For immediate release
October 9, 2011
Contact: John Vander Leest, 920-327-0300,
john.vanderleest@legis.wi.gov

Madison, WI –Senator Frank Lasee (R-De Pere) has introduced “Health
Study for Wind Turbines” legislation in the State Senate. The proposed
bill creates a moratorium on future wind turbines until the Public
Service Commission (PSC) receives a report from the Department of
Health Services (DHS) regarding the health impacts on people and
animals.

Expert witnesses have acknowledged that Industrial Wind Turbines
(IWTs) can cause health problems including sleep disturbance,
headache, ear pressure, dizziness, vertigo, nausea, visual blurring,
irritability, panic episodes, depression and a variety of other
ailments.

“There are three families that I am aware of who have moved out of
their homes to get relief because they are getting so ill. One
family’s teenage daughter was hospitalized, and when they moved, she
fully recovered. We can’t let this kind of a thing go on,” said
Senator Lasee. “It’s plain un-American to have wind turbines twice as
tall as the State Capitol right next to someone’s house that they are
forced to look at, which makes them dizzy, nauseous and sick.”

“This has been a nightmare, we’ve had to leave our beautiful home in
order to get relief from the health issues we believe were caused by
the nearby wind turbines,” said Sue Ashley an impacted property owner.
Darrel Cappelle, another impacted property owner added, “my wife has
been suffering from migraine headaches since the wind turbines were
constructed. This has been a horrible impact on my family.”

“This bill will require the PSC to protect people and their property
from being harmed by the effects of Industrial Wind Turbines,” said
Senator Lasee

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