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Illegal & Fatally Flawed: Proposed Opt-Out Should be Trashed

Please come to the next CPUC public meeting, this Thursday, Jan. 12th, at 9 a.m. in San Francisco. Arrive at 8:45 to sign up to speak. We’ve said it before: CPUC President Michael Peevey’s proposed opt-out is both illegal and … Continue reading

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Drip, Drip, Drip: Water Meters Leak RF; Cheat Customers

“Smart” water meters have slipped by without much public notice, and are being installed all over the US currently, often inside people’s homes. There are different systems and companies, but as with electric and gas ‘smart’ meters, they broadcast your … Continue reading

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Canadian Group Files Complaint Against “Smart” Meters

The British Columbia-based group, Citizens for Safe Technology, filed a complaint recently against BC Hydro’s ‘smart’ meter program there, stating that the regulatory body that should be exercising oversight and review isn’t doing its job. This is a familiar story … Continue reading

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Smart Meters Are Illegal: A Nitty-Gritty Analysis of Peevey’s Unlawful and Unfair “Opt-Out” Proposal

We have been saying all along that this forced deployment of dangerous “smart” meters is illegal, and that the recent proposed “opt-out” put forward by CPUC President Michael Peevey is extortionate—here is a detailed analysis of just how far away … Continue reading

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Sensitive and Inside Big Technology: Views from the Other Side (Part Five)

Part Five of a series. Click for Part One, Part Two, Part Three, and Part Four. Jameson Simpson (his real name) is an illustrator who lives and works in a rural area north of Sacramento. He’s in his late thirties. … Continue reading

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