----- Original Message -----
From: Art Kab
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 10:12 PM
Subject: Re: Disappearing Insect Populations Blamed On Microwave Technology
John, I will have to beg to disagree. I would rather say that they are both indeed the real issue - but depending on the level of either pervading a particular environment perhaps one or the other is going to take precedence as the issue - and unfortunately the microwave radiation has indeed become increasingly more pervasive and more powerful. However, having said that, a logical guesstimate would be that the combination of the two exponentially increases the dangers of either by itself! Also, from what I have researched, know, and understand, I would also guesstimate that the present level of microwave radiation has more of an detrimental effect on increasing exponentially the dangers posed by chemicals in our environment and not the other way around. Most people who haven't done the research and haven't taken a hard look at the facts are very unfortunately seeming to have a difficult time comprehending the dangers imposed by this microwave technology. My impression is that you also seem to be underestimating not only the dangers but also the pervasiveness of this microwave technology, which is indeed enveloping this planet - i.e. there are towers everywhere. I am also guessing you haven't yet read my paper - which shows indeed quite convincingly massive evidence to the contrary! Where ever one can use a cell phone - which is almost everywhere now - then there will be microwave radiation - and it is affecting life just about everywhere on this planet. Here's a map of the GSM coverage of Trinidad. As you can see, the microwave radiation - is not just smothering practically the whole island but it also - extends for quite a distance off the coast:
In 1974, there were no cell phone towers in Trinidad! Now, the island is smothered in microwave radiation! It is no wonder that you could not see a single shore bird along its coast and that the funeral you went to there was not just for your friend but also for all life on that island. I have a meter that measures the electrosmog and as soon as I start to get out of it I start to see more insects, birds, and other living creatures. If you did actually read my paper, I mention a place in India where they allow no cell phone towers on their 20 kilometers of land. The amount of microwave radiation there was measured as zero on my meter and the wildlife (insects, birds, animals) was abundant. I went to sleep to the sounds of insects and woke to the sounds of birds.
Moreover, riding a bicycle around the grounds, I saw swarms of butterflies. I didn't see this anywhere in India - even the places that were predominantly unspoiled except for by the local microwave tower sitting up on the hill insidiously, incessantly, and seemingly innocuously spewing out its invisible rays of death. Also mentioned in my paper is a study done by the US government where they mention two berry farms in Massachusetts: one with a cell-phone tower and one without one. The one with the cell-phone tower is devoid of signs of wildlife while the one without the cell-phone tower shows signs of abundant wildlife! There is also an island in Japan a picture of which a friend sent me, where there are no cell phone towers and it is literally covered with birds of many different kinds of species! Of course, I don't want to post its name for fear the evil doers in the cell phone industry will read and head out there to install their latest death-ray towers - since their goal seems to be to cover every inch of this planet in microwave radiation - and in effect commit a severe - but nonpunishable - crime against all life on this planet. peace Art P.S. I imagine that Trinidad also has total cell phone coverage.
On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 3:31 AM, John Newell wrote:
Microwave technology and Electromagnetics are having an impact but Chemical Winter is the real issue. The insects are dying off fast around the world and there are no towers in most of those places.
I just returned from Trinidad, an island on the equator just off Venezuala. Since I was there for a funeral I didn't have much time for environmental studies. But for one twenty four hour period, I was on the beach on the east side of the island. In that location there is some housing and farms and a lot of undisturbed land.
I didn't see a single shorebird anywhere along the coast. No gulls in the harbour and no insects beyond two sulphur butterflies - the hardiest of the butterflies. In the capital, Port of Spain, over the course of the week, I saw on Tiger Swallowtail. Nothing else. Not even a cockroach.
When I first started going to Trinidad in 1974, life was profuse there. Now the air pollution is much worse than anything in Canada. It has to be pretty bad when you consider this is a small island with a constant sea breeze.
Anywhere I went in a car I had to have a towel quadruple folded over my nose.
John Newell
----- Original Message -----
From: Art Kab
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 10:14 AM
Subject: Disappearing Insect Populations Blamed On Microwave Technology
The following quotes from the following article hands us more evidence that there are indeed more and more people out there taking the disappearance of insects on the planet - due to a drastic increase in ambient electromagnetic radiation (esp. of the digitally-pulsed variety like GSM) - as a very serious threat. I am also attaching again my paper "Are Microwaves Killing the Insects...?" Please do disseminate this as widely as possible! If you have a website, please post it there! This message really needs to get out to more and more people - especially those cell-phone toting environmentalists!
Greenpeace should be encouraging people to lose their cell phones instead of just encouraging the recycling of them! It just shows that they haven't got a clue about the seriousness of this problem! peace Art Naturalist EO Wilson... says that if insects are destroyed, life on earth will also be destroyed.
It has been found that insect populations are declining, and the likely causes are multiple - loss of habitat, use of insecticides, pollution, light and possibly electromagnetic devices in the form of cellphones and their masts, radar, alarm systems, wireless internet, cordless phones, TV and microwaves.
Insects are essential for several reasons: they are very much a part of the Earth's food webs; they contribute to seed dispersal and pollination; they recycle nutrients; and they are scavengers and therefore cleansers of the earth.
Dwindling numbers Oppenheimer commissioned a study of insects in the Gauteng area, conducted by doctors Matt Clark and Peter Hawkes; she had noticed that in her 45-acre Brenthurst garden, the number of insects had declined....
"I started asking these questions 10 years ago when a 95 percent decrease in the sparrow population occurred in London, which appeared parallel with the massive growth in the usage of cellphones. It is possible this decrease could be a result of a decrease in insects and therefore there not being enough insects to feed their young," she said....
Habitat loss Clark and Hawkes concluded that there was a significant local loss of insects because of habitat loss and degradation. This habitat takes decades to return to previous levels of biodiversity once disturbed, meaning that undisturbed grasslands have significant conservation value. They suggested that urban planning should allow for conservation areas. They found, too, that electromagnetic factors were significant in the decline of insect populations.
Written by Lucille Davie
Monday, 17 March 2008
Creepy crawlies of all shapes and sizes are on show at a fascinating art exhibition at Little Brenthurst, including representations in paintings, drawings, wirework and beadwork.
IF you see ants simply as nuisance insects that invade your sandwiches on picnics, while bees hover over your Coke can, stop a moment and reconsider.
The South African Invertebrate Art Exhibition at Little Brenthurst is hoping to get everyone to think again about insects. The exhibition is an effort to draw attention to the decreasing numbers of insects, the earth's barometer of how the environment is faring.
"The exhibition hopes to engage the average person and hopefully create an interest in and appreciation of these wonderful creatures and it highlights the beauty and uniqueness of invertebrates," says Strilli Oppenheimer, in whose home the exhibition is being held.
Butterflies, caterpillars, beetles, ants, grasshoppers and lots of other creepy crawlies abound in a variety of media: precise scientific drawings, beautifully detailed Ardmore-like ceramics, large wire insects, intricate beaded insects, carved wooden insects and colourful embroidered insects.
There are artworks from 100 artists, ranging from scientists to artists like Walter Oltmann and Beezy Bailey. They come from the Everard Read Gallery, the Goodman Gallery, the African Art Centre, the National Insect Collection and a number of South African invertebrate artists.
Species Naturalist EO Wilson, a Harvard professor emeritus and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, puts the number of animal and plant species on earth at 1,8 million, the large majority of which are insects. Wilson says that if insects are destroyed, life on earth will also be destroyed.
"This exhibition aims to promote interest in invertebrate science, conservation and awareness through art," says Duncan MacFadyen, the manager of research and conservation for E Oppenheimer & Son.
It has been found that insect populations are declining, and the likely causes are multiple - loss of habitat, use of insecticides, pollution, light and possibly electromagnetic devices in the form of cellphones and their masks, radar, alarm systems, wireless internet, cordless phones, TV and microwaves.
Insects are essential for several reasons: they are very much a part of the Earth's food webs; they contribute to seed dispersal and pollination; they recycle nutrients; and they are scavengers and therefore cleansers of the earth.
Dwindling numbers Oppenheimer commissioned a study of insects in the Gauteng area, conducted by doctors Matt Clark and Peter Hawkes; she had noticed that in her 45-acre Brenthurst garden, the number of insects had declined.
"I started asking these questions 10 years ago when a 95 percent decrease in the sparrow population occurred in London, which appeared parallel with the massive growth in the usage of cellphones. It is possible this decrease could be a result of a decrease in insects and therefore there not being enough insects to feed their young," she said.
She has slowly converted pretty flowering beds to natural grasslands in her large garden.
The researchers chose 24 sites, including a section of the Brenthurst garden, the undisturbed Melville Koppies, and a pristine area of the Pretoria Botanical Gardens, as well as the planted beds around the offices of the gardens. They focused on studying ants and beetles, and among their findings were three new species - a jewel beetle, a large-eyed bug and an ant.
They found 16 species of ants and 30 species of ants in Brenthurst and Melville Koppies, respectively, and five species of beetles at each site. "Melville Koppies is really effective in maintaining biodiversity," Clark said at the exhibition opening on Tuesday, 11 March.
Habitat loss Clark and Hawkes concluded that there was a significant local loss of insects because of habitat loss and degradation. This habitat takes decades to return to previous levels of biodiversity once disturbed, meaning that undisturbed grasslands have significant conservation value. They suggested that urban planning should allow for conservation areas. They found, too, that electromagnetic factors were significant in the decline of insect populations.
The exhibition is a precursor to the XXII International Congress of Entomology, to be held in Africa for the first time. It takes place at the International Conference Centre in Durban from 6 to 12 July this year. Entomologists from more than 45 countries will be presenting their research at the gathering.
"This meeting will present a wonderful opportunity for South African and African entomologists to display their excellent research and to meet and mix with world-class entomologists," MacFadyen said.
The art exhibition will move to the congress venue in Durban, where a live interactive exhibition of arthropods will be held for children.
The South African Invertebrate Art Exhibition is at Little Brenthurst until the end of April; however, booking is essential, and includes a tour of the exhibition. Phone Dora on 011 646 1529 - the limited tour days are filling up fast. Tours of the gardens of Brenthurst are also available.
Art Kab Yunnan Normal University (China) Lecturer - English and Japanese MAT (TESOL), School for International Training MA Advanced Japanese Studies, University of Sheffield BA Psychology, University of California "A 'Good Student' answers questions - but does not question answers."
