Just wanted to let you all know that I will be on "The Best Of Night Hawk" radio talk show on CJOB radio Winnipeg on Monday August 11 2008 at 9:00 pm central time ( 11:30 pm NL time). Lorne Edwards is the talk show host and he ask me to talk about my cause " The Apparent Link Between Powerlines and Cancer. The web site is www.CJOB.com . Please check it out and let me know what you think.
God Bless
Gerry Higgins
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Famous UK comedian Jasper Carrott and Eileen O’Connor from the UK Radiation Research Trust joined Clive & Wendy Baggott and residents in Kingswinford campaigning for the removal of a phone mast due to the discovery of a huge cancer cluster and ill health surrounding the masts.
The group chanted “Health not Wealth”!
Link below to watch Central News TV programme re demonstration around the telephone masts at Kingswinford today.
http://www.itvlocal.com/
Also read news article in the local Stourbridge News paper this week, click on the link as it contains further news items about the Kingswinford campaign.
Kind Regards
Eileen O’Connor
Trustee – EM Radiation Research Trust
http://www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/news/3576835.Danger_looms__warns_top_US_scientist_/
Danger looms, warns top US
10:47am Thursday 7th August 2008
CAMPAIGNERS calling for the demolition of the High Acres tower have won support from a leading American scientist.
Dr George Carlo is a globally recognised expert on the effects of radiation from mobile phone masts who advises the World Health Organisation and US Congress.
The researcher, lawyer and author has pledged his support to residents in High Acres who say radio waves from phone masts on the massive disused water tower may be putting lives at risk.
Dr Carlo said: "The scientific facts are clear that danger looms for users of wireless devices, those who live in the vicinity of wireless infrastructure and the general public."
He told the High Acres campaigners: "It is a mistake to subject the residents of your community to the dangers attendant to the provision of wireless service that goes far beyond your community usage or need."
Dr Carlo is set to meet members of the The High Acres Base Station Mast Action Group during a visit to
Mast campaigner Wendy Baggott believes Dr Carlo's support is a big boost for the drive to demolish the tower.
Mrs Baggott said: "This really is wonderful news, we are honoured and privileged to receive an offer of help to our community from Dr Carlo."
Another big name to back the campaign is Alasdair Philips, director of Powerwatch, an independent pressure group which has been researching wireless radiation for 20 years.
Alasdair Philips said: "In my opinion, it is inexcusable that the Health Protection Agency are keeping the lid on this vital debate by continuing to say that mobile phones and masts are completely safe, when it is clear to many of us who study the scientific reports that we should be far more precautionary in our use of this technology.
"I have good reason to believe that they are doing this because the Government is currently earning about £20bn per year in tax revenue from mobile communications and they see short-term income as more important than long-term health of the population.
"This happened before in the 1950s regarding the hazards of smoking. It is happening again now."
Protestors mobilise to demand phone mast is scrapped
10:44am Thursday 7th August 2008
NEARLY 1,000 people in Kingswinford have mobilised behind campaigners demanding the demolition of a controversial phone mast site.
Residents on the High Acres estate, who say they are living in fear of radiation from over 18 antennae on a disused water tower, have already collected over 900 names on a petition calling for the eyesore to be scrapped.
Campaigners say the tower, in the middle of a public open space, may be causing a range of serious health problems including fatal cancers, despite radio waves from it's masts being within
Fifteen businesses, including Wordsley Green hair salon Jones & Hackett, are backing The High Acres Base Station Mast Action Group by collecting signatures from concerned customers.
Shop owner, Mandy Jones-Hackett, said: "We have numerous customers whose strength of feeling is that they would like something done about the phone mast on High Acres estate.
"Somebody out there needs to consider the people and places where they put them."
The tower recently made national headlines after the Stourbridge News revealed it produced significantly higher levels of radiation than any other English site surveyed by government watchdog Ofcom this year.
Kingswinford and Wall Heath councillors Dave Tyler and Lynn Boleyn have also taken up the cause after paying a visit to the site last week.
Cllr Tyler said: "The council would have faced massive opposition if this land had been open green space and they had earmarked this site for a brand new telecoms tower.
"Unfortunately the industry saw their chance to capitalise on a redundant water tower and the council just allowed it to happen and expand by stealth.
"It should frighten people to know that Dudley Council does not even have a complete record of what telecoms equipment is based in the borough."
Cllr Boleyn added: "Apart from being an eyesore, this is a very serious local, national and global issue where many lives could be at risk, especially our childrens'."
Wendy Baggott, from The High Acres Base Station Mast Action Group, said: "We are just going from strength to strength every day.
"I want to thank everyone who is helping us, without everyone on board we couldn't do this, it shows we are definitely a community.
"It's overwhelming, it's not only residents in High Acres, we are taking it to a wider area, we have support locally, nationally and worldwide."
Your Say Your Stourbridge
Eileen OConnor, Sutton Coldfield says... 2:29pm Thu 7 Aug 08
I was very sorry to hear about yet another cancer cluster around phone masts, you are not alone in this battle, it is a global issue. It's good to hear your campaign is going from strength to strength and you now have some world class experts such as Alasdair Philips from Powerwatch
I was very sorry to hear about yet another cancer cluster around phone masts, you are not alone in this battle, it is a global issue. It's good to hear your campaign is going from strength to strength and you now have some world class experts such as Alasdair Philips from Powerwatch
