Category Archives: Class Issues and Social Equality

Whose Costs? Our Costs.

As part of the ‘opt-out’ proceeding, the CPUC is focusing on what the ‘opt-out’ program is costing the utilities (in terms of providing jobs to meter readers etc.).  The regulators generally consider that the party whose actions create costs should … Continue reading

Posted in California, Citizen rebellion, Class Issues and Social Equality, CPUC, Democracy, Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity, Fires, PG&E | 3 Comments

Smart Meters Still Being Forced On Us- Speak Out Thursday

You may have heard there is now an “opt out” in California and several other states for people who do not want a smart meter.  Sadly, if you are under this impression you have been badly misinformed.  Millions of people- … Continue reading

Posted in California, Citizen rebellion, Class Issues and Social Equality, CPUC, Democracy, Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity, PG&E, Privacy, radio-frequency radiation, Safety, San Francisco, SCE | 14 Comments

Revealed: The Personal Diary of Greg Snapper, Spokesperson, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

       Editors Note:  The following is the fictional diary of PG&E’s spokesperson Greg Snapper.  Any resemblance to any person living or dead is purely coincidental.   This was originally published as an April Fool’s joke on April 1st, 2012. … Continue reading

Posted in California, Cancer, Cell phones, Class Issues and Social Equality, CPUC, Federal Government, Installer Threats and Assaults, Military, PG&E, San Francisco, Santa Cruz County, Satire, Smart Grid | 12 Comments

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

The Real Story: Millions of Analogs Still Out There–and People Refusing to Pay Extortionate Fees

Lately there have been a series of newspaper articles–from Marin, Bakersfield, San Francisco, and elsewhere–covering breathless press releases from PG&E claiming that hardly anyone is signing up for their “opt-out” program.  Of course, PG&E is delighted with these articles, as … Continue reading

Posted in California, Changing a Meter, Citizen rebellion, Class Issues and Social Equality, CPUC, Health studies, PG&E, radio-frequency radiation, Uncategorized | 13 Comments