Category Archives: San Francisco

Protest Al Gore, Smart Meters & Silver Spring Networks Tuesday in SF

This just in from No Smart Meters SF: AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH:  THE “SMART” GRID IS WASTING ENERGY AND HARMING THE ENVIRONMENT What:    NO SMART METERS SF invites you to join them in a protest in front of the Herbst Theater … Continue reading

Posted in California, Citizen rebellion, Class Issues and Social Equality, Climate Change, Democracy, Environmental Concerns, Federal Government, neighborhood organizing, San Francisco, Smart Grid | 2 Comments

Environmentalists Not Buying Smart Meter Greenwash

Two weeks ago, Stop Smart Meters! went to the San Francisco Green Festival, where over 30,000 environmentalists converge twice a year to discuss the state of our environment and to pick up free samples of organic products.  So are ‘smart’ … Continue reading

Posted in California, Cancer, Changing a Meter, Citizen rebellion, Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity, Fires, health effects, neighborhood organizing, PG&E, radio-frequency radiation, San Francisco | 2 Comments

PG&E: “Customers Must Pay for Benefit” (Their Health)

This is Raymond Blatter, Senior Regulatory Specialist at Pacific Gas and Electric Company.  Ray lives a pretty good life, and makes a fat salary that allows him to jet off on scuba diving vacations, courtesy of PG&E’s record profits. We … Continue reading

Posted in California, CPUC, health effects, legal issues, PG&E, San Francisco | 8 Comments

Shut Down not Melt Down

Anyone who thinks we can use nuclear power safely following the Fukushima disaster needs to have their head examined.  Here in Santa Cruz, California an ocean away from Japan, we saw a 35% increase in human infant mortality after the … Continue reading

Posted in California, Cancer, Citizen rebellion, Orange County, PG&E, San Francisco, Santa Cruz County, SCE | 1 Comment

Something Funny Happened on the Way to the Smart Grid— How the Precautionary Principle Can Save the Day

by Cynthia Sue Larson Like most Americans, I took only moderate notice of President Barack Obama’s announcement on October 27, 2009 of a $3.4 billion commitment to build something called the “smart grid.” My ears perked up when Obama spoke … Continue reading

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