Category Archives: Democracy

Standing Up to the Sleaze and Rot that Kills

One of the anti-smart meter activists I work with recently commented that the “CPUC has lost touch with reality”.   Certainly a strong grip on reality has not been one of the CPUC’s strong suits.  A recent spot on critique … Continue reading

Posted in California, Cancer, Changing a Meter, Citizen rebellion, CPUC, Democracy, Fires, health effects, neighborhood organizing, radio-frequency radiation, Smart Grid | 1 Comment

San Antonio, TX Residents Install Analog Lockers to Defend the Elderly and Vulnerable Against CPS Smart Meters

Last month I visited the City of San Antonio, TX, interviewed local residents and confronted utility officials about their smart meter/ smart grid program. Above is a video we put together, trying to figure out what exactly it is that … Continue reading

Posted in Citizen rebellion, Democracy, Fires, health effects, Health studies, Installer Threats and Assaults, neighborhood organizing, radio-frequency radiation, Smart Grid, Texas, World Health Organization | 2 Comments

This Thursday: Press Conference/ Demonstration at CA Public Utilities Commission in San Francisco

Press Conference and Demonstration California Public Utilities Commission Thursday, December 18 8:30 AM Van Ness at McAllister, San Francisco Give CPUC President Michael Peevey the send-off into retirement that he deserves after a dozen years of corruption and complicity with … Continue reading

Posted in California, Citizen rebellion, CPUC, Democracy, San Francisco | 4 Comments

Stop Smart Meters! to San Antonio City Council: “Be a Wise City, Not a Smart City”

I’ve been in San Antonio, TX for several days now, meeting with members of San Antonio Smart Meter Awareness and Coalition for Safe Meters, screening the film Take Back Your Power, interviewing San Antonians about this issue, and supporting those … Continue reading

Posted in Citizen rebellion, Democracy, interference, neighborhood organizing, radio-frequency radiation, Smart Grid, Texas | 5 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