Monthly Archives: August 2011

“Smart” Meters: Not Smart. Not Green. Not Safe. Not Legal.

What’s Wrong: • ‘Smart’ meter radiation is a Class 2B carcinogen according to the World Health Organization (pdf), at least 100x the exposure from a cell phone, say UC Nuclear experts.  Like living within 500 feet of a major cell … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 59 Comments

Why “Smart” Meters are a Class Issue

  As class riots engulf the UK and the global economy teeters on a precipice, it seems the right time to take a look at how the forced “smart” meter installations now affecting many parts of California and other states … Continue reading

Posted in Citizen rebellion, Class Issues and Social Equality, CPUC, Democracy, Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity, Oakland, PG&E, Safety, Time of Use Pricing | 20 Comments

“Smart” Meters, Dirty Electricity and Disease

This video is notable for a couple of reasons.  One is that it confirms what we have been hearing a lot- that even when someone avoids getting a “smart” meter on their home, the smart meters in the neighborhood have … Continue reading

Posted in CPUC, Dirty Electricity, Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity, Health studies, PG&E | 9 Comments

Packed House at Stop Smart Meters! Santa Cruz Forum

Thank you to the panelists, moderator, and 200+ people who packed the house last night in Santa Cruz for our ‘Wise Up to Smart Meters’ Emergency Townhall Forum.  Press coverage in the Mercury/ Sentinel and related coverage on KION.  Please … Continue reading

Posted in Citizen rebellion, Democracy, PG&E, Santa Cruz County | 4 Comments

“Independent” “Smart” Meter Proponent on PG&E Payroll; Company Failed to Disclose Financial Ties

Mahlon Aldridge works for Ecology Action in Santa Cruz, and makes a six digit salary from PG&E contracts, disclosures that would have been relevant on this PG&E funded circular- one might have thought he was just a “Santa Cruz resident”  … Continue reading

Posted in Bees, Carbon Offsets, Citizen rebellion, Democracy, Environmental Concerns, interference, PG&E, Plant damage, Privacy, Santa Cruz County, World Health Organization | 8 Comments