Category Archives: Democracy

CPUC Urged PG&E to Crack Down on SmartMeter Resisters

Yesterday, we learned from the Chronicle that PG&E plans to disconnect residents who refuse to pay their extortionate opt out fees.   No consultation with the public about our energy system, no hearings to get to the bottom of why tens … Continue reading

Posted in California, CPUC, Democracy, PG&E | 3 Comments

CPUC: PG&E Smart Meter Opt Out Fees “Suspended”

Utility Lacks Authority to Force Smart Meters or Charge Fees to Keep Analog Meters San Francisco, CA- Though PG&E’s arbitrary “deadline” of May 1st for signing up for their smart meter opt out program is fast approaching, the future of … Continue reading

Posted in California, Citizen rebellion, CPUC, Democracy, legal issues, PG&E, San Francisco, Smart Grid | 22 Comments

At What Point Do We Realize: We Must All Fight

Jerry Day has come out with a new video about the smart grid and electromagnetic pollution.  Weaving in relationships between corporate- government collusion, loss of privacy rights, and biological impacts of EMF’s, this short video asks the timely and pertinent … Continue reading

Posted in Cancer, Cell phones, Citizen rebellion, Democracy, Health studies, Installer Threats and Assaults, Privacy, radio-frequency radiation, Smart Grid | 29 Comments

April is Fight-the-Fees Month

A campaign is mounting to fight the extortion: people are waking up to the outrageous fees PG&E is imposing on customers to “opt-out” of the smart meter program–a program no customer ever opted into–and that opposition is building all over … Continue reading

Posted in California, Citizen rebellion, CPUC, Democracy, neighborhood organizing, PG&E, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

Ventura County Puts Foot Down Against Opt Out Fees

The utilities and their pals on the CPUC have tried to portray the battle against smart meters as a Northern California phenomenon.  Well, after this week it’s a lot harder to make that argument.  On Tuesday, Ventura County (pop. 800,000) … Continue reading

Posted in California, Citizen rebellion, Democracy, health effects, Smart Grid, Ventura County | 11 Comments