Author Archives: Josh Hart

Grandmother’s Water Shutoff Prompts State Legislation in WI

Audrey Parker, an 81 year old grandmother who has refused to have a  ‘smart’ water meter installed because of the privacy implications and the heart palpitations she experiences from the meters’ wireless pulses, last week had her water disconnected by … Continue reading

Posted in Citizen rebellion, Democracy, health effects, Smart Grid, Water meters, Wisconsin | 3 Comments

Bait and Switch: PG&E Breaking Deal to Return Analog Meters

PG&E advertises that people can ‘opt out’ and get an analog meter- indeed they are required to offer this option by the CPUC.  The reality- as Patrick from San Francisco discovered, is not that simple. In Sacramento, after SMUD relented … Continue reading

Posted in California, Citizen rebellion, CPUC, PG&E, radio-frequency radiation, San Francisco | 6 Comments

“Smart Grid Advancement Act” Introduced in US Congress; Take Action to Stop it Today

Two members of congress (Jerry McNerney, D- Stockton, CA and Matt Cartwright, D- PA) have introduced a congressional bill (HR 2685) that would apparently require all electricity providers (including rural cooperatives and municipal utilities) to join the ‘smart’ grid and … Continue reading

Posted in California, Federal Government, Privacy, radio-frequency radiation, Smart Grid, Washington DC | 64 Comments

Stop Smart Meters! Investigates: Utilities Lie While People Die

Posted in California, Citizen rebellion, CPUC, Democracy, Fires, PG&E | 4 Comments

When ‘Smart’ Meters Kill: The Story of Larry Nikkel — Details Emerge of Vacaville, CA Smart Meter Fire Death

Larry Nikkel  By Joshua Hart, Director StopSmartMeters.Org Details have come to light of a man killed by a Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) Smart Meter that caught fire in Vacaville, CA on July 9th, 2010.   Larry Nikkel of 230 Arbor … Continue reading

Posted in California, Cancer, CPUC, Fires, legal issues, PG&E, Smart Grid | 24 Comments