The Japanese Conference against Big Wind was held on April 30 in Tokyo. Victims of low frequency noise from wind turbines and protesters against additional wind turbines gathered from all over Japan. More than 100 people came and 6 people gave speeches.
1. OKAWA, Tsuyoshi (Tahara-city, Aichi-prefecture)
He is a farmer living on Atsumi Peninsula. His house is near a wind turbine (1,500kW), which was built in July 2007. There are three houses (including his) within 350m of the turbine.
He has been suffering from the turbine’s low frequency noise since it began turning. He had never been told about the noise by the wind power company (M & D Green Energy). He asked the company and Tahara-city to measure the noise level. The conclusion of the measurement was “There is no problem”.
He and his family had to sleep at a hotel far from the turbine. Now they stay in their house in the daytime and sleep in an apartment far from turbine at night. Continue reading →