Category Archives: California

Maryland Hearing to Consider Smart Meter Fires After Pennsylvania Utility PECO Energy Enacts Moratorium

As reported in the Baltimore Sun today, the Maryland Public Service Commission may have some tough questions for the state’s utilities tomorrow at an emergency hearing specifically looking at the issue of fires caused by “smart” meters.  Or, more likely … Continue reading

Posted in California, Canada, Citizen rebellion, Safety, Smart Grid | 10 Comments

Smart Grid Industry Still Full of Deceit: Silver Spring Networks Pulls a “Ralph”

The other day, we were reviewing the comments on this site and we noticed one that just didn’t seem right, in response to our post about smart meters killing bees in Irvine, CA. It read: Of course !  Bees die … Continue reading

Posted in California, health effects, radio-frequency radiation, San Mateo County, Smart Grid | 7 Comments

Shut Down not Melt Down

Anyone who thinks we can use nuclear power safely following the Fukushima disaster needs to have their head examined.  Here in Santa Cruz, California an ocean away from Japan, we saw a 35% increase in human infant mortality after the … Continue reading

Posted in California, Cancer, Citizen rebellion, Orange County, PG&E, San Francisco, Santa Cruz County, SCE | 1 Comment

Something Funny Happened on the Way to the Smart Grid— How the Precautionary Principle Can Save the Day

by Cynthia Sue Larson Like most Americans, I took only moderate notice of President Barack Obama’s announcement on October 27, 2009 of a $3.4 billion commitment to build something called the “smart grid.” My ears perked up when Obama spoke … Continue reading

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Reports of Dead Bees After SmartMeter Installation Add to Growing Alarm About Smart Grid Ecological Damage

“When I got home I saw my own walkway, which is on the other side of my neighbor’s smart meter, had a new pile of  dead bees.  This, dead bees in our garden, is a new occurrence.  Sometimes they aren’t … Continue reading

Posted in Animal Harm, Bees, California, Orange County, radio-frequency radiation, SCE | 7 Comments