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Page 2 of 3 throughout the US and Canada today, including Washington DC, Naperville IL, Detroit MI, Maui HI, and Santa Cruz, CA. The wave of public protests is timed to coincide with “GridWeek,” a conference being held in Washington D.C Oct. 2-4th by industry and government proponents of the ‘smart’ grid. Citing thousands of reported health problems, ‘smart’ meter fires, and violations of privacy laws, the National Campaign to Stop Smart Meters! and the Wireless Radiation Protection Coalition, along with more than thirty-five grassroots organizations around North America, are holding an International Day of Action today to demand an immediate halt to deployment - and a recall - of smart meters. ‘Smart’ meters are digital, wireless devices that monitor utility usage and maintain continuous two-way communication between the customer’s property and the utility company. Many utilities are replacing traditional analog meters on homes and businesses in the US and other countries as a supposed energy-saving measure. (For a full list of demonstrations, news updates, links to additional resource sand protest coverage see http://actiondaytostopsmartmeters.org) Opponents say that promised energy savings are failing to materialize, and point to the need for massive new data storage facilities, energy consumption of the meters themselves, and the need for frequent replacement as evidence that “smart” meters are not “green.” They say smart meter mesh networks in fact consume significant energy, and are causing numerous problems in communities where they have been deployed. The “smart grid” is being charged directly to the customer through taxes and higher bills, and is costing thousands of meter reader jobs during tough economic times. In response to these problems, there has been strong and sustained resistance from the public in many regions. HEALTH: ‘Smart’ meters emit strong bursts of microwave RF radiation that the World Health Organization labeled a Class 2B carcinogen in May of 2011.[1] This is the same category of possible carcinogens that includes lead, DDT, and chloroform. Studies show that the meters subject residents to significantly higher levels of radiation than cell phones and wifi. The American Academy of Environmental Medicine has warned people with medical conditions to avoid exposure. An announcement[2] by 54 scientists and medical experts from 20 countries who have authored hundreds of peer-reviewed studies on the health effects of electromagnetic fields last week warned of severe impacts of widespread pulsed microwave exposure from the meters: "Adverse neurological effects have been reported in people who sustain close proximity to wireless meters, especially under 10 feet....Children may particularly be at risk of developing electromagnetic hypersensitivity or diseases such as cancer from overexposure to radiofrequency(RF) microwaves emitted by smart meters and other wireless devices." PRIVACY: According to a Congressional Research Service Report[3], ‘smart’ meters will be able to reveal people’s daily schedules, the use of individual appliances, certain medical equipment and other personal information. The meters are “a detailed and warrantless information gathering device attached to our homes and businesses,” said Ed Friedman, lead plaintiff in a smart meter case that has been remanded to the Maine PUC after a victory in the Maine Supreme Court. FIRES: Problems with internal wiring, and unprofessional, shoddy installations have been identified as potential causes of hundreds of fires and electrical problems caused by ‘smart’ meters. The vast majority of the meters are not UL certified. A series of 26 fires caused by the meters in Pennsylvania forced PECO Energy to suspend installations in August, and this has sparked inquiries in Washington D.C., Maryland, and other states. A June 15th 2012 presentation by the Ontario Fire Marshal[4] analyzes the numerous smart meter fires being reported in Canada and abroad and states: “We encountered an unusual amount of fire incidents involving smart meters…prior to any proper investigation the utility company had removed and replaced the meters from the affected areas…New meters may have defects that cause electrical failures (or they may be caused by) careless installation during change over…” Despite these recognized safety defects, utilities in many parts of the country are unlawfully forcing smart meters onto private property and disconnecting people’s essential services[5] or charging them extortionate fees for refusing to accept a smart meter, even though the meters are not mandatory by law. 10/15/2012
Page 3 of 3 Groups protesting on October 4th represent an international groundswell of opposition to smart meters. Antismart meter groups have formed in at least 30 US states and 6 countries, challenging the forced smart grid in a wide variety of regulatory, grassroots and legal venues. “Like any defective product, whether automobile, food or drug, ‘smart’ meters require an immediate product recall,” says Joshua Hart, spokesperson for the Campaign. Analog meters are safe, secure, accurate, and last for 80 or more years. Utilities and governments need to face up to reality, re-install the analogs and fix the mess they’ve created.” ### [1] http://www.iarc.fr/en/media-centre/pr/2011/pdfs/pr208_E.pdf [2] Summary by UC Berkeley School of Public Health of the letter signed by 54 experts on the human health impacts of smart meters: http://www.prlog.org/11978228 [3] http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42338.pdf [4]http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Unusual+number+fires+smart+meters+linked/7040191/story.html [5] http://stopsmartmeters.org/2012/09/12/smart-meter-or-no-power-at-all-power-company-sends-three-armedmen-to-disconnect-power-just-for-opting-out/ Joshua Hart MSc Director, Stop Smart Meters! http://stopsmartmeters.org Stop Smart Meters! is a grassroots-funded campaign. Please chip in if you can! http://stopsmartmeters.org/donate 10/15/2012
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more information about their energy
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New PECO smart meters blamed for fi
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tie into the Smart Meter/Smart Grid
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**”Smart Meters Fires and Explosi
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valuable trends in how and when you
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Survey results: wireless meters imp
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January 1, 2011 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
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predicted in this Report, based on
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particularly at risk (Tables 30-31)
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Smart meters are a new type electri
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might reduce it by running applianc
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scenarios, analysis of whether and
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for study, and has not released any
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Power transmitters installed on app
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alternatively, absorption of RF ene
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In this report, the public safety l
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corresponds to continuous operation
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minimal reflection factors of 100%
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medical interference and health ris
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Reflection Factor This equation is
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and testes from instantaneous peak
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Tables in this report show either d
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operation, and possible FCC violati
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Table 15 shows that for one collect
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Table 20 shows that for one smart m
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Where are RF levels associated with
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(2007)? Tables 32 and 33 depict the
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meter(s). For example, one smart me
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space, depending on how the meter i
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(47CFR Part 15): “The operator of
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good ‘thermal sinks’ for locali
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eflective environment on the absorp
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TABLES OF CRITICAL DISTANCES IN NUR
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TWA limit (One Collector, 1C+ 3 Sma
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in Smart Meters at 11” (One Colle
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conduction and blood flow through t
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Smart meters are a crucial componen
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Readers: SmartMeters interfere with
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"A mystery has been solved for us,"
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EMF Safety Network Environmental pr
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As you may have noticed I have coin
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The pamphlet is entitled: “See Yo
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After our house in Half Moon Bay go
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will result in your power being shu
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hours a day, you wil constantly be
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I commend the EMF Safety Network an
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The scope of problems from transmit
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Well thank God FPL came and reinsta
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off grid solar systems - backwoods
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Electric bill skyrockets after smar
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Radiofrequency Radiation: The Invis
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Dr. David Carpenter, Professor, Env
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3. “Transmitting Smart Meters Pos
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Posted: Mar 19, 2012 4:05 PM EDTUpd
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Fire Concerns Lead PECO To Halt Sma
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Scott Cummings of northeast Philade
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Frustrated and outraged about her t
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energy as part of their routine ope
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Please continue donating to our Saf
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The new meters function within a "M
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information and habits of the occup
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evaluated. There are 46 counties an
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Dr. Martin Blank, PhD, of Columbia
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government agencies cared about saf
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Good News in Oregon & Florida JULY
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installation in Florida has been go
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However, anti smart meter websites
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employee working on the electrical
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Are Smart Meters Hazardous To Your
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See Final Narrative Here:Wireless U
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Here’s why people, communities an
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your home. Read the article, “The
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We are now planning to move to Sout
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society, into a desperate and miser
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no jurisdiction over my utility com
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disease? __________________________
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diet changes and medication to help
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We request that the meter be replac
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our apartment in spite of debilitat
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Where am I going to be safe? NO wi-
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Michelle, Sacramento ______________
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And I just got the blank stare, the
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Dear Barbara Boxer: I’m currently
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symptoms. Also while in our apartme
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The smart meter was installed in my
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drains you, and the other is the he
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of the room, but I’m scared to de
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children. And I know there is no wh
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SmartMeters, because I had heard th
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a prior immune disability and I tho
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egularly becomes staticy to the poi
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home with radio frequencies. After
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in humans. [My paper] J R Jauchem
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animals and human beings. Melatonin
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sev nausia, heart palitations and c
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discussed !!!! SoCal Edison and the
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