Category Archives: Democracy

21st Century Science Denial
 Part I: Psychopolitical Paranoia

By Deborah Kopald, Guest Columnist Editor’s Note: This series of articles was written in 2011 by New York’s Deborah Kopald  in response to Felicity Barringer’s Times Coverage of the anti-smart meter movement. Parts 2 & 3 will be published here … Continue reading

Posted in Cancer, Cell phones, Citizen rebellion, Democracy, Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity, Federal Government, health effects, Marin County, radio-frequency radiation, Safety | 14 Comments

TWO HUNDRED TURN OUT IN SANTA ROSA

Hundreds of Californians gathered last week at five separate CPUC hearings around the state to voice opposition to smart meters- and the fees being charged to avoid them. One woman at Thursday’s hearing in Santa Rosa asked the gathered crowd … Continue reading

Posted in California, Citizen rebellion, CPUC, Democracy, Fires, health effects, PG&E, World Health Organization | 2 Comments

Reports from Packed CPUC Hearings in LA and Orange County

LOS ANGELES Report from CPUC Hearing in LA from Shane of Los Angeles: “Last night’s CPUC hearing in Los Angeles had quite a good turn out.  I’m estimating that there were about 60 speakers, with maybe 85 people in attendance. … Continue reading

Posted in California, Citizen rebellion, CPUC, Democracy, Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity, health effects, Los Angeles, Orange County | 1 Comment

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

HOLIDAY CPUC HEARING INFO

As bad as the extortionate and punitive smart meter ‘opt-out’ fee policy seems at the moment, utilities in California are pressuring the CPUC to increase the fees, and take away the choice of an analog meter, forcing us to pay … Continue reading

Posted in California, Citizen rebellion, CPUC, Democracy, Marin County, Orange County, PG&E | 7 Comments