Category Archives: Changing a Meter

Memphis Elec. Workers Union Plan Anti-Smart Meter Billboards

From Memphis Daily News: “The union representing Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division employees, including meter readers, plans to take its problems with Smart Meters to the road – the side of the road. Leaders of International Brotherhood of Electrical … Continue reading

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Meet Leah, the Hialeah Meter Maid

When you ask your utility for a safe, analog meter, do they tell you something like “sorry analogs are not made anymore” or “sorry they are not available.”  If you haven’t picked up on the theme by now, assume that … Continue reading

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LA City Council Directs LADWP to Give the Lawsons an Analog; Seven Weeks of Living Without Electricity Apparently at an End

The Lawson family attended yesterday’s Los Angeles City Council meeting to describe their challenges with LADWP, and the utility’s failure to address the family’s urgent health issues that came about after a “smart” meter was installed on their home.   In … Continue reading

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Family with Young Children Forced to Live in the Cold and Dark for Refusing a LADWP Smart Meter

LOS ANGELES- Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has terminated electricity to the family of a middle school teacher, her husband, and their six children for refusing to have a smart meter on their home, which they say … Continue reading

Posted in California, Changing a Meter, Citizen rebellion, Los Angeles, radio-frequency radiation, Smart Grid | 3 Comments

Edison Meters Suspected in Long Beach Throat Cancer Case

StopSmartMeters.Org recently received this account from a man in Long Beach, CA. Detractors say this type of account is “just anecdotal” and does not hold scientific or medical weight.  But how many firsthand accounts need to pile up before action … Continue reading

Posted in California, Cancer, Changing a Meter, Citizen rebellion, CPUC, Democracy, health effects, Installer Threats and Assaults, Los Angeles, Physicians, radio-frequency radiation, SCE | 12 Comments