Letter to the editor - Dec. 2, 2010

Turbine comment

The Whitman County Planner has asked for comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for an industrial wind turbine development.

I have submitted to the county government the following response:

The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Palouse Wind industrial wind turbine development ignores some very critical information.

The EIS should acknowledge the fact that industrial wind turbines produce great quantities of high-level, low frequency noise pollution.

The introduction of high levels of low frequency noise pollution into an environment conta...