Category Archives: PG&E

Momentum Building for Smart Meter Ban in Sierra Foothills Town Where PG&E Was Founded

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Josh Hart

By Josh Hart, Director StopSmartMeters.org Nevada City is an old gold rush mining town in the foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains. Home to hippies, new agers, and spiritual communities, the area also attracts artists, musicians, and writers and has … Continue reading →

Posted in California, Citizen rebellion, CPUC, Democracy, Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity, health effects, neighborhood organizing, PG&E, Smart Grid | 1 Comment

An Earth Day Statement on Smart Meters, Technology and Community Rights

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Josh Hart

By Josh Hart MSc Director, StopSmartMeters.org As we mark Earth Day 2015 today, let’s take a moment to reflect on the real threats to life on the planet, and take a look at some of the false, undemocratic “solutions” that … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Harm, Cancer, Citizen rebellion, Class Issues and Social Equality, Climate Change, Democracy, Environmental Concerns, health effects, neighborhood organizing, PG&E, Plant damage, radio-frequency radiation, Safety, Smart Grid, Wi-Fi, World Health Organization | Comments Off on An Earth Day Statement on Smart Meters, Technology and Community Rights

Wheels Coming Off Smart Grid as PG&E Smart Meters Explode/ Burn/ Smoulder in Stockton, CA After Crash Causes Surge

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Josh Hart

STOCKTON, CA — Numerous media outlets are reporting that an inebriated driver in Stockton hit a pole yesterday, causing a powerful electrical surge that led dozens of “smart meters” to explode or catch fire. Excerpt from the Stockton Record on … Continue reading →

Posted in California, Fires, PG&E, Smart Grid | 8 Comments

“Tell her to not manipulate her age and fragility to get her way”

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Josh Hart

While reading through backchannel e-mails, it seems that again and again there is one particular individual at the CPUC who pushes the utilities to be even more mean, hard, and cruel than they already are. (and that is a feat … Continue reading →

Posted in California, Changing a Meter, Citizen rebellion, CPUC, Democracy, PG&E, Santa Cruz County, Smart Grid | 4 Comments

PG&E Threatening 84-Year-Old Santa Cruz Woman with Disconnect if She Fails to Pay Protection Racket Fee

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Josh Hart

PG&E and other investor owned utilities (IOU’s) in California have been playing a cat and mouse game of threatening to disconnect people for refusing to pay coercive opt out fees, and then backing off at the last moment- in many … Continue reading →

Posted in California, Citizen rebellion, CPUC, PG&E, Santa Cruz County | 6 Comments