Monthly Archives: February 2012

Collateral Damage: Speaking Out Against Wireless Harm

By Anonymous For those of you obsessed with your wireless technology, I need to ask–why are my children and I considered acceptable collateral damage so you can have your wireless convenience? Have you utterly lost your sense of humanity? Maybe … Continue reading

Posted in Bees, Cancer, Cell phones, Citizen rebellion, Democracy, Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity, health effects, radio-frequency radiation | 41 Comments

Utility Bullying Stops Here

Tired of being bullied by utility corporations that are supposed to provide critical services for the public good but instead have metastasized into arrogant, bullying behemoths?  Apparently no one told these guys that threatening old ladies with freezing cold houses … Continue reading

Posted in Citizen rebellion, neighborhood organizing | 12 Comments

CA Legislator Considering Bill to Hold Utilities Accountable for Multiple Smart Meter FCC Violations

We’ve documented how smart meter installations in California are violating Federal Communications Commission regulations, in several ways. Now here is a chance to get this matter some attention at the California state legislative level: CA Assemblymember Bill Monning (D- Santa … Continue reading

Posted in Citizen rebellion, Environmental Concerns, Federal Energy Act of 2005, Federal Government | 19 Comments

Palo Alto Municipal Utility District Rejects Smart Meters — Now Fifty Local Governments in California Say No

One more reason why it pays to have local–not corporate–control over essential public services.  Yesterday, after receiving testimony from those injured by smart meter radiation and hearing widespread reports of fires, health damage, privacy invasions and overcharges, the City of … Continue reading

Posted in California, Citizen rebellion, Democracy, Santa Clara County, Smart Grid | Leave a comment

Silver Spring Networks IPO: Predatory Capitalism in Action

By Joshua Hart You can certainly blame your utility and state and federal regulatory agencies for those headaches—both real and figurative—since the smart meter went in.  There’s no denying they deserve your criticism.   But at the root of this … Continue reading

Posted in California, Cancer, Carbon Offsets, Cell phones, Citizen rebellion, Climate Change, Democracy, Federal Government, health effects, legal issues, Military, Safety, San Mateo County, Smart Grid | 79 Comments