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Scott Walker Wants to Know If Wind Power Is Making People Sick
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Feb 06, 2015 06:17pm |
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| Category | Study |
| Author | Kate Sheppard |
| News Date | Thursday, February 5, 2015 11:10:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The two-year, $68 billion budget proposal Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker unveiled Tuesday includes a request for $250,000 to study the health impacts of wind turbines.
Last October, health officials in Brown County declared that eight turbines located at the Shirley Wind Farm posed a health hazard to residents. The chairwoman of the local board of health cited "ear pain, ear pressure, headaches, nausea" and "sleep deprivation" as symptoms among nearby residents. Local reports suggest Brown is the first county in the country to reach such a conclusion.
The conservative Heartland Institute, which advocates for "free-market solutions," has touted the Brown County decision, and used it as an opportunity to criticize the state for "imposing its wind power mandates." Heartland has received funding in the past from fossil fuel interests. Walker has appeared as a guest speaker at the group's events.
Previous studies have found no link between wind farms and increased health problems. The Wisconsin Wind Siting Council, an advisory group to the state's public service commission, issued a report to the state legislature last fall that concluded that "some individuals residing in close proximity to wind turbines perceive audible noise and find it annoying," but "it appears that this group is in the minority and that most individuals do not experience annoyance, stress, or perceived adverse health effects due to the operation of wind turbines." |
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