind complexes do not have to prove anything."

Well, actually, they do - they have to establish some link, no matter how tenuous. They have to show some degree of causality between wind energy and their real or imagined health problems.

So far, they've been unwilling or unable to do that. It would be interesting to know what it is about using wind as a fuel that makes people claim health issues, but not other means of generating electricity.

I never hear complaints that solar panels cause health problems. How could they? I never hear that coal, oil and gas plants may be the cause of these health problems, despite the clear and provable link between health problems and the burning of fossil fuels.

It's important that the community be aware: anyone can make unfounded allegations, especially if they're looking for a payday like selling property to a utility. 

What I'd like to see is some evidence, any evidence, that there is a link between wind turbines and health.

Jonmark Pierce, 
PMP (Professional Project Manager)

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Thursday, July 14, 2011