Category Archives: California

Thank You For Your Support- Now Please Take Action

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Josh Hart

It is a violation of the law, of our community, of property rights, of the spirit of the co-operative movement- not to mention just plain mean to switch off electricity to paying customers in the middle of winter in the … Continue reading →

Posted in California, Citizen rebellion, Democracy, legal issues, neighborhood organizing, Safety, Smart Grid | 9 Comments

Disconnected!

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Josh Hart

This afternoon at 2pm, Plumas Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative (PSREC) trespassed on our property and (after unsuccessfully trying to install a “smart” meter) disconnected the power to our home though we have paid every penny of our electricity usage in … Continue reading →

Posted in California, Citizen rebellion, Democracy, Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity, Safety, Smart Grid | 17 Comments

SSM! Director Josh Hart Threatened with Electricity Disconnect

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Josh Hart

This opinion piece was published today in the Portola Reporter. Let’s Take Back Our Power & Wise Up to “Smart” Meters By Josh Hart, Director StopSmartMeters.Org My partner and I moved to Plumas County last summer from the Coastal Mountains.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Berkeley, California, Cancer, Cell phones, Changing a Meter, Citizen rebellion, CPUC, Democracy, Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity, FCC, Federal Government, Fires, health effects, Health studies, legal issues, neighborhood organizing, Obama, PG&E, Physicians, Privacy, radio-frequency radiation, Safety, Smart Grid, Wi-Fi, World Health Organization | 13 Comments

Getting from ‘Smart’ to Wise: SF Panel Set to Plot New Course

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Josh Hart

From Ecological Options Network: This post encourages you to check out the landmark report “Getting Smarter About the Smart Grid,” authored by energy expert Dr. Timothy Schoechle, published by the National Institute for Science, Law and Public Policy – and … Continue reading →

Posted in California, Changing a Meter, Citizen rebellion, Class Issues and Social Equality, Climate Change, Democracy, Environmental Concerns, Federal Government, Home Area Network, neighborhood organizing, San Francisco, Smart Grid | 3 Comments

WHO KNEW? The Wireless Smart Meter Meltdown

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Josh Hart

Perspective by Cindy Sage:  The misguided program of mandatory ‘smart wireless meters’ has done more to undercut the gains in public support for energy conservation in this country than any other single factor. The national shift to embrace energy conservation … Continue reading →

Posted in California, Cancer, Cell phones, Citizen rebellion, CPUC, Democracy, Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity, Environmental Concerns, EPA, FCC, FDA, Federal Government, Fires, health effects, Health studies, Home Area Network, legal issues, neighborhood organizing, PG&E, Physicians, Privacy, radio-frequency radiation, Safety, SCE, SDG&E, Smart Grid, Time of Use Pricing, Wi-Fi, World Health Organization | 2 Comments