Saturday, July 23, 2016

EMR Aware Newsletter - July-August 2016

Very informative newsletter follows.  It is from an Australian organization.

Lots of info. about 5G (which Hillary Clinton fully supports - no surprise - she gave speech that GMOs were "safe" after Monsanto gave her $350K to give this speech - GMOs, like cell phones, were never tested for long-term effects on humans  http://naturalsociety.com/hillary-clinton-supports-gmos-again-68509/ yet she says they are safe), the US NTP rat study showing glioma brain cancer after 2 years of cell phone radiation exposure, and recent studies and actions from around the world concerning effects of wireless on children.

There is also much censorship on this issue.  Just some recent examples from newsletter:

- Suspension of employment to Dr. Maryanne Demasi who did the "Wi-Fried" episode on Australian science program Catalyst about a month after NTP rat brain cancer study was released
- Forced early retirement of Dr. Olle Johannson by Karolinska Institute about a week after the NTP rat brain cancer study was released. (But this hasn't stopped Dr. Johannson - he will be speaking at a free online event, from 25 July to 1 August 2016. "Wireless Technology - a Threat to Brain Function". Alzheimer's and Dementia Summit. http://alzheimersdementiasummit.com/ - See more at:http://www.emraware.com/newsletter_july_august_2016.html#sthash.CdDBeqoP.dpuf
- FCC removing people who attended the FCC vote on July 14 for 5G and confiscating their property because they expressed concern on health issues by 5G (a Bloomberg reporter had has press badge confiscated for talking to people who attended expressing concern on health issues by 5G - he asked FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler why FCC treated people this way - video link to that included in the newsletter below)


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Welcome to the July-August 2016 edition of our free EMR Aware newsletter. In it you will find a selection of the latest science and media reports on the biological, social, and environmental impacts of electro-technologies. 
To view, please click on the image or link below. While at our website, why not also explore our previous newsletters? As a whole, they form a comprehensive overview of current issues relating to EMR.




http://www.emraware.com/newsletter_july_august_2016.html

Friday, July 22, 2016

How Safe is an Airport Full Body Scanner?


How Safe is an Airport Full Body Scanner?


In a hurry? Click here to read the Article Summary...

“Step onto the body scanner platform and place your hands in the air; it’s for your safety and security.”
If you’ve traveled through a U.S. airport within the past few years, you’ve probably had a government screener say something along these lines. Every day travelers are herded through the checkpoint corrals into one of these anti-terrorism full body scanners. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) claims these so-called “advanced imaging technology” devices are just as safe as traditional metal detectors. But is this really true?
When they were first rolled out post-911, backscatter X-ray tunnels quickly became standard fare at commercial aviation facilities nationwide. The TSA claimed the amount of low-intensity radiation emitted by these machines was safe, releasing less than 10 microREMs of radiation per screening. This is an amount equivalent to what an airplane passenger might incur after just two or three minutes of flying at cruising altitude.
This claim was later debunked. It was revealed that concentrated radiation blasted directly at a person’s body is much more harmful than the random patterns of ionizing radiation sent in all directions from the cosmos and by an airplane’s navigational equipment during flight. Not long after these facts came to light, the TSA came up with a different type of screening technology that it said was safer − the millimeter wave machine.
According to the TSA’s Frequently Asked Questions page, millimeter wave imaging technology “uses harmless electromagnetic waves to detect potential threats, which are highlighted on a generic outline of a person appearing on a monitor attached to the unit. If no anomalies are detected, an ‘OK’ appears on the screen with no outline.”
It all seems simple enough, right? Unfortunately, this explanation by the TSA is trite at best, and deliberately misleading at worst. A closer look into millimeter wave technology and the ways in which it affects the human body during an average TSA screening reveals a truth that the government doesn’t want you to know. The doses of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the TSA’s millimeter wave technology machines can cause cancer.

What’s Wrong With Millimeter Wave Radiation?

The fact that millimeter wave technology is used in the treatment of skin cancer (due to its known skin-heating properties), means it undeniably has an effect on human cells. This heating is a direct result of microwave frequencies entering the skin and inducing a certain level of atomic motion within the cellular structure. This is really just a fancy way of saying that millimeter wave radiation microwaves your skin.
Just how much this millimeter wave radiation microwaves your skin is where push comes to shove. But most scientists are in agreement that any amount of radiation poses at least some level of risk. The public deserves to know both this level of risk and what they can do to minimize or eliminate it.
Though not ionizing in nature, millimeter wave radiation is still potentially damaging to the human body. A 2012 paper published in the journal Radiation Research admits that the safety of millimeter wave body scanners is “difficult-to-impossible to prove using publicly accessible data.” This means that TSA claims of negligible risk associated with their use represent the opinion of the TSA, and not scientific fact.
What we do know is that millimeter waves, which exist in the 30-300 GHz range, cause “multiple biological effects,” according to another study published the same year in the International Journal of Oncology. Though this study looked specifically at millimeter wave radiation in the context of cancer treatment, the morphological effects demonstrated reveal that this supposedly “safe” form of radiation causes cellular change that inhibit cellular growth.
Like all other forms of radiation, millimeter waves don’t differentiate between healthy cells and malignant cells. Whatever cells they’re targeted at are the cells they destroy. In the case of concentrated radiation blasts from millimeter wave body scanners, it means every cell on the surface of your body.

How Millimeter Waves From a Full Body Scanner May Cause Cancer

What this all means is that millimeter wave body scanners act as giant microwaves that literally heat travelers’ bodies at the cellular level using ultra-high frequencies not normally found in nature. Microwave ovens operate at nearly the same frequencies as these machines. They induce cellular vibrations strong enough to generate heat in food, so imagine what it’s doing to your skin.
But these are just minor thermal effects, you might be thinking, since an airport body scan only lasts a mere two seconds or so as opposed to 30 seconds to a minute to warm a bowl of soup in a microwave oven. But the principle is still the same, especially when taking into account repeated exposures.
Millimeter-wave-body-scanner
And you also have to consider the non-thermal effects of millimeter wave radiation, which disrupt cellular communication in ways that science has yet to fully delineate. The United States Air Force conducted its own research into ultra-high frequency, non-ionizing radiation as a potential weapons technology. Interestingly, in the process they uncovered evidence that the non-thermal activity of millimeter wave radiation directly interferes with the body’s ability to protect and heal itself.
A World Health Organization (WHO) report adds even more to the conversation, revealing that millimeter waves not only heat the skin but also damage eyesight and cause cancer, particularly cancer of the skin.
A team of researchers from the Center for Nonlinear Studies at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico recognized the lack of scientific research into this questionable technology. They decided to investigate for themselves how high-frequency terahertz (THz) waves, like the kind emitted from the TSA’s millimeter wave full body scanners, affect human DNA. They learned that:
“THz waves … unzip double-stranded DNA, creating bubbles in the double strand that could significantly interfere with processes such as gene expression and DNA replication.”

Skip the Full Body Scanner and Opt for a Pat Down

Recognizing these inherent dangers, the best thing air travelers can do is opt out of the TSA screening process when presented with a body scanner rather than a traditional metal detector. By choosing a manual pat-down, air travelers can minimize their radiation exposure and thus minimize the risk of developing cancer.
Though physically invasive and admittedly unconstitutional, a physical pat-down is still better than being blasted with a concentrated vortex of electrical and magnetic energy. As it sweeps around your body, the full body scanner exposes each square centimeter of your body to about 0.013 milliwatts of radiation. Collectively, this is enough to induce gene mutations, nerve damage, sterility, and even cancer.
“Low levels (below 10 mW/cm2) of NIR (non-ionizing radiation) have been found to produce many adverse health effects in animals including temporary sterility, genetic changes, and changes in the transmission of nerve impulses,”explains the Foundation for Advancement in Cancer Therapy (FACT).
“The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has found preliminary evidence that these low levels may affect the immune system, which means the body may be less able to fight off disease.”

Article Summary

  • The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) claims their “advanced imaging technology” devices are just as safe as traditional metal detectors. Research shows this isn’t the case and that the doses of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the TSA’s millimeter wave technology machines can cause cancer.
  • Millimeter wave technology is used in the treatment of skin cancer (due to its known skin-heating properties), which means it undeniably has an effect on human cells.
  • Like all other forms of radiation, millimeter waves don’t differentiate between healthy cells and malignant cells. In the case of concentrated radiation blasts from millimeter wave body scanners, it means every cell on the surface of your body is targeted.
  • A World Health Organization (WHO) report revealed that millimeter waves not only heat the skin but also damage eyesight and cause cancer − particularly skin cancer.
  • By choosing a manual pat-down, air travelers can minimize their radiation exposure and thus minimize the risk of developing cancer.
https://thetruthaboutcancer.com/airport-full-body-scanner/?gl=582829380

Thursday, July 21, 2016

Scientist Outlines Potential Risks Of JCPL Power Lines

Scientist Outlines Potential Risks Of JCPL Power Lines


"If you live near a high-voltage power line, you're going to be exposed (to radiation). There's nothing you can do unless you move." (David Carpenter)

Carly Baldwin, Middletown (NJ) Patch, July 21, 2016

     Photo caption: Dr. David Carpenter speaks at Raritan High School in Hazlet on July 20.
Hazlet, NJ - For several months now, residents of Hazlet, Holmdel and Middletown who live near the proposed route of JCP&L's controversial power lines have been concerned about how radiation from the lines will affect their health. It's a concern JCP&L has downplayed, even presenting their own scientists who told residents their EMF fears are exaggerated.
But on Wednesday night, Dr. David Carpenter, an independent expert in electromagnetic field radiation, told residents they are indeed right to be worried.
"If you live near a high-voltage power line, you're going to be exposed (to radiation) as long as you're in your home. There's nothing you can do unless you move," said Dr. Carpenter. "Should this high-voltage power line be built? I can't answer that, because there may be a demand for that electricity. Should it be built above ground in a densely populated urban area? Absolutely not. You are right to do something about it."
Almost 300 Monmouth County residents gathered at Raritan High School Wednesday night to hear Dr. Carpenter speak. He is a Harvard-education scientist, a professor of environmental health sciences at the University of Albany and has worked with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the New York State Department of Health. He's also served as Dean of the University at Albany School of Public Health.
     Photo caption: Dr. Carpenter takes questions from the audience as Assemblywoman Amy Handlin stands nearby.Alzheimer's, leukemia, low sperm count and low-grade headaches a risk from power lines, scientist says
Health risks from electric power lines should be taken seriously, he said.
"There are many sources of electromagnetic field exposure in our lives," Dr. Carpenter began his lecture, pointing out that cell phones, microwaves and even hair dryers all emit minor waves of radiation. "But you can control your exposure to those things. If you live in a house that's less than 100 meters from power lines, you will be exposed to EMF rays 24/7."
Jersey Central Power & Light wants to build ten miles of high-voltage transmission lines along the North Jersey Coast rail line. That's within 200 feet, or sometimes less, of the many homes that dot the track. Dr. Carpenter pointed to several studies, most from Sweden and England, that show an increased risk of Alzheimer's and leukemia from living near power lines. Other people simply report constant low-grade headaches from living near power lines, which sometimes emit a constant buzzing sound.
"Young men should be particularly concerned," said Dr. Carpenter. "There is very strong evidence that electromagnetic field radiation can reduce your sperm count."
Childhood leukemia a serious fear
Children are a particular concern: Children who are exposed to EMF radiation have a higher likelihood of developing childhood leukemia, studies have shown, he said.
"Children are much more vulnerable," to EMF radiation, Dr. Carpenter said. "Studies show 1 in 10,000 children will develop childhood leukemia. Exposure to EMF rays puts that up to 4 in 10,000 children. That's not insignificant, especially if it is your child or grandchild."
A buried transmission line carries almost no EMF rays, he said. "If you have to have a line go through, bury it," he advised.
Dr. Carpenter admitted not all the studies on EMF radiation are conclusive.
"Is the evidence rock solid, 100 percent? No, I wouldn't say that," he said. "But it is enough that people should be informed and be able to protect themselves."
However, "there are almost no studies that don't find evidence of leukemia," he added. Other studies that show no danger from EMF radiation were paid for by utility companies, he said.
State Assemblywoman Amy Handlin, a vocal opponent of the lines who helped bring Dr. Carpenter down to speak, has previously said, "There's never been definitive data that shows they're safe. On behalf of my community, I don't see why we should be guinea pigs," reports the Asbury Park Press.
JCP&L maintains EMF levels from their power lines are safe.
"We had an EMF expert at the Open Houses and will provide testimony as part of our filing with the Board of Public Utitlies (BPU) that will include a comprehensive analysis of existing and proposed EMF levels along the project corridor," said JCP&L spokesman Ron Morano in response to Dr. Carpenter. "Again, the project will meet New Jersey electric field guidelines."
Dr. Carpenter said state and federal guidelines are often out of sync with what he thinks are safe levels of EMF exposure. "Governments and agencies often don't get involved due to the high cost of burying the lines," he said. 
http://bit.ly/2a2wSpj
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Is the JCP&L transmission line dangerous?
Russ Zimmer, Asbury Park Press, Jul 21, 2016
  • Jersey Central Power & Light has announced plans for a new transmission line to run from Red Bank to Aberdeen
  • Opponents of the project have pointed to radiation from electric and magnetic fields, or EMFs, as a health risk from power cables
  • A researcher who has been studying the health effects of EMFs says that people living within about a half a mile of the line are at an elevated risk for leukemia and cancer
  • The company points to the greater scientific community, which has yet to declare any connection between EMFs and cancer
There's something truly scary that has been shadowing the impending clash over a proposed 230-kilovolt transmission line through the middle of Monmouth County, and it's not the value-cratering aesthetics of 140-foot tall monopoles.
Opponents of JCP&L's Monmouth County Reliability Project have been raising the spectre of radiation from electric and magnetic fields, or EMFs, which have long been tenuously tied to deadly cancers.
On Wednesday night, more than 200 people listened to an hour-long primer on EMFs from David Carpenter, a controversial figure in the policy debate surrounding EMFs.
David Carpenter, an expert on the health effects of electric and magnetic fields, spoke Wednesday about JCP&L's proposed 230 kilovolt transmission line. (Photo: Provided by Assemblywoman Amy Handlin's Office)
"Should this high voltage power line be built? I can't answer that question because there may very well be demand for the electricity," he said. "But should it be built above ground through an urban area? Absolutely not."
    Photo caption: David Carpenter, an expert on the health effects of electric and magnetic fields, spoke Wednesday about JCP&L's proposed 230 kilovolt transmission line. (Photo: Provided by Assemblywoman Amy Handlin's Office)
EARLIER: JCP&L to try again for Monmouth County transmission line
Microwaves, cell phones, WiFi and dozens of other items in your home all emit EMFs to some degree. Carpenter's argument was that individuals can choose how much exposure they get from household items, but they have no say over the unceasing radiation that would come from a new transmission line.
He told the crowd that children living within 1,000 meters of a high-voltage power cable were as much as four times more likely to be stricken with leukemia.
"That's not insignificant, especially if it is your child or grandchild," he said.
Not everyone agrees
There is no consensus in the scientific community regarding any connection between EMFs and health risks, including cancer.
"While some of these studies showed a possible link between EMF field strength and an increased risk for childhood leukemia , their findings indicated that such an association was weak," reads the National Institute of Health's page on EMFs. "... Additionally, the few studies that have been conducted on adults show no evidence of a link between EMF exposure and adult cancers, such as leukemia, brain cancer, and breast cancer."
   Photo caption:David Carpenter, a public health expert, has been studying the effects of EMFs on humans since the 1980s. He spoke to a crowd of more than 200 Wednesday night in Hazlet where some residents are nervous about a proposed 230-kilovolt transmission line is being considered. (Photo: Staff photo/Russ Zimmer)
In a 2008 report on EMFs, Swedish researchers for the World Health Organization note that while there does appear to be an association between EMFs and childhood leukemia, they can't seem to recreate it in the laboratory or understand how it happens.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies EMFs as "possibly carcinogenic to humans."
IS POWER LINE NECESSARY?: Nope, says RAGE
"Is the evidence rock solid? No, I wouldn't say that," Carpenter acknowledged.
He blamed an institutional fear of telling people something they wouldn't want to hear — that their cell phones and hair dryers were also to blame — that was suppressing academia's embrace of his point of view.
For its part, Jersey Central Power and Light thinks the debate is settled.
MIDDLETOWN: Township says No to JCP&L project
"JCP&L understands residents along the proposed route have concerns about (EMF)," said JCP&L spokesman Ron Murano in a statement to the Press. "The overall conclusion reached by national and international scientific and health agencies makes clear that exposure to EMF that people encounter in their daily life including those from transmission like the one considered here, do not pose any recognized health risks."
Cornerstone of the opposition
The perceived threat that EMFs pose is — along with an adverse effect on property values — at the core of the resistance to the project, which the company expects to begin next summer.
Handlin has been perhaps the most visible elected official rallying against the project. Her office arranged for Carpenter's appearance on Wednesday night.
"We fear for our children, for our seniors, for ourselves," she said to the crowd at Raritan High School before introducing Carpenter.
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Recent post on Electromagnetic Radiation Safety

FCC Open Letter Calls for Moratorium on New Commercial Applications of Radiofrequency Radiation
Pregnancy & Wireless Radiation Risks
Recent Research on WiFi Effects
Effects of Wireless Radiation on Birds and Other Wildlife
Cell Tower Health Effects
STORYLINE vs. REST-OF-THE-STORY: Brain cancer incidence, cellphone use, and trends data

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Joel M. Moskowitz, Ph.D., Director
Center for Family and Community Health
School of Public Health
University of California, Berkeley

Electromagnetic Radiation Safety
Website:               http://www.saferemr.com
Facebook:             http://www.facebook.com/SaferEMR
News Releases:     http://pressroom.prlog.org/jmm716/
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Wednesday, July 20, 2016

The Hidden Marginalization of Persons with Environmental Sensitivies

The Hidden Marginalization of Persons with Environmental Sensitivies

Gibson, P. R. (2016). "The hidden marginalization of persons with environmental sensitivies." Ecopsychology 8(2): 131-136.
        

This paper constructs persons with environmental sensitivities as comprising a hidden, marginalized group in technological culture that is paying a large price for our industrialized lifestyle. Due to the polluted nature of most public venues, this population is robbed of a sense of ‘‘place’’ necessary to maintain personal relationships. This
population is marginalized by health-care providers and shunted into mental health categories, as our current health paradigms are not adequate to frame and categorize health problems caused by our toxic industrial lifestyle. The problem is discussed within the context of the pressures of capitalism, and examples are given of persons
with environmental illness receiving mental health diagnoses (an attempted colonization) when they attempt to access mainstream health-care providers who lack knowledge or expertise regarding toxic-induced illness.


http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.1089/eco.2016.0003

Scientists Unite to Protect Alarming EMF-effects Findings against Offense

Scientists Unite to Protect Alarming EMF-effects Findings against Offense


“Comments on Environmental Impact of Radiofrequency Fields from Mobile Phone Base Stations”by Dimitris J. Panagopoulos, Marie-Claire Cammaerts, Daniel Favre, and Alfonso Balmori, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology46(9), 885-903.

The article is a response to the review paper: Verschaeve L, (2014), Environmental Impact of Radiofrequency Fields from Mobile Phone Base Stations, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 44:1313–1369.
In this review paper the author (L. Verschaeve, member of IARC committee) tried to reject every study that shows alarming effects of microwave radiation on living organisms. His conclusions are not supported by scientific data and are mostly based on his claims for “inaccurate” dosimetry in the reviewed studies. This issue is not the case, especially in studies employing real and not simulated exposures by mobile telephony (and related technologies) antennas, since this type of radiation is of highly varying nature, and its levels – regardless of any dosimetry – are simply those exposing daily billions of users.
The author of the review criticized exclusively those studies that find adverse biological effects instead of recognizing the fact that these results are corroborating each other and would thus be most unlikely to be wrong. The author attempted to minimize the importance of these studies by “discovering” “shortcomings” in each and every one of them. Most of the “discovered” “shortcomings” were related with the “accurate” evaluation of the exposure dosimetry. The author claimed that the measurements “are not correct”, and “for this reason these studies do not provide any evidence that observed biological effects are associated with exposure to the electromagnetic fields”. In this way Dr. Verschaeve systematically attempted to discredit practically all studies showing a variety of alarming effects related to animal/human health and the natural environment.
The four scientists demolish one by one Verschaeve’s arguments against the alarming findings. In their paper they write:

“It is as if we are observing a huge tidal wave coming upon a city on a shore and just because we are not able to measure by our instruments its exact height (e.g. whether it is 80 or 90 m), we claim that once we can not measure it exactly, we cannot draw conclusions for any adverse effects that it may cause!… That - of course - would be absolutely absurd, unscientific and catastrophic. Although the example with the tidal wave is an extreme one, phenomena such as the observed disappearance of bees (which is explained by induced cell death in the gonads as found in Drosophila studies) or birds may have tremendous adverse effects on our societies.
In this case, we have already hundreds of studies performed on a variety of organisms in many different laboratories around the world, all pointing at the same direction: This radiation at many different exposure levels is responsible for a variety of adverse biological effects ranging from simple alterations in different biological rates, loss of orientation, or retardation of growth, to DNA damage, protein damage, or cell death, transient or permanent infertility, or even the organisms’ death in extreme cases. But according to Dr Verschaeve, it doesn’t matter… Since there are other studies that do not show effects, and since we cannot estimate accurately the radiation level, there is “no overall evidence” and thus no precaution should be taken! In other words, according to Dr Verschaeve’s reasoning, the effects do not exist, or they are totally negligible!”
“It is most strange to us that such reasoning as that of Dr Verschaeve which is evident throughout his review paper is considered scientific and is published in a peer review scientific journal. It is also most strange that a scientist with such logic is a member of decision making health organizations such as the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) (IARC 2013).
The practice of not recognizing the “tidal wave” because of lack of “accurate dosimetry” is not only unscientific but in addition catastrophic for public health in case that those who support and promote it are members of decision making health organizations.”


In the meanwhile Luc Verschaeve continues his work, this time on ELF studies that show alarming effects ...:

Irvine CA first "Non-toxic City", but Quebec takes back North American lead in pesticides control

Irvine CA first "Non-toxic City", but Quebec takes back North American lead in pesticides control



Adopted in 2003, Quebec’s Pesticides Code banned 20 active ingredients such as 2,4-D for lawn care but was since then surpassed by Ontario’s.

Quebec’s 2015-2018 Pesticides Strategy aims to beef up the Code this Fall:
it will triple the number or banned substances and reduce the use of most dangerous farming pesticides such as atrazine by 80%, 
by demanding an agronomist prescribe them when needed.


See also How Irvine Became SoCal's First Non-Toxic City

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Effects of Wireless Radiation on Birds and Other Wildlife

Effects of Wireless Radiation on Birds and Other Wildlife


Electromagnetic Radiation Safety, July 18, 2016

Dr. Albert Manville II, a retired wildlife biologist from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service, has issued a public memo in which he reviews the scientific literature that examines the impacts on wildlife from exposure to radio frequency radiation (RFR) and makes recommendations.

He notes that although the FCC has standards to protect humans at least from the heating  (i.e., thermal) effects of RFR exposure from cellular and broadcast towers, no standards exist to protect wildlife from thermal or non-thermal effects.
Dr. Manville provides a series of recommendations for the U.S. to adopt because federally-protected wildlife species are currently in danger from RFR exposure.

Dr. Albert Manville II is an adjunct faculty member at Johns Hopkins University. He served as a senior wildlife biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from 1997 to 2014.  He chaired the Communication Tower Working Group, partnering with the communications industry, federal and state agencies, researchers, and non-profit organizations. He testified more than 40 times before Congress and other governmental bodies and published more 170 papers. 
A summary and a link to Dr, Manville's memo are available on my Electromagnetic Radiation Safety website athttp://bit.ly/savewildlifeRFR.

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Also see:

Cell Tower Radiation Affects Wildlife: Dept. of Interior Attacks FCC
Cell Tower Health Effects

Recent Posts on Electromagnetic Radiation Safety:

National Toxicology Program Finds Cell Phone Radiation Causes Cancer
FCC Open Letter Calls for Moratorium on New Commercial Applications of Radiofrequency Radiation

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Joel M. Moskowitz, Ph.D., Director
Center for Family and Community Health
School of Public Health
University of California, Berkeley

Electromagnetic Radiation Safety
Website:               http://www.saferemr.com
Facebook:             http://www.facebook.com/SaferEMR
News Releases:     http://pressroom.prlog.org/jmm716/
Twitter:                  @berkeleyprc

Monday, July 18, 2016

Standards Australia/ENA plan to mandate smart meters nationally

Standards Australia/ENA plan to mandate smart meters nationally


Excerpt:

Following is an email distributed by Standards Australia today (18 July 2016). Note that the deadline for submissions is 7 August 2016. In my opinion this is an underhanded move to essentially mandate the introduction of smart meters through the Standards Australia process. Will the public interest in regards to potential adverse health issues be included in the discussions? Obviously not. For this reason it is vital for concerned groups and individuals in Australia get on to this issue immediately and lobby for a voice in the Standards Australia process.

 SNIP

Read the post here.

Sunday, July 17, 2016

WHEELS MAGICALLY COME OFF SEATTLE "SMART" METER ROLLOUT; CITY UTILITY'S CORRUPTION EXPOSED

WHEELS MAGICALLY COME OFF SEATTLE "SMART" METER ROLLOUT; CITY UTILITY'S CORRUPTION EXPOSED

Posted by GC Blogger | Jul 15, 2016 | 2016Daily BlogEnvironment Physical and Etheric |  |     


A special THANK YOU to Rebecca Campbell, the Author of this piece!  
Below is the official video weblink to the meeting of the Seattle City Council’s Select Committee on Seattle City Light’s Strategic Plan 2017-2022 held on July 14, 2016 chaired by Seattle’s Celebrity Socialist, Kshama Sawant. This meeting very fortunately featured the new council woman’s majority minus one member. To save time for all, three especially significant segments are concisely listed with descriptions and specific timepoints for your viewing pleasure. What you are about to see is Seattle City Council members and a CEO of Seattle City Light (SCL) – for the first time in memory – actually beginning to behave as statespersons, rather than as tools of the corporate state, and some Seattle “smart” meter truth activists and their unseen associates modeling for others how to use the new peaceful but powerful multifaceted, collaborative paradigm with which they also can pursue their causes successfully. Enjoy!


 Four “smart” meter truth activists speak, as per usual in Seattle, in the four two-minute sound bytes allotted them before the council meeting begins. The rest of the two-hour meeting, as per usual, is reserved for the council members and various corporate representatives to hold forth. Note how the rudely computer-preoccupied council is sitting above and walled off from the public; note also how the corporate representatives have, literally, a place at the table on the dais near the council in fully attentive dialogue with them, in contrast to members of the public who sit silently beneath them at a distance – except for those, of course, so graciously being permitted by the rudely computer-preoccupied council members to speak before them in two-minute sound bytes. These four brief but telling activist speeches give clues as to the diverse but effective tactics being used for the past three years on this issue with a smugly self-described liberal, but actually patriarchal, authoritarian corporate city government.  Timepoints 2:17-10:52

Two male council members – both of whom have previously disregarded/dismissed “smart” meter truth — publicly ask the Seattle City Light CEO and his staff for the first time about even further delaying the Seattle “smart” meter rollout, which was supposedly to have started in April 2015. The SCL CEO/staff admit the general ineffectiveness of greenwashed “smart” meters. They also admit that $18 million has already been spent on this so-far unproductive project during this time of an officially declared homeless/affordable housing emergency in Seattle, with at least another estimated $124 million needed to implement this already admittedly outdated technology.

Timepoints 12:45-28:00
The entire select council committee then together proceeds to expose the city utility’s cronyism and corruption by pointedly questioning SCL/city staff about SCL promoting exorbitant electricity rate hikes on the already much impoverished public allegedly to fund their virtually all-white, all-male apprenticeship program that trains for jobs in a centralized, fossil fuel-based energy system soon to be superseded by previously suppressed decentralized renewable energy technologies now coming online.Timepoints 1:11:35-1:32:50  2:03:45-2:05:45

A good time was had by all – except those seeking to prolong obfuscatory, obsolescent paradigms – governmental, energy and otherwise – all of which are soon to come to their much-deserved ends!