Dear Colleagues,
Here is a copy (attached) of a resolution passed by the Pima County Board of Supervisors in Arizona (includes the City of Tucson) on August 4 that calls for repeal of Section 704 of the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 and local control over siting and management of wireless transmitters to protect health and environment. Pima County now joins Los Angeles County, California by this resolution. This message should be distributed far and wide to encourage more U.S. cities and countries to follow suit on behalf of the people. It will be posted on the Clout website - www.cloutnow.org
Regards,
Elizabeth Kelley
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Southington residents object to cell phone antennas
http://www.myrecordjournal.com/site/tab1.cfm?newsid=20358155&BRD=2755&PAG=461&dept_id=592709&rfi=6
By: Leslie Hutchison, Record-Journal staff
08/11/2009
Johnathon Henninger / Record-Journal
Roland Frechette looks at new communication equipment atached to the Southington Water Tower near High Tower Road. He and other residents aren't sure they had the chance to voice their concerns about the instillation of the equipment in their back yards.
SOUTHINGTON - Neighbors who live near a water tank in the area of High Tower Road are concerned about the number of cell phone antennas attached to the 63-foot-tall structure.
"The (cell) towers are right in the middle of the neighborhood," said Elizabeth Pirro, who has lived on High Tower Road for nearly 40 years.
There are now three cell antennas on the tank, the latest addition for Pocket Wireless of San Antonio, Texas. The installation took place in the spring, according to several neighbors.
The public said at a hearing 10 years ago they didn't want any antennas, Pirro said. "I thought they voted not to put any there."
Pirro and another neighbor, Roland Frechette, said residents were told by town officials about 10 years ago that only antennas for the police and fire departments would be installed on the water tank. Minutes of the meeting, which the neighbors said was held at Town Hall, were not immediately available.
Pirro would also like to know if there are plans for other antennas in her neighborhood. "Did they sneak them up there?" she asked.
State law allows cell phone antennas to be installed on public structures - such as water tanks - without the approval of the Connecticut Siting Council. Municipalities control how many and what type of antennas may be installed.
The Water Department will get $2,600 a month from Pocket Wireless under a lease signed in February. Water Department Superintendent Thomas West said the money from that lease and other antenna agreements is used to maintain water tanks and other infrastructure.
The Planning and Zoning Commission has jurisdiction over the approval of cell antennas on public structures in Southington. The Pocket Wireless application was approved last November, and The commission's secretary, James Sinclair, said no one from the neighborhood raised any concerns.
But Frechette said he's concerned about radiation from cell phone antennas. Cellular antennas emit electromagnetic radiation, according to the Siting Council. "There's a lot of stuff up there," Frechette said about the water tanks. "It's more than what they were supposed to put there."
The Federal Communications Commission regulates the amount of radiation that can be emitted from cell towers and other antennas. The levels of radiation are controlled to limit human exposure, according to the FCC's Web site. The FCC says high levels of radiation can damage human tissue and some studies have shown even even lower levels can affect human health.
Sinclair said that, if residents bring up their concerns about cell antennas, he would follow through and ask the town planner to research what the scientific community has published on the subject.
"I feel bad the neighbors were not informed. Maybe we should consider (antennas) as a special permit application," he said.
If antenna applications were required to be filed as special permit projects, all the adjacent land owners would be notified about the application, Sinclair said.
"If the neighborhood wanted to have a meeting about it, I would attend," Pirro said.
lhutchison@record-journal.com
(203) 317-2214
--------------------------------------------------------------------
BOL 1039: Look Timmy, PaPa's got WiFi in his chest
CNET News
Energy Efficient Light Bulbs emit almost 10 times as much electro magnetic radiation as a regular light bulb. An older friend of mine runs a garage ...
People can say what they want but i know first hand that people can and do have "allergies" to WiFi and Energy Efficient Bulbs.
Keep up the good work, love listening to BOL while going for my nightly walk.
William, New Brunswick Canada, webbguide.com
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Can you trust large profit oriented corportations?
See this video-
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Note: there is mention in the two stories below, about oral cancer being caused by persons holding very strong sources of microwave radiation against the mouth, while using a cell phone!
Do you think the researchers may be missing something?
Martin Weatherall
------------------------------------------------
Cancer in the mouth is increasing rapidly among persons in the age of 40 in GB
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article6790695.ece
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/aug/11/oral-cancer-research-alcohol-drinking
Regards
Mona
(Each year about 5,000 people are diagnosed with oral cancer and about 1,800 die from it. It can be treated successfully if caught early. Warning signs include ulcers, sores, red or white patches in the mouth lasting more than three weeks and unexplained mouth or ear pain.)
