Report: Wind turbines don’t cause health problems

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4. You also need to look at the net benefits.

Take wind turbines. Sure... a handful of people might have been injured/killed installing and maintaining them... and I suppose that (if it hasn't happened already) someday some people will be killed from a fire caused by a failed turbine... or one falling on their heads (etc)

But turbines generate electricity. We take it for granted now, but there's a significant positive impact there. Many MANY lives are improved (and even saved) due to reliable power generation. Just look at how many people die due to major power failures. The net human health impact of wind turbines is a signficant positive. IOW, the risks are worth taking (for an appropriate portion of the generating portfolio). The same can be said for nuclear power. The net benefit of that generation (many MANY times larger than all the wind generation in the world) is much larger than the negative impact of even Chernobyl.

The same could have even been said for coal prior to the point that far cleaner options were available.