Category Archives: Class Issues and Social Equality

California PUC Delays Opt Out Decision. And Delays…..And Delays….And Delays

By Josh Hart, Director StopSmartMeters.Org You may have heard that there is a ‘smart’ meter opt out in California, where people have the choice of an analog meter on their home, for a fee. Well, unfortunately you have been misled.   … Continue reading

Posted in California, Changing a Meter, Citizen rebellion, Class Issues and Social Equality, CPUC, Democracy, Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity, health effects, legal issues, neighborhood organizing, PG&E, Physicians, Privacy, radio-frequency radiation, Safety, Smart Grid | 10 Comments

Expert: “No Substitute for a Roll Back at the Community Level”

From EMF Safety Network: Dr. Ronald M Powell, PhD in applied physics from Harvard has authored:  Biological Effects from RF Radiation at Low-Intensity Exposure, based on the BioInitiative 2012 Report, and the Implications for Smart Meters and Smart Appliances This … Continue reading

Posted in Citizen rebellion, Class Issues and Social Equality, Democracy, Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity, Environmental Concerns, FCC, Federal Government, health effects, Health studies, Home Area Network, radio-frequency radiation, Smart Grid, World Health Organization | Leave a comment

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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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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Protest Al Gore, Smart Meters & Silver Spring Networks Tuesday in SF

This just in from No Smart Meters SF: AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH:  THE “SMART” GRID IS WASTING ENERGY AND HARMING THE ENVIRONMENT What:    NO SMART METERS SF invites you to join them in a protest in front of the Herbst Theater … Continue reading

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