Category Archives: California

Taken for a Ride: PG&E Destroys Functional Analog Meters

   Some PG&E customers have been telling us that when they call to ‘opt out’ of the smart meter program, PG&E is saying “sorry we don’t have any analogs left.” PG&E is also justifying the high ‘opt out’ fees by … Continue reading

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Environmentalists Not Buying Smart Meter Greenwash

Two weeks ago, Stop Smart Meters! went to the San Francisco Green Festival, where over 30,000 environmentalists converge twice a year to discuss the state of our environment and to pick up free samples of organic products.  So are ‘smart’ … Continue reading

Posted in California, Cancer, Changing a Meter, Citizen rebellion, Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity, Fires, health effects, neighborhood organizing, PG&E, radio-frequency radiation, San Francisco | 2 Comments

PG&E: “Customers Must Pay for Benefit” (Their Health)

This is Raymond Blatter, Senior Regulatory Specialist at Pacific Gas and Electric Company.  Ray lives a pretty good life, and makes a fat salary that allows him to jet off on scuba diving vacations, courtesy of PG&E’s record profits. We … Continue reading

Posted in California, CPUC, health effects, legal issues, PG&E, San Francisco | 8 Comments

CPUC’s “Pay Money or You Get Sick” 2012 California Tour

After asking EMF Safety Network head Sandi Maurer to determine the specific dates and times of public hearings as part of the “Phase 2 smart meter opt out proceeding” the Public Utilities Commission – in typical fashion- has ignored her … Continue reading

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How to Resist the Fees (and Keep the Lights On)

We’ve been hearing a ton of reports from around California of people refusing to pay the smart meter extortion fees.  If you believe these fees are illegal, unfair, and discriminatory and are refusing to pay something for nothing- you are … Continue reading

Posted in California, Citizen rebellion, CPUC, Democracy, neighborhood organizing, PG&E | 12 Comments