Category Archives: Safety

Smart Meter or NO Power at All? Nevada Energy Sends Three Armed Men to Disconnect Power- Just for ‘Opting Out’

Nevada is supposedly one of those states with a smart meter ‘opt out’ policy.   On the ground, however, the reality is a little different. “Sarah” (not her real name) lives outside Las Vegas, Nevada.  Like many Americans she has been … Continue reading

Posted in Changing a Meter, Citizen rebellion, Federal Government, Hawaii, health effects, Illinois, Installer Threats and Assaults, legal issues, Nevada, Physicians, Safety, SCE, Texas, Vermont | 54 Comments

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

Maryland Hearing to Consider Smart Meter Fires After Pennsylvania Utility PECO Energy Enacts Moratorium

As reported in the Baltimore Sun today, the Maryland Public Service Commission may have some tough questions for the state’s utilities tomorrow at an emergency hearing specifically looking at the issue of fires caused by “smart” meters.  Or, more likely … Continue reading

Posted in California, Canada, Citizen rebellion, Safety, Smart Grid | 10 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

Doctors Warning: “Avoid Smart Meter Radiation”

The American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM), an “international association of physicians and other professionals interested in the clinical aspects of humans and their environment,” have released recommendations for patients with a broad array of illnesses and symptoms to avoid … Continue reading

Posted in AAEM, Cancer, Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity, EMF Mitigation, Environmental Concerns, health effects, Health studies, Physicians, radio-frequency radiation, Safety | 20 Comments