The Documentary Wind Rush explores the side of wind power that is too often ignored.

 A FERVOR TO CAPTURE THE FUTURE  

A birds eye view of Wolfe Island Canada

Are we rushing to capture a greener future without understanding the consequences?

How well can wind farms and people coexist?

 These are some of the questions examined in the documentary Wind Rush .

 The Canadian government is rushing to reduce the independence of coal by investing in green energy.

 In 2003 there were only 10 turbines in Ontario by 2012 there were 1200, and that number is expected to double in the next few years.

In Alberta wind turbines are located in wide-open spaces and do not need to be placed near anyone's homes , as a result the anti-wind sentiment from back east is nonexistent wind turbines are seen as a net benefit.

In contrast Turbines have to be close to the electrical grid in Ontario . 

The rush to capture the future has resulted in turbines being placed close to people’s farms and homes with little research into the health impacts.

 Radiologist and health advocate Michael Nissenbaum describes the chain of causation. Turbines are noisy, they cause sleep deprivation, which over a period of time will essentially effect everybody system,   potentially leading to early mortality.

There are those that dispute the health effects of wind turbines.

 Even though people are showing up in doctor’s offices complaining, with markedly consistent symptoms.  

 Dr. Arlene King, Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health

says there is no direct causal link between wind turbines and adverse health effects.

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There are people that are suffering from having turbines around their farms, around their homes, and whether it’s psychological, or whether its really physical does it really matter?

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