Friday, May 29, 2009

Committee To Draft Wind Power Resolution

AUGUSTA (NEWS CENTER) -- The Maine Medical Association Public Health Committee has decided to take a closer look at the potential health effects of wind turbines.

Last week the Public Health Committee formed a subcommittee to draft a resolution that will focus on four key points:

Encourage the development of government energy policy and improved generation methods that mitigate direct and indirect health effects;

Discourage the granting of waivers by the Maine DEP regarding noise and light effects;

Assist in the development and encourage the use of a "Code of Conduct" used voluntarily by the industry; and

Encourage studies on health effects of wind turbine generation by independent qualified researchers at entities such as schools of public health.

The subcommittee plans to present the resolution to the Public Health Committee for a vote at it's August meeting.

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