Author Archives: Josh Hart

Hold the CPUC at Their Word: No More Utility Abuse

Speak Up!  Oppose Smart Meters and Extortionate “Opt-Out” Fees at the CPUC on Thursday April 18th 9:30 am We need to continue to tell the CPUC that smart meters and their mesh network are unacceptable and should be recalled! Come … Continue reading

Posted in California, Citizen rebellion, CPUC, Democracy, Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity, Installer Threats and Assaults, Privacy, San Francisco | 1 Comment

Take Back Your Power Goes on the Road- to a City Near You

This April, the filmmakers of Take Back Your Power, an upcoming feature documentary about smart meters and the smart grid, take their show on the road for some pre-screenings to raise funds in order to complete the film.  Be afraid, … Continue reading

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Zapped!

After we published Ode to the Toxic Smart Meter last month, we received a number of submissions of other poems related to the smart meter deployment.   Here is one of our favorites, written by Kayley B. of Wisconsin.  There’s something … Continue reading

Posted in Citizen rebellion, radio-frequency radiation | 3 Comments

PG&E Fined $390,000 for Espionage Carried Out Against Anti-Smart Meter Groups

From EMF Safety Network:  Yesterday the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved a settlement in its investigation into Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) for spying on anti-Smart Meter groups.  PG&E will be required to pay $390,000 to the state’s … Continue reading

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LA City Council Directs LADWP to Give the Lawsons an Analog; Seven Weeks of Living Without Electricity Apparently at an End

The Lawson family attended yesterday’s Los Angeles City Council meeting to describe their challenges with LADWP, and the utility’s failure to address the family’s urgent health issues that came about after a “smart” meter was installed on their home.   In … Continue reading

Posted in California, Changing a Meter, Citizen rebellion, Class Issues and Social Equality, Democracy, Los Angeles | 4 Comments