Mobile Phone Tower Radiation
A Health Threat Part 2
Protection Against Cell Phone
Radiation
Cell Phone Radiation Protection
Radiation Protection Products
Massachusetts lawyer Mark Berthiaume, opposing placement of
a cell phone tower, said "Municipalities .... are being
bullied every day by providers of wireless telephone service
who use their financial clout and the federal (law) to
intimidate the communities into allowing them to place large
towers in inappropriate locations." 17
Some Questions and Answers
But don't we need and depend on cell phones?
Of course. No one is saying not to have cell phones and
towers, but to make them safer. If Austria can have levels
10,000 times more protective, then so can we. It is just
more expensive to the companies. Also, we don't have to let
these cell towers go anywhere and everywhere the industry
wants them. We can require that they erect the minimum
number required to provide adequate coverage, and be put in
the safest places possible.
Why don't we just oppose the construction of cell towers in
our county?
In a strategic move, the cell phone industry has tried to
make it illegal for citizens to oppose the towers based on
health concerns. In the Telecommunications Act of 1996,
state and local rights were seriously limited with regard to
opposing towers based on health concerns. The
constitutionality of this Act has been challenged in the
Supreme Court, and a long legal battle is sure to follow.
But it will take years, while the public continues to be
exposed to chronic, cumulative radiation with each new cell
tower.
So what CAN we do?
The Telecommunications Act prevents citizens from opposing
the towers based on concerns about RF emissions, but we can
oppose them on numerous other valid grounds. There are still
rights we and our local elected officials maintain, that
allow us local control of the number, size and placement of
cell towers, while still providing for adequate cell phone
coverage. Numerous communities have called for moratoriums
on tower construction, allowing them needed time to study
the issue, and enact strict ordinances that require the
industry to respect community desires, such as building the
minimum towers necessary, in appropriate locations. During
these moratoriums, communities are preparing non-industry
biased studies of cell phone tower need, and creating cell
tower Master Plans, to help protect the rights and health of
citizens, while complying with the law. 18, 19, 20
Siting of cellular towers is an important function of our
elected officials. Protection of citizens' health and
property rights should be foremost in the responsibilities
of local government. We urge our elected officials to
protect the health and welfare of the citizens who live
here, rather than big-money interests with profit as their
bottom line.
Geraldton Victoria Australia
Cessnock, Australia,
Port Lincoln, South Australia
Indonesia, Jakarta City,
City of Griffith, Australia,
Rockhampton, Queensland,
Dominica, Roseau,
India, New Delhi,
Belarus, Minsk,
West Jordan Utah USA
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