I just heard the news that smart meters will begin being
installed in Santa Barbara, starting next month. We've had
them in my neighborhood now for more than a year, and I
gradually became quite ill from them, much like the 'boiled
frogs' who don't notice at first that the temperature of the
water is increasing. By the time I got my local utility,
PG&E, to remove the smart meters from my house, I'd come
down with some sixteen smart-meter-related symptoms,
including: sleeplessness, ringing in the ears, nosebleeds,
migraines, muscle tremors, heart palpitations, nausea, and
blurred vision. I now realize I need my neighbors to also
opt out, because the smart meters emit microwave radiation
that extends out in a one mile radius, with so much
radiation it's like living between 200 and 600 feet away
from a cell phone tower.
I want you to know that it's to your advantage to contact
the California PUC and let them know you'd like the option
to opt out for free from smart meters. It's also to your
advantage to call SCE at (800) 810-2369 to be added to the
delay list. If you or anyone who ever stays in your home or
office have pacemakers or any other life support equipment,
you definitely should call SCE at (800) 810-2369 to get on
the smart meter delay list.
Last week, Palo Alto became the 50th local government in
California to voice opposition to installation of
wireless "smart" meters in their jurisdiction with a
three year moratorium on installations. To date, four
California counties have made smart meter installations
illegal: Lake County, Marin County, Mendocino County, and
Santa Cruz County. Seven cities have outlawed smart meters:
Capitola, Fairfax, Lakeport, Rio Dell, Ross, Seaside, and
Watsonville. The city of Berkeley is one of 40 California
cities on record as having requested a moratorium on
continued installation of "smart" meters.
Smart meters invalidate your homeowners insurance If your
home catches fire and is shown to have non-UL-approved
fixtures (such as smart meters), your homeowners insurance
will refuse the tab for any damages, because smart meters
are not certified by Underwriters Laboratories. The risk of
fires is very real, since current wiring standards are
insufficient for supporting the high frequency spikes smart
meters emit. A number of electrical fires have been
documented as having been caused by `smart' meters. Smart
meters have yet to be tested or approved under federal
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rules.
Analog meters ensure more accurate, reasonably priced
utility bills
Utility customers have noticed increases in their bill after
a `smart' meter is installed in some cases hundreds of
dollars more than usual. A recent poll showed that one third
of people who had smart meters installed experienced bill
increases, with one quarter of those noticing huge increases
in their bills. Utilities claim the meters are accurate, but
unexplained over-billing continues showing up all around the
US.
Smart meters emit unsafe levels of harmful radiation Now
that increasing numbers of medical professionals and doctors
are expressing concerns about exposure to Electro Magnetic
Field exposure, particularly in the microwave range, it's
becoming clear that 'EMF smog' is an invisible yet deadly
pollutant and public health hazard we would do well to
recognize. Thousands of people have complained of tinnitus,
headaches, nausea, sleeplessness, heart arrhythmia, and
other symptoms after `smart' meters were installed. Smart
meters violate already high FCC limits on human exposure to
microwave radiation (with radiation levels some 50 to 450
times higher than radiation from cell phones). Unlike cell
phones, smart meter radiation can't be switched off, and are
being installed even in homes of people who are developing
"electro-sensitivity". There are have also been reports of
`smart' meter interference with pacemakers and other
implants.
Smart meters violate civil liberties and your rights to
privacy When a `smart' meter is installed, your utility
has access to a treasure trove of information about your
electricity usage, potentially compromising your privacy.
Depending on the regulatory protections and enforcement of
those rules in your state, they will be able to sell this
information to a series of corporations and the government.
Read the interview with the Electronic Frontier Foundation
about how `smart' meters violate privacy. Read how the ACLU
in Vermont and the ACLU in Hawaii have both condemned the
lack of consumer privacy protection.
Smart meters aren't really 'green' Smart meters do not
result in energy savings, according to Reuters. They may
even increase energy consumption, especially once smart
appliances are added to homes that interact with smart
meters in the home. There is also emerging evidence that
wireless, non-ionizing radiation (from cell phones, wifi,
and `smart' meters) harms wildlife and damages trees. There
have been direct reports of how smart meters affect vital
bee populations.
Smart meters cost people their jobs PG&E claims that they
are retaining 80% of their meter readers. What they don't
tell you is that several years back, they transitioned their
meter readers from full time to temporary so the job loss
would not appear so drastic. Utilities look upon smart
meters as an easy way to boost profits by cutting jobs.
There can be advantages to PG&E employees visiting our
neighborhoods, to better detect developing gas leaks, for
example.
Be actively involved By opting out of smart meters,
signing petitions, and contacting our utilities and
political representatives, each of us can send a clear
message that we are not willing to risk our health, safety,
and privacy for 'smart' meters. The conversion to smart
meters is one of the largest technology rollouts in history,
yet virtually no public consultation with ratepayers or
local governments was carried out in advance. The CA Public
Utilities Commission, an appointed (not elected) body who
are charged with regulating utility companies, ignored
popular local opposition for years though finally and
belatedly producing an opt-out in early 2012 that costs PG&E
customers hundreds of dollars to avoid a recognized possible
carcinogen.
Keep
asking questions and thinking critically As actor and
martial artist Chuck Norris, says, "The way I see it, we as
consumers have a choice. Will we believe countless
specialists who are saying smart meters are, at the very
least, unnecessary health risks and contributors to overall
electrosmog, or will we believe public utility companies and
the feds, which have divested interests in the installation
of smart meters?"
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