San Francisco- A study released today reports that wireless
‘smart’ meters being installed by PG&E and other utilities
in California are likely to violate Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) safety limits as they are being installed
and operated. Further, the study found that excessively
elevated radiofrequency radiation levels can be expected
throughout homes and businesses where ‘smart’ meters have
been installed, comparable to living within 200 – 600 feet
of a major cell phone tower in many cases. Health risks have
been associated in some published studies to levels
commensurate with those of smart meters.
The study, carried out by consulting firm Sage and
Associates, finds that associated health impacts may include
neurological symptoms such as headache, sleep disruption,
restlessness, tremors, cognitive impairment, and tinnitus,
as well as increased cancer risk and heart problems such as
arrythmias, altered heart rhythms, and palpitations.[1] [2]
http://stopsmartmeters.wordpress.com/2011/01/07/smart-meters-violate-fcc-radiation-exposure-limits-says-new-study/
“This study represents an independent refutation of what
PG&E and the other utilities claim are insignificant
exposures to microwave radiation from their meters,” says
Joshua Hart, Director of Stop Smart Meters! “The reality is
that ‘smart’ meters emit radiation of a power and frequency
that has been linked with DNA disruption, pathological
leakage of the blood-brain barrier (which can lead to neuron
death), and many other health impacts. This report is the
final straw- if the CPUC refuses to act, Governor Brown must
order an immediate halt to installation and deactivation of
installed meters pending open public hearings on how this
debacle could have been approved in the first place.”
In other developments, Marin County on Tuesday became the
4th local government, and 2nd county in California to pass
an ordinance specifically outlawing installation of ‘smart’
meters- in large part due to health and safety issues. This
unanimous decision follows two successive Board of
Supervisors meetings that were packed with outraged
residents demanding that the County government pass
legislation to protect human health. It also follows a
blockade of ‘smart’ meter trucks in West Marin last week
that resulted in the arrests of two mothers who blocked
installation to protect the health of their children and
community.
People across California have complained about ‘Smart’
meters since the beginning, including widespread reports of
inflated bills, privacy and hacking of personal information,
electrical interference with cordless phones, baby monitors,
home security systems and critical care equipment, and
tripping of ground fault interrupters and arc fault
interrupters on electrical wiring that is needed to protect
wiring from electrical surges.
In addition, there have been more than 2000 health
complaints submitted to the CA Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).
‘Smart’ Meters use microwave radiation (similar to a cell
phone) to transmit customer data back to the utility, and
are being installed just as the public learns of evidence
that brain tumors and other health damage can be traced to
similar wireless devices. The CPUC, who sanctioned PG&E’s
$2.2 billion program to install 10 million new meters
throughout California at the expense of ratepayers, has not
allowed individuals to opt out even in cases of severe
health impacts.
Nearly two dozen local governments* have called for a
moratorium. The CPUC’s own Division of Ratepayer Advocates (DRA)
has also demanded public hearings be held to study potential
health risks resulting from exposure to radiation from the
meters.
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Saint Lucia, Castries
Romania, Bucharest
Uruguay, Montevideo
Sweden, Stockholm
Brazil, Brasilia
Germany, Berlin
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