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.