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Emu farmers worry about windmills
The noise and vibration from heavy equipment has been known to frighten emus to death, Debi VanTassel said in a recent interview. She wonders what living near a wind turbine will be like.
Ms. VanTassel has another worry, though. Her husband is an epileptic who may have grand mal seizures.
They can't have wallpaper in their home because the patterns could seem to come alive and bother Mr. VanTassel.
April 13, 2009
by Brian Medel
in Chronicle Herald
Noise not good for birds, but couple also concerned about turbines' effect on health
GULLIVERS COVE - Emus don't like noise, Davey VanTassel says.
He and his wife Debi own Ocean Breeze Emu Farm on the Gullivers Cove Road on Digby Neck, and they're worried that at least one of 20 proposed wind turbines to be erected this year may be as close as 850 metres to their farm.
The noise and vibration from heavy equipment has been known to frighten emus to death, Debi VanTassel said in a recent interview. She wonders what living near a wind turbine will be like.... [continue via Web link]
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