"Windfall" audio interview with director Laura Israel & cartoonist Lynda Barry

Director Laura Israel and cartoonist Lynda Barry talk about the controversy over wind turbines.

Israel directed “Windfall,” a revealing look at wind energy that tells the story of residents of Meredith, NY, who are divided when companies want to build wind turbines in the traditional dairy farm community.

“Windfall” Lynda Barry is researching a book on homes near turbines.


This film will be showing at the Clayton Opera

House Saturday March 5. I have posted the first comment left on the WNYC website in response to the airing of this interview

link -->here <--- The Leonard Lopate Show ~ Webpage to read more...

Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D. from Manhattan, New York I spoke at the first international symposium on the health effects of wind turbine energy in Picton, Ontario two weeks ago. I was asked to speak because of my research and writings on the adverse effects of noise on children. I was very impressed by the information provided at the symposium. Last week I saw Windfall which similarly addressed the health impacts of wind turbines on nearby residents. Before we move further in employing this apparently attractive alternative energy source, we must research the potential harm of wind turbines. We cannot simply state that turbines have "no effects on nearby residents," especially when reports to the contrary are growing. Additionally, I would like to alert New Yorkers that there is legislation in the City Council that will encourage placing wind turbines on the roofs of buildings in our city. Here we should similarly demand that the requisite research be done to determine potential harm from noise, especially low frequency sound. There is sufficient research linking noise to adverse health effects and diminished quality of life and these findings should serve as a warning that we need to do research on this "new" source of noise.