Wind farms attract few complaints

Professor Simon Chapman, from the University of Sydney, said his research, accepted for publication by PLoS, showed 33 of Australia’s 51 wind farms have never been subject to any noise or health complaints. Some 73% of complainants lived near just six wind farms which happened to be targeted by anti-wind farm groups.

The most common complaint was that they kept people awake at night, however medical complaints cited by activists ranged from herpes to cardiovascular disease.

He has compiled a list of 223 things wind farms are