Politics & Government
Falmouth Turbine Foes Fall Short at Health Board Meeting
Despite the urging of wind turbine neighbors and other opponents, the Falmouth Board of Health voted unanimously not to order the town to change the hours the turbines are operating, the Cape Cod Times reports.
Opponents of Falmouth's two 1.65-megawatt wind turbines were disappointed Monday night when the town board of health declined to order a change in the turbines' operating hours, currently 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., the Cape Cod Times reports in "Falmouth won't order more turbine shutoff."
Mark Cool responds: Read "Falmouth's 'Four Blind Mice,'" his latest blog post published Tuesday morning.
Some turbine foes left the meeting while it was still in progress, according to the Times, which reports that while health board members said they lacked hard evidence that noise from the turbines is causing unhealthful sleep loss in the neighborhood, the board would write town selectmen suggesting a later morning start time.
What do you think of the board's decision? Tell us in the comments.
Here's a round-up of recent Falmouth Patch posts and comments about the wind turbines:
- Falmouth's 'Four Blind Mice', Mark Cool
- TIMELINE of the TURBINE REAPER, Mark Cool
- May 2012 Falmouth WTG Agreement with Mass DEP, Bill Carson
- Sleep Disturbance Evidence Mounts In Canada, Mark Cool
- Turbines & Trash Haulers: Trick or Treat?, Mark Cool
- Falmouth Board Of Health WTG Nov 4, Bill Carson
- "As the Turbine Turns" - A Cape Cod Town's Wind-Opera, Mark Cool
- Can Wind Turbines Make You Sick?, Friends of Falmouth Wind
- WHOI 100 Million & Wind Turbines, Bill Carson
- Mainstream Science & Wind Turbine Complaints, Friends of Falmouth Wind
- 2 Friends of Falmouth Wind, Bill Carson
- Wind Power Hypochondria, Friends of Falmouth Wind
- Plymouth Voters Reject Wind Turbine Restrictions, Friends of Falmouth Wind
- "Phantom" Noise Violations, Friends of Falmouth Wind
- Eight is Enough???, Mark Cool
- Wind Turbine Noise & Medical Costs & Lawsuits, Bill Carson
