Category Archives: health effects

Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justices Grill Utility Advocates

As part of a potentially precedent-setting court case before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court over the health and safety of smart meters, on November 3rd justices heard an appeal of a previous ruling that smart meters were essentially “safe enough.” … Continue reading

Posted in Cell phones, Citizen rebellion, Democracy, FCC, Federal Government, health effects, Health studies, legal issues, Maine, neighborhood organizing, radio-frequency radiation, Smart Grid, World Health Organization | 7 Comments

Former CPUC President Loretta Lynch–Flanked by Physicians and Researchers–Delivers Searing Indictment of Smart Meters and EMF Risks at Mountain View Wireless Summit

Eat your heart out, Google. On Saturday October 10th, the Wireless Technology and Public Health Summit was held in the heart of Silicon Valley at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts. The event was sponsored by the Santa … Continue reading

Posted in California, Cancer, Cell phones, Citizen rebellion, CPUC, Democracy, Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity, EMF Mitigation, Environmental Concerns, FCC, Federal Government, health effects, Health studies, PG&E, Physicians, Privacy, radio-frequency radiation, Sacramento, Safety, Santa Clara County, Smart Grid, Wi-Fi | 11 Comments

Discussion of Our Smart Meter Legal Victory on Local Radio

Last October, I went on KQNY Quincy‘s Common Good show hosted by Joseph Munoz.  At that time, our electricity had been illegally disconnected by local utility PSREC, and we were essentially camping out in our home. Following our successful lawsuit … Continue reading

Posted in California, Class Issues and Social Equality, CPUC, Democracy, Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity, Environmental Concerns, Fires, health effects, landlines, legal issues, neighborhood organizing, PG&E, Physicians, Plumas County, Privacy, PSREC, radio-frequency radiation, Safety, Smart Grid, Wi-Fi, World Health Organization | 2 Comments

California’s AB 57- Gift to Wireless Industry- on Gov’s Desk

From Katie Singer’s Electronic Silent Spring comes this timely alert: California Assembly Bill 57 would further limit the authority that municipalities currently have to prevent the installation of new cell towers or additions to existing towers. Designed to speed up … Continue reading

Posted in California, Environmental Concerns, health effects, Sacramento | 3 Comments

Stop Smart Meters! Marks 5 Years Standing Up to Utility Bullies

It’s been five years since StopSmartMeters.org was founded. Our early efforts together to get 57 California municipalities to stand against smart meters was a spark that ignited an international rebellion against the red-herring technology. This anniversary is about all of … Continue reading

Posted in California, Citizen rebellion, Climate Change, Democracy, Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity, Fires, health effects, neighborhood organizing, PG&E, Smart Grid | 3 Comments