Category Archives: legal issues

Separating Industry Fiction from Facts

(Originally published on EMFSafetyNetwork.org) The Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative (SGCC), an industry group, has published a video “Separating the Facts from the Fiction about Smart Meter”.  PG&E, SCE, SDG&E, BC Hydro, PEPCO, BGE, FPL, as well as other utility companies … Continue reading

Posted in California, Cell phones, Citizen rebellion, CPUC, FCC, Federal Energy Act of 2005, Federal Government, legal issues, PG&E, Privacy, radio-frequency radiation, Safety, Smart Grid | 10 Comments

Smart Meter or NO Power at All? Nevada Energy Sends Three Armed Men to Disconnect Power- Just for ‘Opting Out’

Nevada is supposedly one of those states with a smart meter ‘opt out’ policy.   On the ground, however, the reality is a little different. “Sarah” (not her real name) lives outside Las Vegas, Nevada.  Like many Americans she has been … Continue reading

Posted in Changing a Meter, Citizen rebellion, Federal Government, Hawaii, health effects, Illinois, Installer Threats and Assaults, legal issues, Nevada, Physicians, Safety, SCE, Texas, Vermont | 54 Comments

News Round Up: Smart Meter Fires Tell “Difficult” Story; DC Opens Health Inquiry; IEEE Puts Industry on Notice

What a week.   The gavel had hardly fallen on the Maryland Public Service Commission’s smart meter fire hearing when news came through of 3 new reported home fires started by smart meters in the Chicago area.  In Pennsylvania,  Peco Energy … Continue reading

Posted in Australia, Britain, Canada, Cell phones, Citizen rebellion, FCC, Illinois, legal issues, Michigan, neighborhood organizing, Privacy, radio-frequency radiation, Safety, Smart Grid, U.K. | 2 Comments

EMF Safety Network to File Lawsuit Against CPUC

Yesterday, Sonoma County CA based EMF Safety Network, a close ally of Stop Smart Meters! announced it intends to file a lawsuit against the California Public Utilities Commission by July 11th for ignoring substantial evidence- in the record- of harm … Continue reading

Posted in California, Citizen rebellion, CPUC, health effects, legal issues, PG&E, Safety | 9 Comments

PG&E Issues EMF Warning: “Increase your Distance”

In a veiled warning sent out with Pacific Gas and Electric utility bills, PG&E warns “studies have reported a weak association between estimates of residential magnetic field exposure and certain types of childhood cancer.” Scratching your head? Turns out the … Continue reading

Posted in California, Cancer, Citizen rebellion, CPUC, Democracy, EMF Mitigation, health effects, Health studies, legal issues, PG&E, radio-frequency radiation, SCE, Smart Grid | 16 Comments