From Lisa Sutherland

Juda

To the editor:

I am opposed to the EDF wind turbines that are being proposed for Jefferson township in Green County. I have read countless news articles stating the many problems of the wind turbines. The World Health Organization has deemed them a health hazard stating that the “noise” is more than an annoyance and that chronic noise contributes to cardiovascular disease, lack of sleep, hearing loss, ringing in the ears, stress and increased changes in blood pressure and heart health.

The wind industry has chronically and methodically, over a long period of time, blocked the flow of information, denying and blaming helpless victims for “poor coping skills.”

There are, also, obvious and historically reported impacts of infrasound and low frequency vibration, shadow flicker and numerous other negative health effects.

I have, also, read testimonials from farmers in WI who regret leasing their land to the wind turbine companies. They said that by signing that contract they have signed away control of their family farm and it’s the biggest regret they have ever experienced and will ever experience. The money from the turbines doesn’t balance out their crop loss from land being taken out of production. The kind of life they enjoyed on their family farm is gone forever, too. They said they would not sign that contract today.

Big wind companies make huge profits taking advantage of generous federal subsidies and tax credits. Without federal subsidies these wind farms are never self-sufficient. You can’t always count on the wind to produce enough power to be profitable, therefore, these wind turbines only generate a small percentage of electricity into the power grid system.

Let’s keep Green County productive farmland and beautiful, rolling hills, not an industrial wind farm!