Category Archives: Class Issues and Social Equality

San Antonio, TX Takes to the Streets to Stop Smart Meters!

On Saturday, March 28th, residents of San Antonio, Texas took to the streets to demand an end to smart meters, and to urge support of two bills currently in the Texas legislature that would force utility companies to offer a … Continue reading

Posted in Cancer, Citizen rebellion, Class Issues and Social Equality, health effects, neighborhood organizing, radio-frequency radiation, Safety, Smart Grid, Texas, Time of Use Pricing | 4 Comments

PG&E Suggested “Prozac” for Those Injured by Smart Meters– SCE Schemed Higher Fees to Force Smart Meters on the Poor

By Josh Hart, MSc Founder and Director,   Stop Smart Meters! New e-mails brought to light between Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE), and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) reveal the extent of corruption and backroom dealing … Continue reading

Posted in California, Changing a Meter, Citizen rebellion, Class Issues and Social Equality, CPUC, Democracy, Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity, Fires, health effects | 8 Comments

Stop Smart Meters! Nominated for 2014 Luddite Award—VOTE!

By Josh Hart MSc, Director,                             Stop Smart Meters!   “Power, like a desolating pestilence, Pollutes whate’er it touches; and obedience Bane of all genius, virtue, freedom, truth, Makes slaves of men, and, of the human frame, A mechanized automaton.” -Percy … Continue reading

Posted in Britain, California, Changing a Meter, Citizen rebellion, Class Issues and Social Equality, Climate Change, CPUC, Democracy, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Fires, health effects, landlines, neighborhood organizing, PG&E, radio-frequency radiation, Smart Grid, Washington DC, Wi-Fi, World Health Organization | 4 Comments

CPUC Set to Screw You with Extortionate Proposed Decision

The following is from the EMF Safety Network, who are intervenors in California’s Phase 2 smart meter opt out proceeding: California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Judge Amy Yip-Kikugawa and President Michael Peevey have issued two proposed decisions in the smart … Continue reading

Posted in California, Class Issues and Social Equality, CPUC, Democracy, Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity, PG&E, Safety, San Francisco, SCE, SDG&E | 2 Comments

Nevada Fire Marshal Calls for Smart Meter Investigation After Fire Death in Reno

Update 9/16/14: Nevada State Fire Marshal Calls for Statewide Investigation Into Smart Meter Fire Hazards (Reno Gazette-Journal) KTVN Reno Local TV Coverage It was reported by the Reno Gazette over the weekend that a 61 year old Reno woman and … Continue reading

Posted in Citizen rebellion, Class Issues and Social Equality, Democracy, Environmental Concerns, FCC, Federal Government, Fires, Installer Threats and Assaults, Massachusetts, Nevada, Plumas County, PSREC, Safety, Smart Grid, Time of Use Pricing, U.K. | 3 Comments