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Scott Walker Wants to Know If Wind Power Is Making People Sick (At the Kochs' bidding)
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/02/scott-walkers-wind-powerPrevious studies have found no link between wind farms and increased health problems.
This article originally appeared in the Huffington Post and is republished here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
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.
Page 449 of the budget proposal includes a recommendation from the governor "directing the commission to conduct a study on wind energy system-related health issues." The request states that a report should be submitted to the governor and legislature within a year after the budget goes into effect.
"The request for a Wind Energy Health Issues Study was included with the intent to provide the Public Service Commission with comprehensive information to consider as they receive requests for future wind energy projects," said Laurel Patrick, Walker's press secretary, in a statement to The Huffington Post.
Wind power in the state has been the subject of some public debate, drawing campaigns paid for by conservative groups with ties to fossil fuel interests on one side and by renewable energy advocates on the other.
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And killing puppies. Fracking is 'safe' according to the commercials, the millions of gallons of oil from the BP spill magically disappeared, oil pipelines are safe as can be, but the wind is evil.
