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 […]
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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, […]
http://stopsmartmeters.org/2014/10/17/peril-on-the-road-submit-comments-to-usdot-on-wireless-mandated-vehicles/ http://www.safercar.gov/v2v Not in our car! US Department of Transportation Set to “Mandate” 5.8 GHz Wireless Antennas in all Cars The Department of Transportation is proposing to require “vehicle-to-vehicle wireless communication in all light vehicles in the United States. More info including a press release below. ***Comments to the Dept. of Transportation are […]
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 […]
David Perry Sep 13, 2014 09:34 PM EDT http://www.chinatopix.com/articles/10338/20140913/cancer-cluster-strikes-chinese-iphone-factory.htm Apple is taking “very seriously” what may be a cancer cluster at its main iPhone production facility in the Chinese city of Shenzhen, across the border from Hong Kong. Thirteen workers, ranging from 19 to 24 have been diagnosed with leukemia; five of the cases […]
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 […]
SaskPower says it will replace 105,000 smart meters, a process that is expected to cost $47 million. (CBC) Another Saskatchewan home has been hit by fire involving a “smart” power meter. Nobody was hurt when the fire broke out Saturday morning at a townhouse unit on 4510 Harbour Village Way in Regina, the city’s fire […]
REGINA – The company that manufactures the electricity meters that are being replaced in Saskatchewan due to fires is defending its equipment. Sensus, the North Carolina-based company whose smart meters have been linked to eight fires in Saskatchewan homes, says in a news release it has conducted lab tests and site inspections at the recent […]
SaskPower removing smart meters Wed, Jul 30 2014 A major development for the troublesome SaskPower smart meters. The government is ordering the crown utility to remove each of the 105 thousand units already installed in the province. It comes after eight reported fires linked to smart meters. Mike McKinnon explains how much this is going […]
