Category Archives: neighborhood organizing

Some PG&E Customers Getting Fees Reversed as CPUC Endlessly Delays Smart Meter “Opt Out” Decision

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Josh Hart

SAN FRANCISCO- Some utility customers in California are getting utility smart meter “opt out” fees reversed in hearings at the California Public Utilities Commission, even as the Commission itself drags out a decision about the legality of such fees, having … Continue reading →

Posted in California, Citizen rebellion, CPUC, Democracy, Fires, legal issues, neighborhood organizing, PG&E, San Francisco, Smart Grid | 7 Comments

Com Ed’s “Smart” Ice Cream Flavors Revealed

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Josh Hart

California’s largest utility and smart meter cheerleader PG&E was indicted last week on federal felony charges in the 2010 San Bruno gas explosion, related to their fabrication of pipeline maintenance records, and systematic lying to investigating authorities.  We are told … Continue reading →

Posted in Cancer, Illinois, neighborhood organizing, Smart Grid | 3 Comments

Stop Smart Meters! Director Interview: Resistance to Technocracy and the Smart Grid

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Josh Hart

From James Tracy’s Memory Hole Blog: This week James is joined by Josh Hart, founder and director of the California-based Stop Smart Meters, one of the foremost organizations raising public awareness on the rollout of wireless technology and the “smart … Continue reading →

Posted in California, Cancer, Cell phones, Changing a Meter, Citizen rebellion, Democracy, Dirty Electricity, Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity, EMF Mitigation, Environmental Concerns, FCC, Federal Government, Fires, Florida, health effects, Health studies, Installer Threats and Assaults, legal issues, neighborhood organizing, PG&E, Privacy, PSREC, radio-frequency radiation, Safety, SCE, SDG&E, Smart Grid | 1 Comment

Chicago’s Com Ed Gives Out Free Ice Cream to Soften Resistance to “Smart” Meters

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Josh Hart

Perhaps in an effort to “sweeten the deal” and neutralize opposition to their “smart” meter program, Com Ed is giving away free ice cream using vans this July in several Chicago neighborhoods. Unfortunately when the sugar high has faded, Chicago … Continue reading →

Posted in Changing a Meter, Illinois, neighborhood organizing, Smart Grid | 4 Comments

London’s Black Cabs Join Global Revolt Against “Smart”

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Josh Hart

I’m still in the UK giving talks, meeting with our allies, and spending time with family and friends,  planning to return to the US in a week via cargo ship. Here in London, on Wednesday, the center of the city … Continue reading →

Posted in Britain, California, Cell phones, Citizen rebellion, Class Issues and Social Equality, CPUC, Democracy, Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity, Environmental Concerns, landlines, neighborhood organizing, Privacy, radio-frequency radiation, Safety, Smart Grid | Leave a comment