Category Archives: Privacy

A Labor Day Tribute to Utility Workers

Yes that’s right.   It’s Labor Day, and we would like to take this opportunity to appreciate the utility workers who keep the lights on for us, who brave difficult and dangerous conditions, and are often caught between authoritarian executives … Continue reading

Posted in Citizen rebellion, Class Issues and Social Equality, PG&E, Privacy | 12 Comments

No Means NO- Capitola Demands Halt as PG&E Forces Meters

Photo on right courtesy of Karen Nevis   The City of Capitola is one of 13 cities and counties in Northern California who have passed laws prohibiting smart meter installation within their jurisdictions (and one of 45 who have demanded … Continue reading

Posted in Citizen rebellion, PG&E, Privacy, Safety, Santa Cruz County | 9 Comments

“Independent” “Smart” Meter Proponent on PG&E Payroll; Company Failed to Disclose Financial Ties

Mahlon Aldridge works for Ecology Action in Santa Cruz, and makes a six digit salary from PG&E contracts, disclosures that would have been relevant on this PG&E funded circular- one might have thought he was just a “Santa Cruz resident”  … Continue reading

Posted in Bees, Carbon Offsets, Citizen rebellion, Democracy, Environmental Concerns, interference, PG&E, Plant damage, Privacy, Santa Cruz County, World Health Organization | 8 Comments

Santa Cruz Emergency Townhall Forum This Wednesday!

Santa Cruz Emergency Townhall Forum Featuring National Experts discussing risks to health and privacy from wireless “Smart” Meters.  This Wed. August 3rd 7-9pm Louden Nelson Center, 301 Center St. at Laurel Santa Cruz.  More info here. PG&E CUSTOMERS CALL THE … Continue reading

Posted in Citizen rebellion, Democracy, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Fundraising, Health studies, PG&E, Privacy, Santa Cruz County | 2 Comments

The Green Sheen Wearing Thin- How Corporate Environmental Organizations are Providing Cover for the Mounting Ecological Catastrophe of the “Smart Grid”

By Joshua Hart MSc We send out a lot of press releases here at Stop Smart Meters!  Some of them get picked up by the mainstream media.   Most undoubtedly get relegated to the trash bins of reporters.   But it is … Continue reading

Posted in Bees, Berkeley, Carbon Offsets, Cell phones, Climate Change, CPUC, Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity, Environmental Concerns, Health studies, Home Area Network, Obama, PG&E, Plant damage, Privacy, Safety, Santa Barbara, World Health Organization | 48 Comments