Written by: Daniel Jennings Grid Threats December 18, 2014 A massive magnetic solar storm could knock out much of the US electrical grid and leave 130 million people in the dark, a report from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) concludes. The Federal Interagency Response Plan – Space Weather 2012 was released due to a […]
Archive for category Smart Meter
Smart meter fails in White City BY CLARE CLANCY/CANADIAN PRESS, LEADER-POST DECEMBER 18, 2014 Saskatchewan’s Crown utility is investigating another smart-meter failure after one of the devices overheated and melted on Tuesday. WHITE CITY — Saskatchewan’s Crown utility is investigating another smart-meter failure after one of the devices overheated and melted on […]
By André Fauteux La Maison du 21e siècle magazine https://maisonsaine.ca/sante-et-securite/electrosmog/effets-biologiques-des-compteurs-intelligents-pour-analyse-veritablement-independante.html Initially, Montrealer Pierre Lepage was glad to receive the letter Hydro-Québec mailed him in 2011. It announced the upcoming replacement of the six electric meters located in his basement appartment’s kitchen, by wireless “smart” meters that communicate with radiofrequency microwaves (RF/MWs). “I told myself, thanks to […]
by Erin Haluschak – Comox Valley Record posted Nov 3, 2014 at 8:00 PM Rotraut Knopp lights candles in her Ships Point home Friday, after power was cut off following her refusal to pay a monthly legacy fee to BC Hydro to retain her analog meter. Rotraut Knopp has extra oil for her lamps on hand, an assortment of […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bs8f1bPowec Couple escapes fire, blames smart meter (UPDATE) – Fox 2 News A couple escapes a house fire in Detroit. Sadly, their dogs died in the blaze. Investigators are still working to determine the cause, but the people who live there insist a smart meter is to blame. By Randy Wimbley, Fox 2 News. DETROIT, […]
JULY 30, 2014 For immediate release Energy Minister Bill Bennett admits to smart meter fires in British Columbia, but rather than do anything, he expresses disappointment that Saskatchewan is taking action to protect its citizens. On July 30 Saskatchewan Energy Minister Bill Boyd called a halt to the smart meter program, demanding removal of 105,000 meters […]
By Jane Deacon September 28, 2014 2:29:25 PDT PM An anti-Smart Meter group will continue its fight against BC Hydro despite a Human Rights Tribunal decision to dismiss its discrimination complaint last week. Citizens of Safe Technology Society will refocus efforts on a civil claim – scheduled to come before B.C.’s Supreme Court next April – that […]
Is our Data Safe?
Sep 29
The Smart Grid claims to be secure, but recent articles really make Canadians wonder if all this technology is really a good idea. PBS Nova features an interesting documentary about how data is handled, and what could happen to the data, including the Smart Grid. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/rise-of-the-hackers.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmmOFtp-btM PBS Program Description Our lives are […]
