Category Archives: radio-frequency radiation

News Round Up: Smart Meter Fires Tell “Difficult” Story; DC Opens Health Inquiry; IEEE Puts Industry on Notice

What a week.   The gavel had hardly fallen on the Maryland Public Service Commission’s smart meter fire hearing when news came through of 3 new reported home fires started by smart meters in the Chicago area.  In Pennsylvania,  Peco Energy … Continue reading

Posted in Australia, Britain, Canada, Cell phones, Citizen rebellion, FCC, Illinois, legal issues, Michigan, neighborhood organizing, Privacy, radio-frequency radiation, Safety, Smart Grid, U.K. | 2 Comments

Time is Short: Take Action Today

From electricalpollution.com: Note: Deadline has been extended to Aug. 17th!! The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking comment on their proposal for upgrading smart meters.  Their proposal does not address safety concerns either with the switch-mode power … Continue reading

Posted in Dirty Electricity, Federal Government, health effects, radio-frequency radiation | 2 Comments

Smart Grid Industry Still Full of Deceit: Silver Spring Networks Pulls a “Ralph”

The other day, we were reviewing the comments on this site and we noticed one that just didn’t seem right, in response to our post about smart meters killing bees in Irvine, CA. It read: Of course !  Bees die … Continue reading

Posted in California, health effects, radio-frequency radiation, San Mateo County, Smart Grid | 7 Comments

Reports of Dead Bees After SmartMeter Installation Add to Growing Alarm About Smart Grid Ecological Damage

“When I got home I saw my own walkway, which is on the other side of my neighbor’s smart meter, had a new pile of  dead bees.  This, dead bees in our garden, is a new occurrence.  Sometimes they aren’t … Continue reading

Posted in Animal Harm, Bees, California, Orange County, radio-frequency radiation, SCE | 7 Comments

PBS Newshour Smart Meter Coverage

An international grassroots resistance against smart meters has been going on for more than two years now, but you wouldn’t know it if you got your news solely from national broadcast TV. That changed on Friday when PBS Newshour aired … Continue reading

Posted in California, Citizen rebellion, CPUC, health effects, PG&E, radio-frequency radiation, Safety, San Francisco, Smart Grid, World Health Organization | 13 Comments