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Krogh, C., Gillis, L., Kouwen, N. and Aramini, J. (2011) Wind Voice, a Self-Reporting Survey: Adverse Health Effects, Industrial Wind Turbines, and the Need for Vigilance Monitoring. Bulletin of Science Technology & Society, 31, 334-345.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0270467611412551

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• TITLE: Human Health, Rights and Wind Turbine Deployment in Canada

  AUTHORS: Carmen Krogh, Brett Horner

  KEYWORDS: Wind Turbines, Policies and Practices in Canada, Harm to Human Health, Human Rights, Social Justice

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Social Sciences, Vol.5 No.5, May 17, 2017

  ABSTRACT: Canada has ratified international conventions which recognize the individual’s right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health. Despite the adoption of these covenants governments sometimes support policies and practises which trade off individual human health with other conflicting interests. This review evaluates the individual’s right to health against government policies and practices which support wind energy deployment in Canada. Our analysis presents government documents, peer reviewed literature, and other references which support the conclusion that wind energy deployment in Canada can be expected to result in avoidable harm to human health. This harm conflicts with contemporary health and social justice principles. Governments have a responsibility to help Canadians maintain and improve their health by generating effective responses for the prevention of avoidable harm. Individuals have a right to make informed decisions about their health. Knowledge gaps and potential risks to health should be fully disclosed. Individuals should not be exposed to industrial wind turbines without their informed consent.