Category Archives: Federal Government

Santa Cruz 4G Verizon “Monopine” Dies Well Deserved Death

A plan by Verizon Corp. to install a 4G cell tower less than 700 feet from an elementary school in downtown Boulder Creek has been withdrawn, thanks to the dozens of people who showed up at the county building in … Continue reading

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A Threat to Our Lives: Climate Change & “Smart Grid”

This is Jerry McNerney, a congressman from Stockton, CA who has worked for utility and telecom interests and received campaign contributions from the same.  He has dutifully introduced the new “Smart Grid Advancement Act,” (HR 2685) a bill that could … Continue reading

Posted in California, Climate Change, Democracy, Environmental Concerns, Federal Government, PG&E, Smart Grid, Washington DC | 2 Comments

“Smart Grid Advancement Act” Introduced in US Congress; Take Action to Stop it Today

Two members of congress (Jerry McNerney, D- Stockton, CA and Matt Cartwright, D- PA) have introduced a congressional bill (HR 2685) that would apparently require all electricity providers (including rural cooperatives and municipal utilities) to join the ‘smart’ grid and … Continue reading

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Are Smart Meters Part of the Plot?

The United States Government is spying on our e-mails and telephone calls.  A lot of us certainly suspected it, but now it has been confirmed thanks to the brave actions of Edward Snowden, a former CIA operative who revealed the … Continue reading

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Speak Out Against Tom Wheeler for FCC

Thanks to electricalpollution.com for the heads up: Thomas E. Wheeler, a former lobbyist for CTIA who opposed meaningful RF safety limits in the 1996 Telecommunications Act, has been nominated by President Obama to be Chairman of the FCC. Please let … Continue reading

Posted in FCC, Federal Government, Obama, radio-frequency radiation | 1 Comment