Transcript Health benefits of 100% renewable wind power

3 tenets
1. 100% renewable energy is inevitable
2. Distributed energy = community power
3. Investment shapes the future
Support
Overwhelmingly, Australians support wind
energy and the construction of wind farms.
“media coverage gives significant attention
to challenges, protests, vocal opponents
and high profile individuals, but fails to
balance this with coverage of middle
ground views, or with equivalent attention
to the potential benefits of wind farms.”
“An appreciation of the
economic benefits
associated with a strong
renewable energy
industry is not
contingent on belief in
climate change; even
sceptics can appreciate
the opportunity to make
a buck.”
Benefits
Clean energy generated locally provides a share
of the wealth it creates as well as employment
in the region.
“We’ve got people who
used to work as a
butcher, fitters,
mechanics, a shearer,
and electricians.”
Health
We don’t need to be concerned about our
health living near to wind turbines.
• Birth defects in and death of
farm animals
• Bowel cancer
• Breathing difficulty
• Cold sores
• Depression
• Back pain
• Fungal, viral, parasitic skin
infections
• Dental infections
• Diabetes
• Multiple schlerosis
• Diarhoea
• Weight loss
• Weight gain
• Eye discharge
• Foot sores
• Hair loss
Visual impact
Wind turbines at work are
harnessing nature’s energy.
The impact of fossil fuels on
the landscape is beyond visual.
Property
There’s no correlation between the presence of
a wind farm and lower property prices.
Are wind turbines noisy? Hardly.
Let’s check the facts.
Some comparisons
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Technology
Investment
Landscape
Water
Farming
Costs
Greenhouse gases
Community
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Local profits, economy, investment
Scale to suit
Energy security and efficiency
Mitigate climate change
Education
Tourism
Community
empowerment
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