Category Archives: Federal Government

Silver Spring Networks IPO: Predatory Capitalism in Action

By Joshua Hart You can certainly blame your utility and state and federal regulatory agencies for those headaches—both real and figurative—since the smart meter went in.  There’s no denying they deserve your criticism.   But at the root of this … Continue reading

Posted in California, Cancer, Carbon Offsets, Cell phones, Citizen rebellion, Climate Change, Democracy, Federal Government, health effects, legal issues, Military, Safety, San Mateo County, Smart Grid | 79 Comments

Meters that Endanger: Shocking Details from a Whistleblower

Are smart meters just too complex? Are they veritable blackboxes (well, beige) of assorted electronic components,  jury-rigged and thrown together in an off-shore factory, and then slapped onto houses without proper safety testing? Sure, we all have electronic devices in … Continue reading

Posted in Citizen rebellion, CPUC, Federal Energy Act of 2005, Federal Government, legal issues, PG&E, Safety, Uncategorized | 22 Comments

Meters that Break the Law: Legal and Legislative News in U.S.

In Michigan the Public Service Commission opened a new investigation into smart meters, thanks in part to work from the folks with michiganstopsmartmeters.com. Press links below. It only took NINE Michigan cities objecting to the program to get their commissioners … Continue reading

Posted in Citizen rebellion, CPUC, Democracy, Federal Government, Illinois, Police, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Canadian Group Files Complaint Against “Smart” Meters

The British Columbia-based group, Citizens for Safe Technology, filed a complaint recently against BC Hydro’s ‘smart’ meter program there, stating that the regulatory body that should be exercising oversight and review isn’t doing its job. This is a familiar story … Continue reading

Posted in Canada, Citizen rebellion, Class Issues and Social Equality, CPUC, Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity, Environmental Concerns, Federal Government, legal issues, Privacy, Safety, Uncategorized | 6 Comments

Federal Lawsuit Filed Against City of Naperville, Illinois

Citing violations of the federal Open Meetings Act, this anti-‘smart’-meter group has filed a lawsuit against the deployment of the meters. Just the sort of fresh air that this program–hatched in corporate backrooms with corrupt government collusion and no public … Continue reading

Posted in Citizen rebellion, Democracy, Federal Government, Illinois, neighborhood organizing | 10 Comments