{"id":1318,"date":"2010-11-10T12:49:43","date_gmt":"2010-11-10T19:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?page_id=1318"},"modified":"2018-09-06T12:48:34","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T19:48:34","slug":"effects-from-smart-meter-network","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?page_id=1318","title":{"rendered":"ISSUE &#8211; Health Effects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-1zzrp_j7p-c\" style=\"max-width:900px;\" class=\"arve\">\n<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:75.000000%\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media 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style=\"padding-top:56.200000%\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" 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height=\"505.8\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/UIobFr3m8kk?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"900\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/emrabc.ca\\\/?page_id=1318#arve-youtube-uiobfr3m8kk\",\"@type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/UIobFr3m8kk?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/representation-dirty-electricity-on-oscilloscope.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9917\" src=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/representation-dirty-electricity-on-oscilloscope.jpg\" alt=\"representation-dirty-electricity-on-oscilloscope\" width=\"313\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/representation-dirty-electricity-on-oscilloscope.jpg 313w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/representation-dirty-electricity-on-oscilloscope-300x282.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/smartgridawareness.org\/2017\/04\/09\/dr-milham-testifies-smart-meters-public-health-hazard\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Dr. Samuel Milham: \u201cSmart meters are a public health\u00a0hazard.\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Posted on\u00a0<a title=\"22:58\" href=\"https:\/\/smartgridawareness.org\/2017\/04\/09\/dr-milham-testifies-smart-meters-public-health-hazard\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">April 9, 2017<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0<em>by K.T. Weaver, SkyVision Solutions<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartgridawareness.org\/2017\/04\/09\/dr-milham-testifies-smart-meters-public-health-hazard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">https:\/\/smartgridawareness.org\/2017\/04\/09\/dr-milham-testifies-smart-meters-public-health-hazard\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/docket.images.azcc.gov\/0000178631.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">http:\/\/docket.images.azcc.gov\/0000178631.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/docket.images.azcc.gov\/0000178631.pdf\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-ifkmnzel-8o\" style=\"max-width:900px;\" class=\"arve\">\n<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:500\/281\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.200000%\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-ifkmnzel-8o\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/IFKMnZeL-8o?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"505.8\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/IFKMnZeL-8o?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"900\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/emrabc.ca\\\/?page_id=1318#arve-youtube-ifkmnzel-8o\",\"@type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/IFKMnZeL-8o?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Smart Meters direct effect on Health (Australia)<\/h2>\n<p>Sept 11, 2012<\/p>\n<p>Since the smart meter was installed in her house without her consent totally changed her life, she is now suffering from Extreme nausea sleeping problems, sharp surges of pain throughout the whole body, sharp palpitation in the heart and sharp shake in her brain. The Criminal authorities have ignored her complains and refused to do anything about it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Chart created by EMF researcher Ronald M. Powell, PhD<\/p>\n<p><em>The above graphic shows that 67 peer-reviewed, repeated studies show significant health issues (e.g. cancer, tumors, infertility) at levels far below the government safety standards (gray line). The yellow line is what the standards should be if public safety is considered.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.emfanalysis.com\/research\/\">Source<\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/2015\/12\/red-blood-cells-and-smart-meters.html\">Source<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/exposure-chart.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7435\" src=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/exposure-chart.jpg\" alt=\"exposure-chart\" width=\"836\" height=\"629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/exposure-chart.jpg 836w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/exposure-chart-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 836px) 100vw, 836px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-y4jdespdx58\" style=\"max-width:900px;\" class=\"arve\">\n<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:500\/281\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.200000%\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-y4jdespdx58\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/y4JDEspdx58?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"505.8\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/y4JDEspdx58?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"900\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/emrabc.ca\\\/?page_id=1318#arve-youtube-y4jdespdx58\",\"@type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/y4JDEspdx58?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y4JDEspdx58\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/smart_meter_blood.png\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/2015\/12\/red-blood-cells-and-smart-meters.html\" width=\"921\" height=\"522\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/takebackyourpower.net\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7438\" src=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/after.jpg\" alt=\"after\" width=\"933\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/after.jpg 2880w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/after-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/after-1024x582.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A very important document by Dr. Pall, in which he says among other things that smart meters should be abolished. This should be circulated widely, to MLAs, MPs, to health officials like Perry Kendall and his successor, and with your doctors.<\/p>\n<p><em><b>[Pulsing digital] \u201cSmart meters\u201d should be abolished because they use short high-intensity pulses of microwave radiation. <\/b><b>We know from the nanosecond pulse studies [that these pulses] can be very damaging and act via VGCC activation, with activation continuing long after the pulse has ceased (7). It has been known for over 30 years that short microwave pulses can cause massive cellular damage (57). Until we have some biological measures of \u201csmart meter\u201d effects, it is foolhardy in my view to continue using them. \u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b><a href=\"http:\/\/apps.fcc.gov\/ecfs\/document\/view?id=7521102473\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">http:\/\/apps.fcc.gov\/ecfs\/document\/view?id=7521102473<\/span><\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Multiple Smart Meters on the living room wall of a Stratford Home<\/h3>\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-bhjeffavbbw\" style=\"max-width:900px;\" class=\"arve\">\n<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:75.000000%\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-bhjeffavbbw\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/BhJeFFAvbbw?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"675\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/BhJeFFAvbbw?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"900\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/emrabc.ca\\\/?page_id=1318#arve-youtube-bhjeffavbbw\",\"@type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/BhJeFFAvbbw?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BhJeFFAvbbw\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BhJeFFAvbbw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Microwave radiation from these six smart meters penetrates through the brick wall of this townhouse and causes very strong exposure levels inside the house.<br \/>\nA young child spends most of her time in this living room, near to where the meters are located. Her health is being endangered by exposure to this radiation. It is unfair for Festival Hydro to put these people in such danger. Criminal and civil litigation could result from careless siting and use of this very dangerous technology.<\/p>\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-ac588opd5ju\" style=\"max-width:900px;\" class=\"arve\">\n<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:75.000000%\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi 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src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/aC588Opd5jU?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"900\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/emrabc.ca\\\/?page_id=1318#arve-youtube-ac588opd5ju\",\"@type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/aC588Opd5jU?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aC588Opd5jU\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aC588Opd5jU\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aC588Opd5jU<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1544\" title=\"TREES_STRATFORD_WIDE\" src=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/TREES_STRATFORD_WIDE.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"791\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/TREES_STRATFORD_WIDE.jpg 791w, https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/TREES_STRATFORD_WIDE-300x136.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Stratford Smart Meter Killing Shrub<\/h3>\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-lsup_wbbr2c\" style=\"max-width:900px;\" class=\"arve\">\n<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:75.000000%\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-lsup_wbbr2c\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/lsuP_WBBr2c?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"675\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/lsuP_WBBr2c?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"900\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/emrabc.ca\\\/?page_id=1318#arve-youtube-lsup_wbbr2c\",\"@type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/lsuP_WBBr2c?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lsuP_WBBr2c\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lsuP_WBBr2c\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lsuP_WBBr2c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Three shrubs have been growing against the brick wall of this home for several years. They had such healthy and thich growth that a robin built her nest above the old electrical meter that had been here for years.<br \/>\nAbout three months ago, the old but perfectly servicable electric meter was removed and replaced with a &#8216;smart meter&#8217; which sends information to the electrical utility company by microwave radiation signals.<br \/>\nThis meter sends signals almost continuously, as can be seen and heard by the radio frequency meter readings. The damage caused by the radiation can be seen very clearly in this video. The harm to the shrub is much worse close to the meter and the damage decreases with the distance. At about three metres away, the shrub is quite healthy with bright green leaves. The leaves closest to the meter appear to be dried and diseased.<br \/>\nAccording to Health Canada, microwave radiation at this level, which is below their safety standards, does not cause biological harm.<br \/>\nThe resident of this home has suffered sleep problems since the meter was installed.<\/p>\n<h3>Stratford smart meter 1<\/h3>\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-urejdxbe6oe\" style=\"max-width:900px;\" class=\"arve\">\n<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:75.000000%\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-urejdxbe6oe\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/uRejDxBE6OE?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"675\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/uRejDxBE6OE?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"900\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/emrabc.ca\\\/?page_id=1318#arve-youtube-urejdxbe6oe\",\"@type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/uRejDxBE6OE?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a title=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uRejDxBE6OE\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uRejDxBE6OE\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uRejDxBE6OE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A &#8216;smart meter&#8217; was recently placed on this house. It replaced a safe electricity meter that was perfectly servicable and did not need to be changed. The meter is located on the outside wall of a bedroom. The microwave radiation from the meter, penetrates through the brick wall and engulfs the bedroom in very strong, very dangerous microwave radiation. Other areas of the house are also affected, to a lessor extent and the resident reports ill health effects since the meter was installed.<br \/>\nThe radio frequency meter shows how strong the radiation is and the sound illustrates how ofter the meter is transmitting.<br \/>\nThese Smart meters have been badly named, there is nothing smart about an electricity meter that harms people, animals and the environment.<br \/>\nFestival Hydro, who installed these meters throughout Stratford, now face huge liability issues from citizens who are made ill from the radiation.<\/p>\n<p>produced by\u00a0WEEP \u00a0in Ontario Canada\u00a0<strong><a title=\"http:\/\/weepnews.blogspot.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/weepnews.blogspot.com\/\">http:\/\/weepnews.blogspot.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/211219\/study_says_wifi_makes_trees_sick.html?tk=rss_news\">http:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/211219\/study_says_wifi_makes_trees_sick.html?tk=rss_news<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Wi-Fi Makes Trees Sick, Study Says<\/h2>\n<p><strong>City trees are becoming sick from wireless radiation from local area networks and mobile phones, according to a European study.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/author\/Ren%C3%A9%20Schoemaker\">Ren\u00e9 Schoemaker <\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.idgnews.net\/\">IDG News<\/a> Nov 19, 2010 1:09 pm<\/p>\n<p><em>Editorial note: A Dutch agency that looks into the health effects of electromagnetic radiation issued a statement that the results of the research described in this story were unconfirmed. &#8220;Based on the information now available [it] can not be concluded that the Wi-Fi radio signals leads to damage to trees or other plants,&#8221; it said, according to a Google translation.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/forums.pcworld.com\/index.php?\/user\/319450-deever\"><strong><em>deever<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em> says: <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/forums.pcworld.com\/index.php?showtopic=102295&amp;pid=425911\">Mon Nov 22 11:51:31 PST 2010<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We have lived in the same location for over 20 years. We have been\u00a0until last fall relatively distant in our urban setting from cell<\/p>\n<p>phone base station antennae (400 &amp; 800m). Last fall at 200m a &#8220;low\u00a0power&#8221; new 2.1-something gHz transmitter was aimed our way (and the<\/p>\n<p>general ambient level is of course up as well with more &amp; more\u00a0wireless mania dependencies). A Norway maple previously resplendent<\/p>\n<p>(at least 15 of those years) <strong>suddenly this spring became defoliated by\u00a0half <\/strong>&#8212; <strong>only on the side facing the mast<\/strong> (photos available). There are<\/p>\n<p>other aspects of vegetative stress on the property: a giant aggressive\u00a0rosebush for years near that Norway, probably in the same plume of<\/p>\n<p>radiation descending on our yard, has turned sickly; there have been\u00a0leaf deformities never seen all our years here on grape vine &amp; pear<\/p>\n<p>tree; one fir tree sheltered mostly from that plume, has newly browned-out spots ONLY where the branches poke out around a north wall thus<\/p>\n<p>directly exposed to this new emitter. Wake up! Synthetic xenobotic\u00a0radiation like this is a universal bio-\/enviro-stressor, and must be<\/p>\n<p>turned back starting now, lest everything with cells in its body\u00a0eventually succumb in one way or another. All over our city, now<\/p>\n<p>further densely e-smogged with &#8220;<strong>smart&#8221; utility meters<\/strong> just activated\u00a0this year, we <strong>have noticed accelerated tree stress this year,<\/strong> whereas<\/p>\n<p>In local ravines where radiation tends to be much lower there are few\u00a0or no signs of this defoliation etc. Open your eyes, pay attention to<\/p>\n<p>your own symptoms and those of people around you, clue in &amp; tell\u00a0everyone you can, so as to effect drastic corrective change as<\/p>\n<p>speedily as possible. Another current anecdote: black raspberry bush\u00a0part exposed to new &#8220;smart&#8221; electricity meter radiation (different<\/p>\n<p>locality, stronger transmission, higher frequency) had exposed cane\u00a0leaves wrinkle and turn yellow and yield inedible-tasting fruit, canes<\/p>\n<p>sheltered just fine.<\/p>\n<h2>Sick from Smart Meters<\/h2>\n<p><object width=\"425\" height=\"350\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/_I1YQBMgr9Y\" \/><embed width=\"425\" height=\"350\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/_I1YQBMgr9Y\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"(No click)\" href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/go.php?http:\/\/www.kcra.com\/station\/25639450\/detail.html\">http:\/\/www.kcra.com\/station\/25639450\/detail.html<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Some SmartMeter Customers Say Devices Make Them Sick<\/h2>\n<p>Thousands Of Complaints Roll Into Utilities Commission<\/p>\n<p>POSTED: 5:13 pm PDT November 4, 2010<br \/>\nUPDATED: 4:01 pm PDT November 5, 2010<\/p>\n<p>SEBASTOPOL, Calif. \u2014\u00a0Some California coastal communities have placed moratoriums on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/go.php?http:\/\/www.pge.com\/myhome\/edusafety\/systemworks\/rf\/\">Pacific Gas and Electric\u2019s<\/a> SmartMeters after customers raised concerns about potentially harmful health effects.<\/p>\n<p>Homeowners addressed the California Public Utilities Commission in September, asking the commissioners to place an emergency moratorium on PG&amp;E\u2019s wireless gas and electric Smart Meters.<\/p>\n<p>The CPUC told KCRA 3 that it has received\u00a0more than 2,000 health-related complaints\u00a0but said the health issues are not its jurisdiction and referred customers to the Federal Communications Commission and state health officials.<\/p>\n<p>A Sebastopol-based group, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/go.php?http:\/\/emfsafetynetwork.org\/\">EMF Safety Network<\/a>, studies the health impacts of electromagnetic fields and radio frequency radiation.<\/p>\n<p>The group said it is collecting data that proves PG&amp;E Smart Meters are hazardous to human health.<\/p>\n<p>A number of the people who said they are getting sick said they suffer from a condition called electrical sensitivity or electromagnetic hypersensitivity, or EHS.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/go.php?http:\/\/www.who.int\/mediacentre\/factsheets\/fs296\/en\/index.html\">World Health Organization<\/a> said EHS is not a medical diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p>However, people who claim to suffer from electrical sensitivity said their symptoms are very real.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe trouble is, a lot of times, people don\u2019t connect the dots between their health symptoms and electrical exposure,\u201d Sandy Mauer with the EMF Safety Network said.\u00a0The WHO said there is no convincing scientific evidence that weak RF signals from wireless networks cause health problems.<\/p>\n<p>SmartMeters emit about one watt, less than cell phones, which some research finds riskier because they are held to the head.<\/p>\n<p>PG&amp;E said its meters comply with federal safety standards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRadio frequency is all around us,\u201d Paul Moreno from PG&amp;E said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSmartMeters are a very small measure of that. They are well within what you find with ordinary household appliances and far within FCC guidelines.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Moreno said before PG&amp;E rolled out its SmartMeters, it commissioned independent experts to examine how SmartMeters\u2019 RF levels stack up against other common household devices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe studies by the World Health Organization and other health experts have found no health effects from low-level RF such as you will find with a Smart Meter device,\u201d Moreno said<\/p>\n<p>San Rafael Assemblyman Jared Huffman has received complaints from a number of his constituents.<\/p>\n<p>He has asked the California Council on Science and Technology to examine SmartMeters and whether current FCC standards are sufficient to protect public health.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that\u2019s going to be hugely helpful to take this debate to one based on sort of fear and a dismissive response to that fear, and try to inject some independent credible science,\u201d Huffman said.<\/p>\n<p>The council could release its report by the end of 2010.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we have the right to a healthy life,\u201d PG&amp;E customer Tim Hudson said. \u201cAnd we have the right to choose. And I think in both these cases, that\u2019s being taken away from us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Assemblyman Huffman addressed that concern saying no matter what conclusions the Council on Science and Technology returns, he is considering looking at some kind of opt-out option for customers who do not want smart meter technology on their homes.<\/p>\n<p>PG&amp;E said it takes customer concerns very seriously. It has met with a number of communities who have raised health-related concerns, in an effort to raise awareness and educate customers.<\/p>\n<p>PG&amp;E continues to deploy some 10 million meters in its territory statewide, complying with the CPUC\u2019s SmartMeters proposal to install the wireless meters on all customers\u2019 residences.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, there is no resolution for customers who said SmartMeters are ticking time bombs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy choice now, is I may have to leave my home,\u201d Louise Stanphill said. \u201cI may have to move from my house, but where do I go?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<h2>The Epic Saga of a Smart Meter Opt-Out \/ Health Effects<\/h2>\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-uygjuh5uuaa\" style=\"max-width:900px;\" class=\"arve\">\n<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:500\/281\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"arve-ar\" 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Meter<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"AOLMsgPart_1_b1ebedbe-85d1-4f9b-8ee2-cbe651d7b690\">\n<h2>Radiofrequency Radiation: The Invisible Hazards of \u201cSmart\u201d Meters<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/index.php?context=va&amp;aid=26082\">http:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/index.php?context=va&amp;aid=26082<\/a><\/p>\n<p>by Dr. Ilya Sandra Perlingieri\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Research<\/a>, August 19, 2011<\/p>\n<table id=\"ViewArticleTable\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"4\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\">\n<div>\n<p>\u201cThe Seletun Scientific Statement recommends that lower limits be established for electromagnetic fields and wireless exposures, based on scientific studies reporting health impacts at much lower exposure levels. Many researchers now believe that existing safety limits are inadequate to protect public health because they do not consider prolonged exposure to lower emission levels that are now widespread. Current US\u2026standards for radiofrequency and microwave radiation from wireless technologies are entirely inadequate. They were never intended to address this kind of exposure from wireless devices that now affect over 4 billion people.\u201d The Seletun Scientific Statement, Feb. 3, 2011<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do You Have a New \u201cSmart\u201d Meter?<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nOver the past year-and-a-half, various power companies have been removing the analogue [disc-like] meters placed on your homes, apartments and businesses, and installing what they call their new \u201cSmart\u201d Meters. This is part of the larger plan throughout the US and Canada where these meters have already been installed. \u201cAccording to the Edison Foundation, more than 8 million Smart Meters have been deployed by electric utilities in the US and nearly 60 million should be in place by 2020.\u201d(1) In Canada, 2 million of these meters are planned. \u201cBC Hydro has a $930-million rollout of \u2018Smart\u2019 Meters\u201d installation that began on July 4.(2)<\/p>\n<p>The US nationwide program is \u201cdriven, in part by funding for the Smart Grid Program approved as part of the American Recovery[sic] and Reinvestment Act [AARA] of 2009.\u201d(3) \u201cThere is great concern because exposure to microwave and radiowave radiation from these meters in involuntary and continuous. The transmitting meters may not even comply with FCC \u2018safety\u2019 standards. \u2026These standards [are totally outdated and] were not designed to protect a diverse population from non-thermals effects of continuous exposure to microwave and radiowave radiation. Therefore, these \u2018safety\u2019 standards were not designed to protect the public from health problems under the circumstances which the meters are being used.\u201d(4)<\/p>\n<p>As Marti Oakley has just written, the best way to look at what\u2019s happening is to: \u201cfollow the money. In late October 2009, the [US] Department of Energy announced the $3.4 billion in stimulus grants under AARA. Award selections were announced for 100 smart grid projects that are intended to lead to the rollout of approximately 18-million smart meters, 1-million in-home energy management displays, and 170,000 smart thermostats, as well as numerous advanced transformers and load management devices.\u201d(5)<\/p>\n<p>Smart-grid projects are supposed to \u201cmeet strict cyberspace guidelines\u201d(6); but that has not happened, because greed trumped everything else: our health, safety, precaution, and any remnants of law. Government corruption is endemic, while Wall Street behind-the-scenes manipulation and the bankers theft of trillions of taxpayer dollars is ignored. White-collar crime is rarely prosecuted, because (1) there are few honest people left in government; and (2) those in charge are part of the bigger problem. All Precaution was thrown out in the race to compete for millions of fiat dollars. Without an informed and educated public and with the mass media compliant to elite and secret plans, no one is told the truth.<\/p>\n<p>There has been no public discussion on the known biological hazards, both to humans and our pets, with these new meters. There has been no testing of these meters for any kind of safety. However, utilities Public Relations \u201cspin\u201d includes that: they will cut power costs to consumers, thus lowering your monthly bills; help customers reduce power consumption during peak times; and the meters can be read anytime, via a planned new \u201cgrid\u201d in the works for the entire country that will use these meters. Utility companies insist these meters are safe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSmart\u201d Meters are a new type of electronic device that monitors electricity, natural gas, and water usage via radio frequency (RF or rf) in an invisible but dangerous range, between 2.4GHz [GigaHertz] and 5.8Ghz. This corresponds to the electrical signals frequency used to produce radio waves. The worldwide digital wireless communications network is based upon this. RF has both an electric and magnetic components both of which can cause damage.<\/p>\n<p>Malfunctioning Meter Problems In many areas, customers were given no notice that their meters would be changed, or the new meter was put in a day after a brief notice was sent. In all cases, customers were never notified of the dangers involved with these new so-called \u201cSmart\u201d Meters. It was a \u201cdone deal\u201d behind closed doors. No one was given any choice about keeping an old analogue meter. According to educator Susan Brinchman, Director of San Diego, CA\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.electrosmogprevention.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.electrosmogprevention.org<\/a>, almost 98% of San Diego has already had these meters installed in home, apartments, and businesses. Here are some of the \u201cSmart\u201d Meter problems already being reported where they have been installed: *Radiofrequency interference that causes malfunctioning of wireless equipment, such as Wi-Fi and Netflix (7) *Radiofrequency interference that causes malfunctioning of medical and critical-care equipment, such as pacemakers, wireless insulin pumps, pain pumps, ventilators, and baby monitors *Radiofrequency spikes causing appliances to break or malfunction, such as garage doors that won\u2019t open or close properly *Cyber-security breaches [e.g., illegal access to 179,000 accounts at Hydro Toronto] *Excessive billing and inaccurate readings *Interception of personal identity information (electronic eavesdropping) *Safety risks: Electrical fires and explosions(8)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSmart\u201d meters have not been tested by Underwriters Laboratories and do not carry the \u201cUL\u201d label, required for electronic devices. With their 116-year record and having developed more than 1,000 standards for safety, why is UL certification missing on these meters? The EMR Policy Institute further notes that \u201ccomponents of Smart Meters are out of compliance with the National Electric Code (NEC) because they trip the Ground Fault Interrupters and Arc Fault Interrupters, creating a fire hazard. \u2026Un-intentional re-radiation of RF\/MW signal (with its higher energy) on the electrical wires may overload wires, particularly in poorly grounded or ungrounded homes, or homes with older wiring or faulty wiring.\u201d(9)<\/p>\n<p>In addition, several types of PG&amp;E [Pacific Gas and Electric] meters with a \u201cswitching mode power-supply\u201d (SMPS) \u201cemit sharp spikes of millisecond burst constantly, 24\/7.\u201d They have been measured \u201cto emit spikes of up to 50,000Hz and higher. These spikes are known as \u201cdirty electricity,\u201d the subject of physician and epidemiologist Dr. Sam Milham\u2019s new book, \u201cDirty Electricity: Electrification and the Diseases of Civilization.\u201d(10) Dr. Milham documents a relationship between the high frequency found on buildings and cancer [now at an all-time epidemic high where 1 out of every 2 person will develop it]. Another term for dirty electricity is electrical pollution. Dr. Milham calls that the \u201cuniversal carcinogen, and \u2018Smart\u2019 Meters and oxymoron.\u201d See his interview:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ci5GGqEPeCE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ci5GGqEPeCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See also: \u201c<strong>The Dark Side of Smart Meters<\/strong>\u201d:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ionX4ckX8e8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ionX4ckX8e8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hertz, abbreviated Hz, is a unit to measure Alternating Current (AC), sound and ocean waves, and electromagnetic waves. It is an internationally recognized measurement equal to 1 cycle per second: e.g., 1,000 cycles per second = 1,000 Hz. It is well known in scientific community that over 33 Hz, these invisible waves of energy damage many aspects of our biology and our ability to think clearly.<\/p>\n<p>In a excellent and informative Brainwave Chart, \u201cThink of Energy, Frequency and Vibration,\u201d done by Bevolution in Denmark, it is clear what this invisible energy does to all living things:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bevolution.dk\/pdf\/BrainwavemodelBevolutionGB.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.bevolution.dk\/pdf\/BrainwavemodelBevolutionGB.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>These new meters can be read any time via their continuous wireless linking to the cell-towers. They can detect all your household usage of appliances, lights, etc. This information can be shared with and\/or sold to other companies, so you no longer have any privacy. It is a spying device. These meters are not secure. They also can be hacked into, so it is possible for someone to know if you are not home (by lack of power usage). There are also \u201ccollector\u201d meters used to gather and transmit RF\/microwave radiation signals from various surrounding buildings and then \u201cretransmit RF information for somewhere between 500-5,000 homes or buildings.\u201d In addition, the utility company now also has the ability to control your own usage. Via these new meters, the power company can shut off your home usage, your block or community, or city usage without notifying you. What excuse will people be given, if power is shut off without any notification to customers? Do you remember the Enron debacle, and the enormous overcharging of millions of Californians?<\/p>\n<p>As part of the placement of a nationwide \u201csmart grid,\u201d there are additional plans to have individual power transmitters built into in all new appliances to measure the energy use of each one (washing machines, clothes dryers, dishwashers, etc.). This means that in every home or apartment there may be dozens of power transmitters for kitchen and laundry appliances that will send energy use, via wireless radio frequency, back to the \u201cSmart\u201d Meter. In addition to a complete lack of safety, are these power transmitters part of untested nano-technology? Are consumers told at point-of-purchase that a new appliance has a power transmitter in it? A consumer must be willing to have these new appliances constantly transmitting power usage to the utility company. Or, they may be mandated via federal legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Where is there any legal federal mandate for any of this? Marti Oakley\u2019s August 15 article notes: \u201cTHERE IS NO FEDERAL SECURITY MANDATE FOR SMART METERS, according to George W. Arnold the national coordinator for smart-grid interoperability at the National Institute of Standards and Technology [NIST]. This agency of the US Department of Commerce is said NOT [author emphasis] to be involved in regulations but is only tasked with promoting standards among industries. While both the 2005 and 2007 faux energy bills were codified into public laws, NO part of them creates a federal law pertaining to individual consumers or dictating that the public must be forced to comply with provisions of SMART grid. Contrary to the bleating of manufacturers and utility talking heads, who claim there is no \u201cop out,\u201d the fact is you, the consumer must be offered the meter, or request a meter \u2018OPT IN.\u2019 No one can be forced to comply with an unrevealed contract between private corporations, and to which you were never a party and had no knowledge of.\u201d(12)<\/p>\n<p>So far, \u201cSmart\u201d Meters have not been \u201coptional\u201d in most areas around the US and Canada. This is another illegal invasion of our privacy, health, and safety. However, in northern California more than 44 municipalities, including eight counties, \u201chave criminalized the installation of, banned or taken resolutions out against \u2018smart\u2019 meters.\u201d In Maine, Central Maine Power Company [CMP], has a $200-million meter project [half of it funded by the federal government] and plans to install 600,000 new meters throughout the state. CMP was taken to court because numerous people became ill, once a new digital \u201cSmart\u201d Meter was installed. A landmark legal decision was made on May 25, 2011, \u201cthat represents the first time any [US] state had ordered an electric utility to permit customers the choice to op out of a smart meter program.\u201d Did the attorneys handling this case not know that there was no federal mandate?<\/p>\n<p>Now, Mainers can choose to \u201cop out\u201d but it will cost them to do so. This entire program revolves around money, not around any safety. The Portland Press Herald reported that \u201cif smart meters are banned and the [Maine] program is abandoned\u2026CMP would lose its federal grant and be required to pay back $22 million\u2026and remove the more than 157,000 digital meters already installed. The cost would be borne by all customers\u201d who did not request them in the first place.(13)<\/p>\n<p>In a Letters to the Editor, an irate CMP customer wrote on August 15: \u201cIt comes as somewhat of a shock considering easements have not been passed down through deeds. Without warning, notice, or knowledge that soon we would be a buzzing, humming community of power stations, wires, eyesores, broken promises, diminished property values and broken lands, CMP marches in with smiles as it steals. We\u2026suggest, CMP, you alter your title to Central Maine Cover-up. We think that the next time you barge into someone\u2019s community you have the common decency to inform the residents that you will soon be turning their backyards into industrial wastelands.\u201d(14)<\/p>\n<p>Last February, Connecticut\u2019s Attorney George Jepson sent out a press release urging Connecticut Light and Power Company [CL&amp;P] not \u201cto replace existing electric meters with advanced technology [that] would be very expensive and would not save enough electricity for its 1.2 million customers to justify the expense. \u2026The pilot results showed no beneficial impact on total energy usage\u2026and the savings that were seen in the pilot were limited to certain types of customers and would be far outweighed by the cost of installing new meters.\u201d(15) This press release was ignored.<\/p>\n<p>However, increasingly, city councils and county supervisors are becoming more responsive to valid and serious consumer complaints to reduce constant exposure (24\/7\/365) to the invisible dangers of RF and EMF [electromagnetic frequency]. These can be documented as causing a variety of health problems for humans and all other animals (from our pets, to farm and wild animals). This constant pulsing of high frequencies, in addition to the RF function, is causing not only interference with other electric and electronic equipment in many homes with smart meters installed, but also is causing havoc with biological systems in its field exposure.\u201d(16)<\/p>\n<p>Health Problems and Damage Many experts are speaking out of the dangers of RF\/EMF exposure. Medical journals and scientific reports show that there is DNA damage, cell mutation, degenerative diseases, and damage to vision and clear-thinking (short-term memory and speech are affected).(17)<\/p>\n<p>The protective Blood Brain Barrier has been breached; and there are numerous studies that show that \u201cexposure to low levels pulsed or continuous microwave radiation has been reported to affect neurotransmitter metabolism\u2026\u201d while other studies suggest that \u201cRF radiation can alter the electrical activity of the brain\u201d and changes cognitive function and behavior. Although there has been very little reported in mainstream media, there is extensive information available information on the Internet.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent community TV program, Joshua Hart, Director of Stop Smart Meters! was interviewed on July 24 about the issues. He noted it is now a public health emergency since these were installed. He said: \u201cThere has been insufficient privacy protection\u2026and violation of civil liberties. There is a clear expression of democratic opposition to this program\u201d:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/communitytv.org\/blog\/kenknobler\/vftv-7-24-11-pg-e-smart-meters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/communitytv.org\/blog\/kenknobler\/vftv-7-24-11-pg-e-smart-meters<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Health problems, due to constant exposure of RF radiation, already reported include: migraines, nausea, vomiting, vision impairment, ringing in the ears (tinnitus), muscle spasms and nerve pain, heart palpitations, chest pain, and sleeplessness caused by intense bursts (pulsing) of radiofrequency radiation that has recently been classified as a \u201cpossible carcinogen\u201d by the World Health Organization \u2014in the same category as lead, engine exhaust, and DDT.<\/p>\n<p>Other physical problems relate to people who have metal in their bodies: dental metals (such as silver-mercury amalgams or gold inlays); or wear metal jewelry or metal eyeglasses (the metal intensifies the RF). People with pacemakers, prosthetic devices, and wireless insulin pumps have had medical problems due to RF interference.<\/p>\n<p>Most medical professionals and veterinarians have no training in RF\/EMF health-related damage. So, often symptoms can be mis-diagnosed. Some people, such as those who have MCS [Multiple Chemical Sensitivity], are aware of these dangers. However, this is a massive experiment on all living beings without any informed consent. This is not \u201csensitivity\u201d but a chronic and invisible poisoning to the entire population. Susan Brinchman says \u201cthere was no public warning of the health dangers with these new meters that have an unsafe technology. This exposes everyone all the time. There is no escape from electrosmog.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here are comments by some of the top authorities: Dr. Martin Blank, Associate Professor, Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University: \u201cCells in the body react to EMF\u2019s as potentially harmful, just like any other environmental toxins, including heavy metals and toxic chemicals. The DNA in living cells recognizes electromagnetic fields at very low levels of exposure [not covered by current outdated laws]; and produces a biochemical stress response. The scientific evidence tells us that our safety standards are inadequate, and that we must protect ourselves from exposure to EMF due to power lines, cells phones and the like, or risk the known consequences. The science is very strong and we should sit up and pay attention.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Olle Johansson, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, and co-author of the Bioinitiative Report\u2019s section on the Immune System: \u201cCancer may be the least important effect [of RF\/EMF exposure]. Other effects may be much more important\u2026for instance, the impact on the Immune System which his supposed to protect you against whatever bacteria, microbes, or molecules that enter your body; effects on fertility\u2026effects on various mental functions; including short-term memory. You have concentration capacity decreases after microwave radiation.\u201d See:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v-cczGVhd63pM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.youtube.com\/watch?v-cczGVhd63pM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dr. David Carpenter, Professor, Environmental Health Sciences, and Director, Institute for Health and the Environment, School of Public Health, University of Albany, State University of NY: \u201cWe need to educate decision-makers that \u2018business as usual\u2019 is unacceptable. The importance of this public health issue cannot be underestimated.\u201d See:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n7L21XOC2wA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n7L21XOC2wA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are up against the collusion of corporations and governments. In new posting at SmartMetersDangers.org, So CA Edison is regarding the city of Irvine, CA, as a \u201cliving laboratory\u201d for using unsuspecting citizens as experimental laboratory subjects. So CA Edison was awarded $39,621,208 from the US DoE [Department of Energy]. The grant notes: \u201cThus, the project will literally provide a living laboratory for accurately assessing the interoperability of, and interaction between, all of these various Smart Grid technologies and systems working at the same time. The ISGD [Irvine Smart Grid Demonstration] will be deployed in the City of Irvine, and ideal demonstration site typical of most heavily populated areas of Southern California in climate, topography, environmental concerns and public[sic] policy issues.\u201d(18)<\/p>\n<p><strong>What You Can Do<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nThis is an unsafe technology, where we all are experimental lab subjects being used for dangerous levels of invisible but constant RF\/EMF exposure. There is already an enormous public health threat to all of us. It is urgent for people to become informed. We must do this peacefully and COLLECTIVELY.<\/p>\n<p>Here are things you can do:<\/p>\n<p>1. Read up on RF\/EMF exposure. Do your homework and become well-informed about these dangers. (See NOTES below.)<\/p>\n<p>2. Write to the CPUC [California Public Utilities Commission]. A public meeting is planned for September 14 in San Francisco. Letters can be sent to:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.electrosmogprevention.org\/joinus.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.electrosmogprevention.org\/joinus.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3. Join together and have public meetings. Demand of public officials that analogue meters be restored at no charge to customers. Where \u201cSmart\u201d meters have not been installed, demand that analogue meters be kept at no charge to customers. In some states, customers are charged up to $500 to op-out; while other power companies are charging a monthly rate to keep analogue meters.<\/p>\n<p>4. People should flood ALL public officials with letters, as this is another way of harming us; and it is a complete invasion of our privacy.<\/p>\n<p>With our economy in chaos and funding of all social services slashed, there are several other news items of note:<\/p>\n<p>1. Thousands of meter readers will be or are already out of work, with these \u201csmart\u201d meters installed. With jobs off-shored and millions of Americans out of work, where will these people find jobs?<\/p>\n<p>2. On June 13, the US Department of Agriculture [USDA] announced that it had a goal of \u201cinvesting $250 million in smart grid equipment deployment in rural America over the next 12 months.\u201d (Newsroom-magazine.com) Is this tax-payer money? Why are they investing in dangerous technology? Why is there no public discussion?<\/p>\n<p>3. Sempra Energy just posted its second quarter profits. According to PRNewswire (on Aug. 9): \u201cSempra Energy&#8217;s earnings through the first six months of 2011 were $769 million, compared with $328 million in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>4. For the \u201cfirst six months of 2011, SDG&amp;E (a subsidiary of Sempra Energy) earned $160 million, up from $158 million in the same period last year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There is a long history of deception in this country. Much of it involves our being uninformed experimental laboratory subjects for illegal testing of drugs and other products that have caused enormous harm to us. Remember the thalidomide scandal? Or, Toxic Shock Syndrome? Or the most recent one: the 2009 H1N1 Vaccines scam? None of the various \u201cflu\u201d vaccines were ever independently tested for safety. There were numerous reports that the H1N1 \u201cflu\u201d was geo-engineered. With Orwellian scare tactics, and no supporting evidence of any real \u201cpandemic,\u201d millions of doses were \u201cforced\u201d on hundreds of thousands of innocent people. Many children died. I know personally of the one-year-old grandson of a friend who was given an H1N1 vaccine and died two days later. There was no informed consent. No one was ever prosecuted.<\/p>\n<p>Evidence piled up that the WHO pushed for a [false] \u201cLevel 6\u201d Pandemic listing when there was no pandemic. What was at stake was billions of dollars for various drug companies to market a variety of unsafe and untested vaccines. Michel Chossudovsky reported on what happened behind the scenes, \u201cManipulating Data to Justify a Worldwide Public Health Emergency\u201d:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/index.php?context=va&amp;aid=14901\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.globalresearch.ca\/index.php?context=va&amp;aid=14901<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The corporate bottom line is all about profits. The Precautionary Principle [\u201cfirst do no harm\u201d] and our well being and safety are not included in that. We are all expendable for the bottom line. How much longer do we want to keep silent for continuous harm, lies, and deceit?<\/p>\n<p>NOTES:<\/p>\n<p>1. \u201cThe Benefits[sic] of Smart Meters.\u201d California Public Utilities Commission:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cpuc.ca.gov\/energy\/Demand+Response.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.cpuc.ca.gov\/energy\/Demand+Response.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. See:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.citizensforsafetechnology.org\/smart-meters-and-grids-in-communities-governments,25,0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.citizensforsafetechnology.org\/smart-meters-and-grids-in-communities-governments,25,0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3. \u201cTransmitting Smart Meters Pose a Serious Threat To Public Health\u201d:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.electricalpollution.com\/smartmeters.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.electricalpollution.com\/smartmeters.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>4. \u201cSee Ref. 4 above.<\/p>\n<p>5. Marti Oakley. \u201cSmart Meters: No Federal Mandate.\u201d Aug. 15, 2011:<a href=\"http:\/\/ppjg.wordpress.com\/2011\/08\/15\/smart-meters-no-federal-mandate\/#more-17629\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/ppjg.wordpress.com\/2011\/08\/15\/smart-meters-no-federal-mandate\/#more-17629<\/a><\/p>\n<p>6. See Ref. 5 above.<\/p>\n<p>7. \u201cSmart Meter Interference.\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ve3ncq.ca\/wordpress\/?page_id-10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.ve3ncq.ca\/wordpress\/?page_id-10<\/a><\/p>\n<p>8. EMR Policy Institute:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.emrpolicy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.emrpolicy.org<\/a> June 5, 2011 Report, p. 2.<\/p>\n<p>9. See Ref. 8 above.<\/p>\n<p>10. See:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sammilham.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.sammilham.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>11. Brainwave Chart:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bevolution.dk\/pdf\/BrainwavemodelBevolutionGB.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.bevolution.dk\/pdf\/BrainwavemodelBevolutionGB.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>12. Marti Oakley\u2026See Ref. 5 above. Dr. Arnold previously was V-P for Lucent Technologies Bell Laboratories.<\/p>\n<p>13. Tux Turkel. \u201cCMP: Smart meter bills come with huge costs.\u201d April 5, 2011:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/news\/cmp-smart-meter-bills-come-with-huge-costs_2011-04-05.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.pressherald.com\/news\/cmp-smart-meter-bills-come-with-huge-costs_2011-04-05.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>14. Dara Leigh Roberts. Letters to the Editor: \u201cCMP\u2019s attitude disdainful about customer\u2019s interests.\u201d Portland Press Herald: Aug. 15, 2011.<\/p>\n<p>15.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ct.gov\/lib\/ag\/press_releases\/2011\/020811clpmeters.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.ct.gov\/lib\/ag\/press_releases\/2011\/020811clpmeters.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>16. \u201cNew Critical Problem with \u2018Smart\u2019 Meters: The Switching-Mode Power Supply (SMPS).\u201d March 30, 2011:<a href=\"http:\/\/eon3emfblog.net\/?p=2180\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/eon3emfblog.net\/?p=2180<\/a><\/p>\n<p>17. Important studies include: J. Phillips et al. \u201cElectromagnetic fields and DNA damage. Pathophysiology (2009) Vol. 16, Issue 2: 79-88; M. D\u00e4mvik and O. Johansson. \u201cHealth Risk Assessment of Electromagnetic Fields: A Conflict between the Precautionary Principle and Environmental Medicine Methodology.\u201d Reviews on Environmental Health (2010) Vol. 25, No. 4: 325-333; A. Frangopoulou et al. The Seletun Scientific Statement. \u201cScientific panel on electromagnetic field health risks: consensus points, recommendation, and rationales.\u201d Rev Environ Health (Oct.-Dec. 2010) Vol 25, No. 4: 307-317; A. Kosowsky et al. \u201cEffects of Cell Phone Radiofrequency Signal Exposure on Brain Glucose Metabolism.\u201d JAMA. Aug. 1, 2011:<a href=\"http:\/\/jama.ama_assn.org\/content\/305\/8\/808.abstract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/jama.ama_assn.org\/content\/305\/8\/808.abstract<\/a>; R. Baan et al. \u201cCarcinogenicity of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields.\u201d Lancet Oncology. (June 22, 2011) Vol. 12 Issue 7: 624-626; O. Johansson. \u201cElectrohypersensitivity: state-of-the-art of a functional impairment.\u201d Electromagn Biol Med. (2006) Vol. 25, No. 4: 245-258.<\/p>\n<p>18. \u201cIrvine, CA is Living Laboratory for Smart Grid\u201d:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartmeterdangers.org\/index.php\/smartmeter-facts\/95-living-lab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.smartmeterdangers.org\/index.php\/smartmeter-facts\/95-living-lab<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>Other Important Reports: 1. The Seletun Scientific Statement, Feb. 3, 2011:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/180188440\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/vimeo.com\/180188440<\/a> 2. The Bioinitiative Report:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bioinitiative.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.bioinitiative.org<\/a> 3. \u201cHealth Impacts of Radio Frequency Exposure from Smart Meters.\u201d Final report, April 2011. California Council on Science and Technology. ISBN-13: 978-1-930117-42-6 Also available online. One of the conclusions of this report is: \u201cThere is no evidence that additional standards are needed to protect the public from smart meters.\u201d Despite its recent publication, this report is VERY outdated and did not use current research on the significant health dangers. 4. The 2003 EU-REFLEX four-year Study found that \u201cafter being exposed to electromagnetic fields, the cells showed significant increase in DNA damage which could not always be repaired by the cell\u2026and damage was also seen in the next generation of cells.\u201d See, \u201cEU REFLEX Project Report\u201d:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/omegatwoday.net\/stories\/436261\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/omegatwoday.net\/stories\/436261<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ORGANIZATIONS: 1.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.elecrosmogprevention.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.elecrosmogprevention.org<\/a> 2.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartmeterdangers.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.smartmeterdangers.org<\/a> 3.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.emfsafetynetwork.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.emfsafetynetwork.org<\/a> 4. American Coalition Against Smart Meters:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.causes.com\/594297\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.causes.com\/594297<\/a> 5. In Canada:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.citizensforsafetechnology.org\/smart-meters-and-grids-in-communities-governments,25,0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.citizensforsafetechnology.org\/smart-meters-and-grids-in-communities-governments,25,0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Educator and environmental writer Dr. Ilya Sandra Perlingieri is the author of the highly acclaimed book, \u201cThe Uterine Crisis.\u201d London\u2019s \u201cThe Ecologist\u201d calls this book \u201can inspiration.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"middle\"><em>Ilya Sandra Perlingieri is a frequent contributor to Global Research.<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalresearch.ca\/index.php?context=listByAuthor&amp;authorFirst=Ilya%20Sandra&amp;authorName=Perlingieri\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Global Research Articles by Ilya Sandra Perlingieri<\/em><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Man claims OUC&#8217;s smart meter made him sick, files federal lawsuit<\/h2>\n<p>Posted: 8:34 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014<\/p>\n<div id=\"cmArticleWell\">\n<div>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;\">\u00a0ORLANDO, Fla. \u2014\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>An\u00a0<a title=\"Orange County News\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wftv.com\/s\/news\/orange-county\/\" name=\"orange county\">Orange County<\/a>\u00a0man claims OUC&#8217;s smart meter, which thousands of residents have on their homes, gave him major medical problems and he&#8217;s filed a federal lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It leads to a lot of problems,&#8221; said disabled veteran Bill Metallo. &#8220;I&#8217;m looking at a lot of skin problems, sleepless nights.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Metallo lists his medical problems in the federal lawsuit he just filed against OUC over the smart meters.<\/p>\n<p>The digital meters are designed to make procedures easier for the company, and OUC has been installing them at thousands of Orlando homes over the past few years.<\/p>\n<p>After the smart meter was installed at Metallo&#8217;s home, he chose to opt out of the program. The company returned his analog meter but then added a $95 enrollment free and a $13 monthly fee.<\/p>\n<p>OUC said the fees were approved by Florida&#8217;s Public Service Commission, but Metallo claims it violates the Americans with Disabilities Act.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want them to stop doing what they&#8217;re doing, it&#8217;s illegal what they&#8217;re doing,&#8221; said Metallo.<\/p>\n<p>The smart meters have been criticized statewide in the past, and some claim they&#8217;re linked to cancer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Smart meters are emitting electromagnetic radiation that we can&#8217;t see or smell,&#8221; said biologist Diana Schultz.<\/p>\n<p>OUC said it couldn&#8217;t comment about the pending lawsuit in Metallo&#8217;s case, but denied the meters cause medical issues.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s fact. It&#8217;s proven,&#8221; said Metallo.<\/p>\n<p>The utilities company released a statement to WFTV about the smart meter program:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On the issue itself, the Public Service Commission has approved our fee structure for having a non-standard meter read. There is a cost for OUC to manually read the old meters which includes staff time and fuel. Less than one-tenth of one percent of all OUC customers contacted us about keeping their old meters, and of those only 125 out of more than 229,000 have decided to opt-out. There are many benefits of digital meters including the ability for customers to learn more about their daily energy use through an online customer dashboard, instead of having to open a bill at the end of their monthly billing cycle.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wftv.com\/news\/news\/local\/man-claims-oucs-smart-meter-made-him-sick-files-fe\/njKZc\/#__federated=1\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">http:\/\/www.wftv.com\/news\/news\/local\/man-claims-oucs-smart-meter-made-him-sick-files-fe\/njKZc\/#__federated=1<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<h2>Australia : Smart meter problems force Balwyn North family out of home<\/h2>\n<p><time datetime=\"2015-02-15T21:56:00.000Z\">February 15, 2015 1:56pm &#8211;\u00a0<\/time>Jamie FirstProgress Leader<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A SMART meter has caused untold grief for a Balwyn\u00ad North family of four, eventually forcing them out of their home.<\/p>\n<p>John Aparo and Virginia Lo Giudice and their two sons, Alexander and Lucas, said they were left with no choice but to move after their smart meter was installed near her bedroom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started having heart palpitations and not being able to sleep,\u201d Mrs Lo Giudice said. \u201cIt would take me an hour to get to sleep and then I was constantly waking up every couple of hours.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also had nausea during the morning and headaches, was always fatigued and had no energy, and just had a general feeling of being unwell.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heraldsun.com.au\/leader\/inner-east\/smart-meter-problems-force-balwyn-north-family-out-of-home\/news-story\/1004942ef8d24509ab1e1be839943d64 \"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u00a0http:\/\/www.heraldsun.com.au\/leader\/inner-east\/smart-meter-problems-force-balwyn-north-family-out-of-home\/news-story\/1004942ef8d24509ab1e1be839943d64\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Health Effects from 900 MHz<\/h2>\n<p><strong>&#8220;CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that continuous exposure to the effect of 900-MHz EMF for 1 h a day on postnatal days 22-59, inclusive, causes an increase in oxidative stress and various pathological changes in male rat kidney and bladder tissues.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/28747141\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/28747141<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Int J Radiat Biol. 2017 Sep;93(9):990-999. doi: 10.1080\/09553002.2017.1350768. Epub 2017 Jul 27.<\/p>\n<p><b>Biochemical and pathological changes in the male rat kidney and bladder following exposure to continuous 900-MHz electromagnetic field on postnatal days 22-59.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/?term=T%C3%BCredi%20S%5BAuthor%5D&amp;cauthor=true&amp;cauthor_uid=28747141\">T\u00fcredi S<\/a>1, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/?term=Kerimo%C4%9Flu%20G%5BAuthor%5D&amp;cauthor=true&amp;cauthor_uid=28747141\">Kerimo\u011flu G<\/a>1, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/?term=Mercantepe%20T%5BAuthor%5D&amp;cauthor=true&amp;cauthor_uid=28747141\">Mercantepe T<\/a>2, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/?term=Odac%C4%B1%20E%5BAuthor%5D&amp;cauthor=true&amp;cauthor_uid=28747141\">Odac\u0131 E<\/a>1.<\/p>\n<p><b>Author information<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Abstract<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>PURPOSE:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>To investigate the effect on male rat kidney and bladder tissues of exposure to 900-megahertz (MHz) electromagnetic field (EMF) applied on postnatal days 22-59, inclusive.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>MATERIALS AND METHODS:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Twenty-four male Sprague Dawley rats, aged 21 days, were used. These were divided equally into one of three groups, control (CG), sham (SG) or EMF (EMFG). CG was not exposed to any procedure. SG rats were kept inside a cage, without being exposed to the effect of EMF, for 1\u2009h a day on postnatal days 22-59, inclusive. EMFG rats were exposed to continuous 900-MHz EMF for 1\u2009h a day under the same conditions as those for the SG rats. Rats were sacrificed on postnatal day 60, and the kidney and bladder tissues were removed. Tissues were stained with hematoxylin and eosin (H&amp;E) and Masson trichrome for histomorphological evaluation. The TUNEL method was used to assess apoptosis. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was also used for the kidney tissue. Oxidant\/antioxidant parameters were studied in terms of biochemical values.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>RESULTS:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The findings showed that tissue malondialdehyde increased in EMFG compared to CG and SG in both kidney (p\u2009=\u20090.004 and p\u2009=\u20090.004, respectively) and bladder tissue (p\u2009=\u20090.004, p\u2009=\u20090.006, respectively), while catalase and glutathione levels decreased compared to CG (p\u2009=\u20090.004; p\u2009= 0.004, respectively) and SG (p\u2009=\u20090.004; p\u2009=\u20090.004, respectively). In the EMF group, pathologies such as dilatation and vacuolization in the distal and proximal tubules, degeneration in glomeruli and an increase in cells tending to apoptosis were observed in kidney tissue. In bladder tissue, degeneration in the transitional epithelium and stromal irregularity and an increase in cells tending to apoptosis were observed in EMFG. Additionally, EMFG samples exhibited glomerular capillary degeneration with capillary basement membranes under TEM.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>CONCLUSIONS:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>We conclude that continuous exposure to the effect of 900-MHz EMF for 1\u2009h a day on postnatal days 22-59, inclusive, causes an increase in oxidative stress and various pathological changes in male rat kidney and bladder tissues.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>KEYWORDS:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Electromagnetic field; bladder; kidney; male rat; oxidative stress<\/p>\n<p>PMID: 28747141 DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/09553002.2017.1350768\">10.1080\/09553002.2017.1350768<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>#smartmeter \u00a0#healtheffects<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; EKG proof \u2013 Smart meters damage your heart https:\/\/www.naturalhealth365.com\/smart-meters-emf-2268.html &nbsp; Dr. Samuel Milham: \u201cSmart meters are a public health\u00a0hazard.\u201d Posted on\u00a0April 9, 2017\u00a0by\u00a0by K.T. 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