Category Archives: California

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

Cindy Sage and LADWP Discuss ‘Smart’ Meters

From EMF Safety Network: Last week at a Woodland Hills City Council meeting, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) presented information about their Smart Meter deployment plans, while environmental consultant Cindy Sage, co-editor of the BioInitiative Report, … Continue reading

Posted in California, Los Angeles | 5 Comments

Get on Board the Analog Express: Video from Stop Smart Meters! Bus to December CPUC Hearings

Director of Stop Smart Meters! Joshua Hart addresses passengers riding the bus 120 miles from Santa Cruz to Santa Rosa in December 2012 to speak to the CPUC about smart meter problems, and the injustice of having to pay an … Continue reading

Posted in California, Citizen rebellion, CPUC, Democracy, neighborhood organizing, PG&E, Santa Cruz County, Sonoma County | Leave a comment

21st Century Science Denial Part III: Rise of the Machines

By Deborah Kopald, Guest Columnist Read parts I and II of Deborah Kopald’s Science Denial series here on StopSmartMeters.Org As for smart meters and other wireless devices, the U.S. has not pre-market safety tested any of them and has not … Continue reading

Posted in California, Cancer, Cell phones, Citizen rebellion, Democracy, neighborhood organizing, Privacy, radio-frequency radiation, Safety, Smart Grid | 22 Comments