Category Archives: World Health Organization

A Primer on FCC Guidelines for the Smart Meter Age

by Amy O’Hair Why does your utility assert the smart meters they are installing are safe? In a sentence, they are protected by the very high limits the FCC has set for public exposure to radio-frequency (RF) radiation. The RF … Continue reading

Posted in California, Cancer, Cell phones, Citizen rebellion, Class Issues and Social Equality, Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity, EPA, FCC, Federal Government, health effects, Health studies, Military, PG&E, radio-frequency radiation, Uncategorized, World Health Organization | 54 Comments

Smart Meter Radiation Messes with Your Brain

Scientific studies can be hard to sort out. “Experts”–often paid by the wireless industry–weigh in on RF radiation science, and many pronounce your cell phone “safe.” People tend to rely on two-minute TV news stories, with a talking head or … Continue reading

Posted in Cancer, Cell phones, CPUC, FCC, health effects, Health studies, radio-frequency radiation, Uncategorized, World Health Organization | 13 Comments

PG&E’s Offer of Analogs Comes at a High Cost

Having been forced by bad press to throw sickened customers a meager bone–the option to keep an analog on an individual basis only, at an inflated cost–PG&E CEO Anthony Earley made this astonishing remark: “Why should we be fighting with … Continue reading

Posted in Cancer, Citizen rebellion, Class Issues and Social Equality, Climate Change, CPUC, Democracy, Electro-Hyper-Sensitivity, Environmental Concerns, Health studies, interference, PG&E, Privacy, Safety, Smart Grid, World Health Organization | 15 Comments

Two Upcoming Events: Cell-Phone Safety Forum (Berkeley) and Smart Meter Forum (Glendale)

Two upcoming events in California: Southern California Smart Meter Forum, on Thurs. Nov. 10 in Glendale CA. Speakers include Cindy Sage, EMF expert, and Mindy Spatt of TURN. Cell Phone Safety Public Forum (poster below with info) will be held … Continue reading

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A Right To Know? Not If the Wireless Industry Has its Way

By Amy O’Hair San Francisco passed a landmark ordinance earlier this year, which mandates that information about RF radiation exposure, a WHO class 2B carcinogen, be present at all cell-phone retail sites in the city, and given to buyers. If … Continue reading

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