Category Archives: Fires

Another Fire: Landis + Gyr Smart Meter Causes Apt. Blaze

Courtesy of Smartmeterharm.org: This apartment fire occurred in Bensalem, Pennsylvania on February 6, 2014. 14 families were displaced 7 apartments had fire damage, 5 had significant damage 11 apartments had smoke and water damage 1 firefighter was injured It was … Continue reading

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SSM! Director Josh Hart Threatened with Electricity Disconnect

This opinion piece was published today in the Portola Reporter. Let’s Take Back Our Power & Wise Up to “Smart” Meters By Josh Hart, Director StopSmartMeters.Org My partner and I moved to Plumas County last summer from the Coastal Mountains.  … Continue reading

Posted in Berkeley, California, Cancer, Cell phones, Changing a Meter, Citizen rebellion, CPUC, Democracy, Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity, FCC, Federal Government, Fires, health effects, Health studies, legal issues, neighborhood organizing, Obama, PG&E, Physicians, Privacy, radio-frequency radiation, Safety, Smart Grid, Wi-Fi, World Health Organization | 13 Comments

Florida Fights Back Against Utility Extortion

More than 100 Florida Power & Light (FPL) customers who don’t want a smart meter and don’t want to pay extra to keep their old analog meters have filed two separate 60-page petitions with the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC). … Continue reading

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WHO KNEW? The Wireless Smart Meter Meltdown

Perspective by Cindy Sage:  The misguided program of mandatory ‘smart wireless meters’ has done more to undercut the gains in public support for energy conservation in this country than any other single factor. The national shift to embrace energy conservation … Continue reading

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Mission, BC ‘Smart’ Meter Burns Family Home to the Ground

This video was tweeted to us last night by the sister of the woman whose house burned down 2 years ago.  The fire started the day after the meter was installed, exactly like the case of Larry Nikkel of Vacaville … Continue reading

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