Category Archives: legal issues

When ‘Smart’ Meters Kill: The Story of Larry Nikkel — Details Emerge of Vacaville, CA Smart Meter Fire Death

Larry Nikkel  By Joshua Hart, Director StopSmartMeters.Org Details have come to light of a man killed by a Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) Smart Meter that caught fire in Vacaville, CA on July 9th, 2010.   Larry Nikkel of 230 Arbor … Continue reading

Posted in California, Cancer, CPUC, Fires, legal issues, PG&E, Smart Grid | 24 Comments

Sacramento Smart Meter Awareness Finally Wins the Official Right to an Analog (After much Blood, Sweat, and Tears)

Eleven months of hard labor paid off in March as the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (or SMUD aka SMUG) bowed to public pressure and officially allowed customers to use an analog meter. SMUD customers call SMUD at (916) 732 7281 … Continue reading

Posted in Citizen rebellion, Democracy, health effects, legal issues, neighborhood organizing, radio-frequency radiation, Sacramento | 24 Comments

Anti Smart Meter Protesters Disrupt Smart Grid Conference

LOS ANGELES- Anti-smart meter protesters from Occupy LA, the Tea Party, Citizens for a Radiation Free Community, and other EMF health and privacy groups held a protest on Wednesday outside the “Networked Grid” – a smart grid conference in Westlake … Continue reading

Posted in California, Cancer, Citizen rebellion, Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity, health effects, legal issues, neighborhood organizing, radio-frequency radiation, SCE, Smart Grid | 4 Comments

Nationwide Violations of FCC Radiation Limits at Wireless Antenna Sites

MARSHFIELD, VT–(Marketwire – Mar 20, 2013) – The EMRadiation Policy Institute (EMRPI) has released videos revealing the FCC’s failure to protect Americans from wireless radiofrequency (RF) radiation. US workers and families are at risk of overexposure to RF at hazardous … Continue reading

Posted in Citizen rebellion, FCC, Federal Government, legal issues, radio-frequency radiation, Safety | 3 Comments

Maine Smart Meter Opponents File Testimony in Health Case

From MaineCoalitiontoStopSmartMeters.Org PORTLAND- In Maine’s ongoing PUC investigation into the safety of smart meters, opponents turned up the heat this week on Central Maine Power (CMP). Complainants in the case filed their comprehensive expert and lay witness testimony with the … Continue reading

Posted in health effects, Health studies, legal issues, Maine, radio-frequency radiation | 2 Comments