Category Archives: radio-frequency radiation

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 to install a 4G cell tower less than 700 feet from an elementary school in downtown Boulder Creek has been withdrawn, thanks to the dozens of people who showed up at the county building in … Continue reading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

Bait and Switch: PG&E Breaking Deal to Return Analog Meters

PG&E advertises that people can ‘opt out’ and get an analog meter- indeed they are required to offer this option by the CPUC.  The reality- as Patrick from San Francisco discovered, is not that simple. In Sacramento, after SMUD relented … Continue reading

Posted in California, Citizen rebellion, CPUC, PG&E, radio-frequency radiation, San Francisco | 6 Comments

“Smart Grid Advancement Act” Introduced in US Congress; Take Action to Stop it Today

Two members of congress (Jerry McNerney, D- Stockton, CA and Matt Cartwright, D- PA) have introduced a congressional bill (HR 2685) that would apparently require all electricity providers (including rural cooperatives and municipal utilities) to join the ‘smart’ grid and … Continue reading

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Teach Your Children Well: Keep them Away from Wireless

Wireless non-ionizing radiation from cell phones, wi-fi, smart meters and cell towers can be damaging to adults (pdf), but it can be devastating to children and their developing brains and bodies.   Don’t take a risk with their future.   Keep them … Continue reading

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Speak Out Against Tom Wheeler for FCC

Thanks to electricalpollution.com for the heads up: Thomas E. Wheeler, a former lobbyist for CTIA who opposed meaningful RF safety limits in the 1996 Telecommunications Act, has been nominated by President Obama to be Chairman of the FCC. Please let … Continue reading

Posted in FCC, Federal Government, Obama, radio-frequency radiation | 1 Comment