Category Archives: California

Smart Meter Protesters Confront Al Gore in SF

(From last night’s protest at Al Gore’s speaking gig in San Francisco- organized by No Smart Meters SF)

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Protest Al Gore, Smart Meters & Silver Spring Networks Tuesday in SF

This just in from No Smart Meters SF: AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH:  THE “SMART” GRID IS WASTING ENERGY AND HARMING THE ENVIRONMENT What:    NO SMART METERS SF invites you to join them in a protest in front of the Herbst Theater … Continue reading

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Sebastopol, CA Residents Drive Off Wellington

Report from Sandi Maurer of EMF Safety Network (based in Sebastopol): Wellington, a company contracted by PG&E, is installing Smart Meters in Sebastopol despite the fact that Sebastopol has asked for a moratorium twice; that Sebastopol council supports a Smart … Continue reading

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“Full Speed Toward an Iceberg” — Silver Spring HACKED

An embarrassing blow to Silver Spring Networks and the utilities (like PG&E) that have bought in to their wireless-mesh-networked-AMI debacle: The New York Times reports that a hacker known as “Atlas” went on stage at a computer security conference in … Continue reading

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PG&E Buries Opt Out Fees in Bills; Adds Questionable Tax

Stop Smart Meters! has received multiple reports that PG&E is now attempting to bury the ‘opt out’ fees in its distribution fee section, making it easier to miss the fact that you may be getting gouged with extortionate (and wildly … Continue reading

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