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February 27, 2014

Draft report finds no reliable link between wind farms and health effects
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Feb 27, 2014
The release of the draft position statement on wind farms and health from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) was an important step in reassuring communities living near wind farms that their health is not at risk, according to the Clean Energy Council. The draft statement and information paper from the NHMRC, Australia's peak body for health and medical research and evidence-based health guidelines, followed on from a 2010 statement that also gave wind farms a clean bill of h ... read more

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