Category Archives: neighborhood organizing

Some Truth from Sedona, Arizona

from Sedona.biz: (July 14, 2013) – Warren Woodward from the Sedona Smart Meter Awareness group is steaming over a letter to the editor published in another media in which his efforts are labeled “hysteria”. The seeming hysteria is actually passion … Continue reading

Posted in Arizona, Citizen rebellion, Democracy, neighborhood organizing, Privacy, radio-frequency radiation, Smart Grid | 2 Comments

Santa Cruz 4G Verizon “Monopine” Dies Well Deserved Death

A plan by Verizon Corp. to install a 4G cell tower less than 700 feet from an elementary school in downtown Boulder Creek has been withdrawn, thanks to the dozens of people who showed up at the county building in … Continue reading

Posted in California, Citizen rebellion, Democracy, FCC, Federal Energy Act of 2005, Federal Government, health effects, legal issues, neighborhood organizing, radio-frequency radiation, Santa Cruz County | Leave a comment

Meet Leah, the Hialeah Meter Maid

When you ask your utility for a safe, analog meter, do they tell you something like “sorry analogs are not made anymore” or “sorry they are not available.”  If you haven’t picked up on the theme by now, assume that … Continue reading

Posted in Changing a Meter, Citizen rebellion, neighborhood organizing | 3 Comments

Get on Board the Analog Express: Video from Stop Smart Meters! Bus to December CPUC Hearings

Director of Stop Smart Meters! Joshua Hart addresses passengers riding the bus 120 miles from Santa Cruz to Santa Rosa in December 2012 to speak to the CPUC about smart meter problems, and the injustice of having to pay an … Continue reading

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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