Category Archives: Cell phones

A Primer on FCC Guidelines for the Smart Meter Age

by Amy O’Hair Why does your utility assert the smart meters they are installing are safe? In a sentence, they are protected by the very high limits the FCC has set for public exposure to radio-frequency (RF) radiation. The RF … Continue reading

Posted in California, Cancer, Cell phones, Citizen rebellion, Class Issues and Social Equality, Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity, EPA, FCC, Federal Government, health effects, Health studies, Military, PG&E, radio-frequency radiation, Uncategorized, World Health Organization | 54 Comments

Collateral Damage: Speaking Out Against Wireless Harm

By Anonymous For those of you obsessed with your wireless technology, I need to ask–why are my children and I considered acceptable collateral damage so you can have your wireless convenience? Have you utterly lost your sense of humanity? Maybe … Continue reading

Posted in Bees, Cancer, Cell phones, Citizen rebellion, Democracy, Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity, health effects, radio-frequency radiation | 41 Comments

Silver Spring Networks IPO: Predatory Capitalism in Action

By Joshua Hart You can certainly blame your utility and state and federal regulatory agencies for those headaches—both real and figurative—since the smart meter went in.  There’s no denying they deserve your criticism.   But at the root of this … Continue reading

Posted in California, Cancer, Carbon Offsets, Cell phones, Citizen rebellion, Climate Change, Democracy, Federal Government, health effects, legal issues, Military, Safety, San Mateo County, Smart Grid | 79 Comments

Smart Meter Radiation Messes with Your Brain

Scientific studies can be hard to sort out. “Experts”–often paid by the wireless industry–weigh in on RF radiation science, and many pronounce your cell phone “safe.” People tend to rely on two-minute TV news stories, with a talking head or … Continue reading

Posted in Cancer, Cell phones, CPUC, FCC, health effects, Health studies, radio-frequency radiation, Uncategorized, World Health Organization | 13 Comments

Sensitive and Inside Big Technology: Views from the Other Side (Part Five)

Part Five of a series. Click for Part One, Part Two, Part Three, and Part Four. Jameson Simpson (his real name) is an illustrator who lives and works in a rural area north of Sacramento. He’s in his late thirties. … Continue reading

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