EMF-Omega-News 30. October 2010

 

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Epigenetic, radiations, and environmental cancers
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Phone safety a no-brainer
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Allergic Reactions Enhanced by Cell Phone Use
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WiFi in schools is making our kids sick
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Protestors, scientist at odds over SmartMeters
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Villagers celebrate after proposals to build 49ft phone mast is relegated
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Protest over plan for phone mast near Holy Trinity Primary School, Weymouth
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Residents' fury over mobile phone mast
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Mobile phone mast plan rejected
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Weymouth school governor fights phone mast proposals
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23 October 2010

Wexford People 20 oct 2010

POWERLESS!

As a sufferer of electro hypersensitivity, any increase in unseen traffic through the airwaves makes her skin burn.

Putting it simply, Margaret says she's allergic to electricity.

But mobile phone waves and broadband wireless networks all combine to make Margaret’s life a misery, so much so that she's had to move house 34 times in the last 16 years; can't live in the marital home with her husband of 42 years, Richard; and is in constant pain.

A nurse by profession, Margaret's troubles only started when she was 54. She can practically pinpoint the date.

'Electricity leaked at a supply pole going into my home. I could hear it,' she said, adding that she started to experience a burning sensation in her skin, pains in her head and ear, facial pains and dried out eyes. She even had to have the black fillings taken out of her teeth because they attracted electricity and made her jaws rattle.

'A year after that electricity leaked, I started getting the pains,' she said, adding that to this day she cannot wear jewellery, and has to summon every bit of strength in her being to do simple tasks like grocery shopping.

'On December 23, 1995, I left home. I had to go, the pain was so bad,' she said, adding that she rented a mobile home. Later, her son Ultan built her a timber, Scandanavian-style residence between Tenacre and Bridgetown, which suited her needs perfectly at the time, but the electricity-free life only lasted a while.

'I took up residence there in June 1997, and it was grand for about ten months,' she said, but then mobile phone antennae started sprouting up across the countryside.

'Every time power increases, or broadband is set up, I can feel it,' she said.

'I have moved 34 times in the last 16 years,' she said, adding that for a short time she found solace in rented accommodation in Curracloe.

Currently Margaret is staying at her sister's, but expects that she will have to move on again soon.

' This has destroyed my life, my career,' she said, adding that she has turned to kinieslogists and other alternative healers for help - but still finds the pain intolerable at times.

She's been in touch with Green Party TDs Mary White and John Gormley, and has met with the Minister for the Environment. ' The only solution for me is to get these rays out of my home.

I can't see that happening.'

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Distributed Antenna System (DAS)

Please take action and tell your town, state, and federal officials that you do not want microwave radiation emitting devices outside your child's bedroom window, their school, or your local shopping center.  Go to your local town council meeting, inform your neighbors, get involved and forward this to everyone you know. Enough is enough!

You may not have noticed but there are cell antennas going up in residential neighborhoods all over Rhode Island, maybe even on your street. They hang discretely from ordinary utility wires and unless you're looking for them you'd probably never notice them.  Because I have Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, which includes severe sensitivity to electromagnetic radiation, I recently purchased a radiation detector. I'd checked all the areas I normally travel to in town in order to avoid things like cell towers and Wi-Fi.  But recently I'd been feeling worse than usual despite the precautions I take and I wanted to know why.  I turned my meter on to recheck the area, and was shocked to find a microwave transmitting device had been installed right on the corner of my street.  Then I began finding them all over town.

The units going up all over my neighborhood are a new type of cell antenna and box called a Distributed Antenna System (DAS) that emits radiation for 800 feet in all directions. They are basically cylindrical-shaped black boxes--repeaters that push wireless signals through the areas between cell towers. 

There appears to be a mad rush by industry to get these antennas installed as quickly as possible, and I suspect this is because the general public is starting to get savvy about the dangers. There is good reason to be concerned when high-powered microwave transmitters are literally placed outside people's bedroom windows and near our public schools and shopping centers.

This is a particularly dangerous and life-threatening situation for people like me, and those with chronic health issues, pregnant women, children, and the elderly are also at greater risk. At this point I cannot safely take a walk on my street, go to the bank, visit my doctor, go to the grocery store, or pick up my child from school without being exposed to dangerous levels of radiation. I have been experiencing headaches, dizziness, disorientation, nausea, insomnia, muscle aches, weakness, and burning eyes, throat, and skin every time I am exposed to these DAS units.

Most people living and working in close proximity to these antennas have no idea these devices have been installed, what they are, or that they're being exposed to dangerous levels of microwave radiation right in their own homes or while on the job. Many are already sick, but don't realize the source of their illness. The danger of radiation is that you cannot see it, hear it, or smell it. People with MCS/ES can literally feel the effects of radiation on their skin, but most people cannot. This puts the general public at an extreme disadvantage with regard to recognizing the hazards because many of the symptoms they do experience are also common to the flu.

Doctors in the U.S. are not typically trained to recognize the signs of radiation poisoning (in other countries they are). With chronic exposure these symptoms might eventually be misdiagnosed as Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, or Lyme Disease. Cognitive and neurological symptoms can lead to anxiety, ADHD, and insomnia.

If not removed from the source of radiation or with repeated exposures, one can develop autoimmune or neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, or leukemia.

So look out your bedroom window. Scan the parking lot where you shop, the streets where you're typically stuck in traffic, and your child's busstop and play areas. Do you see something hanging from the utility wire or a pole in the parking lot that you never noticed before?   Most people assume that federal authorities are protecting us from any potential danger with regard to radiation-emitting devices, but this simply isn't true.  Scientists around the world are warning that existing radiation standards are completely inadequate to protect public health because they are not biologically-based. So in effect, the telecom industry is completely unregulated and that is putting your health and your children's health at risk.

When the federal government isn't minding the store, it's up to citizens, town administrators, state agencies, and elected officials to educate themselves and take action.  You can read more about this issue and how Long Island residents are demanding protection from these devices by visiting 

http://www.dontcellout.com/ .

Here you will find a picture of a typical DAS unit, and other models can be found by doing an on-line search. This is a public health crisis of exponential proportions that is playing out in communities all across this country. It is coming to your town soon if it hasn't already.  The public needs to take action because it is only a matter of time before a DAS unit is hanging outside of YOUR home. Please call or write your elected officials before it is too late.

Sincerely,
Mary Adkins, M.Ed.
Rhode Island Regional Director
Citizens for Safe Technology
www.citizensforsafetechnology.org

(401) 284-4530

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High-voltage power lines spark health concerns in Turkey

Hurriyet Daily News

Experts told government authorities about the huge risks that high-voltage lines carry at a 1999 symposium on electromagnetic radiation held in Ankara

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=brain-and-blood-cancer-widespread-by-high-voltage-electricity-transmission-lines-2010-10-22

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DECT Cordless Phones (and WiFi) Causes Heart Irregularities

DECT Cordless phones which transmit a pulsed signal have been shown to impact heart rate in new research published in the European Journal of Oncology. "What we found is what many people have said for a long time about devices that emit microwaves," stated Dr. Havas. "People don't just feel ill, their heart begins to race and this is measurable with medical heart monitoring devices."

Click here for the full news story

http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/news/20101022-cordless-heart.asp

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Hi Martin:  Here's a great article that was sent to me on cell phones.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/10/22/cell-phones-linked-to-cancer.aspx

All the best,

Katherine Loader

Phone: (905) 725-7999
Email: :info@powerofplace.com
Website: www.powerofplace.com

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Safe Fiber Optics in Swiss Schools / Health costs of high-tech gadgets / Parents wants WiFi out of schools

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Wireless Electrical and Electromagnetic Pollution News

21 October 2010

Safe Fiber Optics in Swiss Schools

October 21, 2010.  While the rest of the world rushes onwards with the wireless revolution, Switzerland and the country's largest telecom provider – SWISSCOM – have decided to light up the public school's wired networks using fiber optics FOR FREE! But there is one catch – the schools must use LAN – local area networks. NO WiFi allowed. And this offer even includes pre-schoolers! Click here to read more about Swisscom's offer.

We produced a short video that I hope will provide some insight as to why the Swiss government and Swisscom are so forward thinking in matters related to children's health and education. After you watch the video – explore the links to the Swiss Office of Public Health website. No need to read between the lines, just pay attention to the bold text.

Video on Microwave Radiation Dangers in your Home:   

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAnrmJ3un1g

For more information and live links visit: 

http://www.magdahavas.com/2010/10/20/free-internet-access-in-swiss-schools-no-wifi/

Dr Magda Havas

drmagdahavas@gmail.com

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Examining the health costs of high-tech gadgets

Research by Dr. Avendano shows link between infertility and Wi-Fi use

By Caterina Rotunno

Technology can make our day-to-day lives easier but at times we risk losing control due to a lack of awareness of the potential consequences to our health.

Recent trials by the medical team at Nascentis Reproductive Medicine Center in Cordoba, Argentina, analyzed the effects of electromagnetic radiation from portable computers connected to Wi-Fi on sperm and reproductive ability.

When using our laptops, often placing them on our laps, we soon feel the heat they emit. Other studies have shown evidence of possible side effects by cell phone electromagnetic radiation on sperm quality, and as far as laptops, potential danger was attributed to the heat given off during their use.

Argentine doctors wanted to delve deeper into the issue, and their research has shown that exposure from being in proximity to laptops connected to Wi-Fi causes a reduction in sperm motility associated with DNA damage to these cells, with a reduced reproductive capacity in males.

The experimentation was carried out in Dr. Conrado Avendano's lab – he's the biochemist specializing in andrology who coordinated a team of doctors composed of Ariela Mata (embryology lab director), Andres Juarez Villanueva (endoscopy department director), and Cesar Sanchez Sarmiento (medical director).

In an interview granted to our paper, Dr. Avendano affirms that "sperm vitality and motility was examined during experimentation. The spermatozoa were exposed to electromagnetic radiation for about three of four hours – they didn't die but there was a notable reduction in their motility, which is indispensable for fertilizing the female ovum."

"Meanwhile," continues Dr. Avendano, "there was a significant increase in sperm that showed evidence of damage in their DNA molecules. Sperm DNA fragmentation has been shown to decrease the chance of natural conception."

What could the damaging consequences be to sperm cells' DNA fragments which you observed in-vitro during the process of fertilization, and in particular, during embryo and fetus development?

"Sperm DNA damage has been linked to poor rates of conception, impaired embryonic development, an increased incidence of miscarriage, and the appearance of various kinds of morbidity in the offspring, including childhood cancer.

Studies on animal models have been revealed that sperm with damaged DNA can successfully fertilize the oocyte but it may reduce the rate of pre-implantation, embryo development, and number of offspring."

Your research highlighted the risks to men. Is it also possible that there are risks to a woman's reproductive system as a result of improper and prolonged use of electronic equipment connected to a Wi-Fi system?

"We speculate that the electronic magnetic fields (EMF) generated by Wi-Fi may decrease sperm quality in vivo. It is well known that EMF can penetrate the tissues, so it would be possible that this radiation also impacts female gametes. However, we have not studied that sowe cannot be sure – it would be necessary to do studies to confirm it."

Based on your medical experience and current trials, can you make recommendations to our readers — particularly to youth — on the correct use of laptops connected to Wi-Fi networks and electronic equipment in general?

"We recommend not placing laptops on the lap while in use, especially if these are connected to Wi-Fi. At least until science can study the real impact of this radiation on reproductive health."
Your research will be presented next October at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) in Denver, Colorado. What are your expectations?

"Nascentis is a new reproductive medicine centre and this is our first international presentation. Although these are preliminary results, we believe that it may have good acceptance in the reproductive medical community and allow us to expand our knowledge on sperm quality."

Publication Date: 2010-10-24
Story Location:

http://www.tandemnews.com/viewstory.php?storyid=10620

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Parents wants WiFi out of schools

By ELIZABETH BOWER EXAMINER STAFF WRITER

http://www.peterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2809790

WiFi technology, used to connect computers to the Internet without wires, must be immediately banned from Peterborough's schools because it emits radiation that can cause headaches, dizziness, mood dis-o rd e r s and a racing heart -- especially in children, a parent said during a meeting Wednesday night.

Malini Menon told a group of 60 people at the Evinrude Centre that the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board should stop its plan to phase in the technology in schools unless there's scientific evidence that it's safe.

"The board only knows there's no evidence to suggest WiFi is unsafe --well, sorry, that's not good enough," Menon told the crowd at the public meeting organized by the local chapter of Citizens for Safe Technology.

Peterborough medical officer of health Dr. Rosana Pellizzari, who wasn't at the meeting, has said there is no consistent evidence that exposure to radio frequency signals from wireless networks has an adverse impact on the general population.

However, a common comment from audience members and speakers was that there are concerns about WiFi across the world -- so if there's even a possibility of it being harmful, why use it when schools could instead use alternate safe technology such as fibreoptics.

Otherwise, Menon said, it's tan-t a m o u nt to using children as "guinea pigs."

WiFi in schools is industrial strength compared to WiFi used in homes, said Trent University associate professor Magda Havas, who conducts electromagnetic radiation research.

The base stations, a circular object generally affixed to a ceiling to emit the signal to computers, is radiating constantly in schools so a child would be exposed to the radiation whether he or she is using the technology or not, Havas said.

Havas said parents from across North America have contacted her about their children getting heart

palpitations and headaches after WiFi was installed in their schools.

She said teachers have contacted her about getting sick but they fear to speak out because of potential ridicule.

People have accused Havas of being a fear mongerer, she said.

"But I think fear is anti-productive.... I want to empower you with information to make an intelligent decision," she told the crowd.

The public board was excited to approve its technology plan, including phased-in WiFi in the schools, but didn't consider health concerns at the time, trustee Brian Cowie told the crowd.

"I think there needs to be more talk about it," Cowie said, after listening to the presentation.

Public board trustee Shirley Patterson told the crowd the board shouldn't risk children's health if there's a chance WiFi is harmful.

It'd be considered unethical if a researcher wanted to microwave children for 1,200 hours per year for 14 years so it's ridiculous that WiFi is allowed in schools where children will be exposed to the radiation for that same length of time, said Citizens for Safe Technology member Sheena Symington.

It's a "no brainer" that WiFi should be banned in schools, said public board trustee candidate Jean Grant.

"I fought the school board before and I will fight the school board again," she said to applause, referring to the fact she won her fight against the public board when the board expelled her son after hearing stories of the sale and consumption of marijuana at a party that wasn't during school time or on school property. "I'm willing to do whatever I can."

ebower@peterboroughexaminer.com

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Fight against WiFi

Suggestions on how to make WiFi safer in schools, according to Trent University associate professor Magda Havas, who researches electromagnetic radiation:

* Turn WiFi off when not in use.

* Disconnect it in rooms that don't use computers such as kindergarten.

* Let pupils and students choose if they want to use Wifior cable.

* Have WiFi-free zones.

* Document health concerns from staff and students who say WiFi is making them sick.

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Examiner Online Poll

In yesterday's online poll we asked readers whether city and county taxpayers are getting a good return from the tax money spent of the Little lake Musicfest -- 52% said yes.

Today we ask, Do you think it is unsafe for WiFi wireless Internet to be used in local schools?

Go to our website to vote or view up-to- date results.

www.peterboroughexaminer.com

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Address to Stratford City Council Committee about the danger of Smart Meters / Swiss Schools WiFi / Toxic Triggers

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Wireless Electrical and Electromagnetic Pollution News

21 October 2010

Press Release

By Martin Weatherall

Candidate for Mayor of Stratford, Ontario.

This is the information that I presented at the City of Stratford Finance and Labour Relations Sub-Committee Tuesday 19 October 2010. Councillor Clifford was Chair, Councillor Mark, Councillor Culliton, Councillor Brown, CAO Shaw, Linda Edwards and Mayor Dan Mathieson were present.

The Committee chair had already read and past a resolution on smart meters without allowing me to speak. The resolution stated that Stratford smart meters were safe because they were within Health Canada safety standards. After having to interrupt the meeting to be heard, I was granted five minutes to make a presentation.

Here are some of the health problems that Stratford residents have experienced, since Smart Meters were installed:

1. Several people have advised me that they have been experiencing sleeping problems since the meters were installed.

2. One person is having to sleep in the basement to avoid radiation exposure from the smart meter and to be able to sleep properly.

3. A person has had to move out of an apartment building, because 29 smart meters were installed in the electrical room next to her apartment and strong radiation was coming through the master bedroom wall and into other areas of the apartment, causing sleep disruption

4. One person with several meters outside his town-home, advised me that he now suffers from frequent headaches since the meters were installed, previously he did not suffer from them.

5. One house owner is unable to use a bedroom and has had to shield other areas of the house because of the very high strength and almost continuous microwave radiation that is being emitted by the smart meter, which is passing through the brick wall and into the bedroom.

6. A person (with six smart meters on the wall of her kitchen) has started to suffer seizures much more often, since smart meters were installed on the wall outside her kitchen.

I then read from this letter, provided to me by another victim, just prior to the meeting:

Re Smart Meters. October 18^th 2010.

Some time ago, I started experiencing sleep disorders, nightmares, vertigo and headaches. Around the same time, my dog's behaviour changed drastically. She too was getting up every hour throughout the night. I would find her huddled in her bed whining and howling, looking terrified and staring at me wide-eyed, like she did not know who I was. I thought that she had a stroke.

After two weeks I was experiencing unexplained fits of rage (only at home) and forgetting things, and the dog's behaviour had escalated to the point she was headed to the vet, never to return home.

In the meantime, I started to hear rumblings around town about the new smart meters. I realized that a panel of these meters had been installed on the outside wall of my building, right around the time all these problems began. This was the same wall that the head of my bed and the dog's bed was against.

I decided to try an experiment. I re-arranged my bedroom furniture so that the beds were against a wall farthest from the smart meters. The meter wall was blocked by armoires and bookcases. Within forty eight hours the headaches and nightmares stopped. The dog's behaviour began to return to normal and we were both sleeping better. By the end of the week, the vertigo subsided, the temper flare ups stopped and the dog was herself again.

Signed

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The committee members showed little or no concern for these victims of smart meter radiation.

Here is a link to the front page news report on this meeting by the Beacon Herald 20 Oct 2010 -

http://www.stratfordbeaconherald.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2808740

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Please see the attached documents from Dr. Magda Havas about Wi Fi in schools, in Switzerland.

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Hi Martin,

I thought you might want to distribute this information. EMFs are listed near the top.

http://www.preventionisthecure.org/

http://www.preventionisthecure.org/toxitriggercharts.html

http://www.preventionisthecure.org/ToxicTriggers1.pdf

Kevin

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Wireless Electrical and Electromagnetic Pollution News

20 October 2010

Hi All

I am in the last week of my election campaign as candidate to become Mayor of the City of Stratford, Ontario. 

I have a web site for the campaign -

http://martin-weatherall.ca/ ,

which you may find interesting.

Of special interest may be the Smart Meter section, Stratford SOS (Save our Swans) and the Video and Document section.

Regards

Martin Weatherall

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Dear All,

Please, take a look at this new video, "WAKE UP CALL", which has been produced by Thomas Grønborg in Denmark:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?hl=en&v=cczGVhd63pM&gl=US

Best regards
Yours
Olle

(Olle Johansson, assoc. prof. The Experimental Dermatology Unit Department of Neuroscience Karolinska Institute 171 77 Stockholm Sweden & Professor The Royal Institute of Technology 100 44 Stockholm Sweden)

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LVX to replace WIFI ?

Visible Light Communication Embedded within the visible light generated by LED (Light Emitting Diode) lamps are modulating light signals that communicate with other lamps and equipment that possess the same technology at ultra-high speeds. These devices when placed throughout a building or geographic area form a comprehensive wireless communication network capable of providing many services including energy savings, communications and security functions.

Most wireless communications today are produced from radio waves generated from electronic equipment. "WI-FI", "3G Networks" and "Bluetooth" are examples of this applied technology. They each have limitations in data transmission speeds.

For more information click link

http://www.electrictv.net/Home.aspx?PlayID=70

http://www.lvxsystem.com/

http://www.hese-project.org/uk_forum/index.php?id=76

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B.C. groups join push to turn off Wi-Fi at schools

http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20101018/bc_wifi_schools_101018/20101018?hub=BritishColumbiaHome

By: ctvbc.ca
Date: Monday Oct. 18, 2010 2:50 PM PT

The call to get wireless internet technology out of schools is getting louder, as fears grow about the potential dangers the technology poses to children.

A growing number of organizations are pointing to cases and research claiming radiation emitted by Wi-Fi technology can cause a range of health problems, including headaches, an inability to concentrate and heart palpitations.

Sharon Noble, chair of Citizens Against UnSafe Emissions (CAUSE) based in Victoria B.C., says the small convenience Wi-Fi offers is not worth the risk.

"We want wired internet. It's safe. Parents think [Wi-Fi] is cutting edge technology and it's not."

As Noble and other organizations try to get the message out to parents and officials, a public school in Meaford, Ontario has become the first in Canada to shut down wireless internet.

Parent of students at St. Vincent Euphrasia elementary school voted "overwhelmingly" to cut off Wi-Fi, according to a statement released by the school's parent council on Monday.

Their decision comes after a group of Ontario parents dubbed the Simcoe County Safe School Committee spoke out against Wi-Fi in schools this summer.

Parents at Lucerne School in New Denver, B.C., are joining the fight, and are choosing to keep hardwired computer systems.

"We encourage other parents to look into the increasingly evident side effects of wireless routers and computers, particularly to children whose bodies and brains are still developing," said the New Denver Parent Children's Association in a statement.

The group and other affiliated organizations are urging people to bring the message to Parliament by signing a petition. 

Opponents point to research on electromagnetic radiation by Dr. Magda Havas of Trent University, who is asking health officers in each province to issue a warning about the use of Wi-Fi in a school environment.

While Health Canada says there is no "scientific evidence" that Wi-Fi in the classroom is dangerous to children, Havas says the federal guidelines need to be questioned because "the evidence so strongly indicates this form of radiation is harmful." 

Noble says Health Canada "isn't doing its job", and wonders why there is such a push to go wireless with all the questions out there about health risks.

"Why does a kindergarten child need a laptop?" she asks.
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http://www.diariodeleon.es/noticias/noticia.asp?pkid=559549

El 67% de los europeos cree que las antenas y teléfonos afectan a su salud

67% of Europeans believe that the celltowers and phones are affecting their health

18/10/2010 colpisa | madrid

google translation

Currently, the main sources of public exposure to electromagnetic fields are mobile phones, which currently outnumber the number of citizens of the European Union. 67% of Europeans consider that the signals emitted by the antennas of mobile telephony and to some extent affect their health and 58% of the population believes that the authorities do not adequately protect the public from the risks associated with exposure According to the report Electromagnetic Fields, published in June this year by Eurobarometer and the European Commission has made reference to Dr. Alejandro Úbeda, Bioelectromagnetics Section Chief of Hospital Ramón y Cajal de Madrid, during his speech in New Risks public health, which has taken place in the framework of the Sixth National Conference on Health Journalism.

Úbeda emphasized the lack of training and correct and complete information to determine the true impact of mobile phone use in the development of brain tumors. "Although several meta-analysis have provided some evidence that using mobile phones for over ten years could double the risk of being diagnosed with certain brain tumors, the inherent limitations of epidemiological methodology can not yet know for sure if the repeated and prolonged use Mobile is a risk factor. "

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19 October 2010

This is the documentary on WiFi in schools that was on Global TV 16 by 9, The Bigger Picture on Sunday October 17, 2010.  It is just under 15 minutes and is excellent!  Parents and teachers we need to do something about this since children are exposed to microwave radiation without anyone protecting them, not the government, not the school board and certainly not the IT Departments!

Teachers need to speak out especially if they are sensitive and reacting to this radiation.  Parents and grandparents also need to speak out if their children are reacting adversely with headaches, dizziness, heart irregularities, etc. 

The good news is that we can still access internet in schools by using wires rather than wireless technology without being exposed to microwave radiation.

http://www.youtube.com/safeschool#p/u/3/KN7VetsCR2I

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Ont. school cuts Wi-Fi, cites health concerns

Mon Oct. 18 2010 9:26:36 AM
CTV.ca News Staff

http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20101018/wifi-school-safety-101019/20101018/?hub=TorontoNewHome

A Meaford, Ont. public school is the first in the nation to shut down wireless Internet in classrooms amidst a growing debate over the effects of wireless emissions on children.

Parents of students at St. Vincent Euphrasia elementary school voted "overwhelmingly" to cut off the Wi-Fi, according to a statement released by the school's parent council Monday.

"Parents voted to protect their children's health and plug the computers back in with hardwires," council member Andrew Couper said in the statement.

Wi-Fi "is something every school council across Canada should be questioning," Couper said.

St. Vincent Euphrasia is one of a handful of schools to look into a Wi-Fi ban in recent months over fears it's making students sick.

A group of Ontario parents dubbed the Simcoe County Safe School Committee believes Wi-Fi transmitters in schools may be responsible for a host of symptoms their kids show -- from headaches to an inability to concentrate -- all of which disappear on weekends.

They first spoke out against school Wi-Fi this summer, prompting government officials to weigh the effects of wireless technology on children.

Ontario Education Minister Leona Dombrowsky said in August the matter is in Ottawa's hands.

Meanwhile, Dr. Arlene King, Ontario's chief medical officer of health, said that Wi-Fi poses no threat to children in schools.

King said it's understandable that people are confused by the debate over the safety of Wi-Fi transmitters in schools, given the sometimes conflicting evidence.

However, King said people need to look at the weight of the literature on the topic, especially from authorities like the World Health Organization, which says exposure to Wi-Fi is safe.

Health Canada says there is "no convincing scientific evidence" that Wi-Fi in schools is dangerous to children.

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WiFi in Meaford

Here is a CBC Link to piece about parents voting out WiFi in Meaford. It looks like telecom has hired extra people today because within minutes of the pieces being published, a half dozen aggressive emails are sent to the comment line...

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/10/18/wi-fi-schools.html

Patricia

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German "Heatball" whiz outwits EU light bulb ban

October 15, 2010

http://news.yahoo.com:80/s/nm/20101015/od_nm/us_germany_heatballs;_ylt=AtttlbcuRDys4tW7uA22Sbys0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFmN3MxbTZtBHBvcwMyMDQEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9vZGRfbmV3cwRzbGsDZ2VybWFucXVvdGhl

BERLIN (Reuters) – A German entrepreneur is bypassing a European Union ban on light bulbs of more than 60 watts by marketing his own brand as mini heaters.

Siegfried Rotthaeuser and his brother-in-law have come up with a legal way of importing and distributing 75 and 100 watt light bulbs -- by producing them in China, importing them as "small heating devices" and selling them as "heatballs."

To improve energy efficiency, the EU has banned the sale of bulbs of over 60 watts -- to the annoyance of the mechanical engineer from the western city of Essen.

Rotthaeuser studied EU legislation and realized that because the inefficient old bulbs produce more warmth than light -- he calculated heat makes up 95 percent of their output, and light just 5 percent -- they could be sold legally as heaters.

On their website (http://heatball.de/), the two engineers describe the heatballs as "action art" and as "resistance against legislation which is implemented without recourse to democratic and parliamentary processes."

Costing 1.69 euros each ($2.38), the heatballs are going down well -- the first batch of 4,000 sold out in three days.

Rotthaeuser has pledged to donate 30 cents of every heatball sold to saving the rainforest, which the 49-year-old sees as a better way of protecting the environment than investing in energy-saving lamps, which contain toxic mercury.

(Reporting by Michelle Martin; Editing by Steve Addison)

Lavone

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Woman Claims Navy Frequency Is Cause Of Heart Issues

Susanne Reedy Says Frequency Gives Her Pacemaker Problems

October 14, 2010

http://www.10news.com/news/25396744/detail.html

SAN DIEGO -- A San Diego woman claims the U.S. Navy is putting her life at risk by not properly examining an issue that could cause her heart to stop.

At first, Susanne Reedy believed her pacemaker was acting up. Now, every time she tries to open her car door, she said her heart can literally skip a beat.

"That's frightening because my life depends on this," said Reedy.

Born with a congenital heart defect, Reedy has had a pacemaker for 15 years with few problems.

However, six months ago, she began suffering episodes of irregular heartbeat during some trips to the Hillcrest area, where she works as a hospital technician.

"I would get winded. It felt like my heart was pounding sideways," Reedy told 10News.

Last week, she got winded and her heart started to flutter. She went to her car and could not unlock it with the remote.

Reedy said each time she experienced the symptoms, her car remote was not working. A review of her doctor's appointments showed during her last two visits, other remotes in San Diego were not working properly.

In April and late July of this year, 10News reported on widespread remote failures from Point Loma to La Jolla. The manufacturers blamed it on Navy ships, but the Navy did not take responsibility. But Navy officials said many military bases often use the same frequency range as some consumer devices.

"Furious. That makes me angry. I just want the Navy to stop doing this; that's it," said Reedy.

The pacemaker company confirmed they have received several complaints, and they said they could not rule out widespread interference hampering pacemakers.

The problems could leave Reedy vulnerable to a stroke or worse.

"It gives us a big 'what if,'" said Reedy.

In a statement, Navy officials said: "We empathize with neighbors … We don't know what's causing any local interference. The Navy continues to operate within the mandated … radio communications band."

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Questionnaire for the Candidates on ELECTROPOLLUTION

Toronto City Council elections take place one week from today:

October 25 I created a questionnaire for the candidates on ELECTROPOLLUTION. It was sent out to almost 200 of the 300 candidated.

Replies are coming in, so far there is a 7% response rate! These results are posted on a web page:

http://www.dowsers.info/council.htm

and then:

http://www.dowsers.info/counemf.htm

Please look at the questionnaire and the results Use it to contact your candidate and let them know what you think on this issue. Do redistribute the information among your networks, friends and neighbors, in Toronto.

Thank you very very much!

kind regards,

- Marilyn -

Marilyn Gang, Toronto Dowsers

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18 October 2010

SVE Parents Vote to Remove Wi-Fi

Saturday, 16 October 2010 08:29 By Stephen Vance, Staff

http://www.themeafordindependent.ca/home/in-the-schools/967-sve-parents-vote-to-remove-wi-fi

Meaford's St. Vincent Euphrasia Elementary School (SVE) elected Parent Council announced in a media release on Friday that its parents have voted to turn off the school's WiFi transmitters, and connect to the internet with hard-wires.

The media release issued indicates that SVE is the first school in Ontario to vote in favour of shutting down the in-school wifi system.

"After learning the whole story about risks for their children, the parents voted to protect their children's health," said Andrew Couper in the release. Couper is a father of two children at the school and a member of the School Council.

Concern about the use of wifi in Bluewater District schools began gaining momentum toward the end of the last school year.

At the Bluewater & District School Board (BWSB) meeting on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 the WiFi Advisory Committee to St. Vincent Euphrasia Elementary School Parent Council urged the BWSB to err on the side of caution and remove the Wi-Fi until a study could be done on children's long term exposure to low level microwave radiation (Wi-Fi) and the biological effects.

The group asked the board to return to using the existing wires in each classroom which would be of no additional cost, and the internet would continue uninterrupted as it was a few years ago, prior to the installation of the wireless routers.

The request to the board was denied at that time although since then the movement to pull wifi from the schools until more can be learned about the potential health effects seems to have gained the support of at least one school board trustee.

Paul Wehrle, Trustee for Meaford & The Blue Mountains told The Independent in September, that "While I suggest I would follow the precautionary principle and remove WiFi until we are absolutely certain of its safety, I am one vote among 10."

At the beginning of the new school year, the SVE School Council sent home a microwave-exposure consent form with to all parents of students at the school. It explained to parents that although the School Board claims WiFi is safe according the Health Canada, there is a large body of science that shows biological changes can happen, especially to children, when they are exposed to low levels of microwave radiation.  The school Wifi operates on microwave radiation.

According to the press release, parents across Canada have reported that their children are developing an odd assortment of symptoms since Wifi microwave transmitters were installed in their schools. In Simcoe Country an unusual number of children have developed Tachycardia which is a sudden racing heart beat, since that Board installed blanket Wifi systems in their schools.

In an effort to assure parents all is safe, the Bluewater School Board commissioned LEX Scientific Inc. from Guelph to measure the microwave levels in its schools. However in its report the engineering firm warned that Health Canada's guidelines only protect against heating the body from microwaves, and that no guidelines actually exist for exposing children to low level microwave radiation all day long. Studies have shown it can cause health problems and children are especially vulnerable.

The School Council provided all parents with a list of the biological effects that have been shown to happen at these "low levels" and parents voted resoundingly (88%) to stop exposing their children to the unnecessary microwaves.

Contacted by phone Couper told The Independent that 210 letters were sent home to SVE parents, and that 70 parents (33%) returned votes on the issue 62 of whom wanted the wifi turned off, and the remaining eight were comfortable with leaving the wifi in operation.

"Once parents realized that the computers still connect to the internet with hard-wires, and turning off WiFi transmitters won't change the way their kids connect at school, they decided it's not worth the risk," said Couper., "Parents don't want to wonder whether those headaches, or that nausea, or that racing heart rate is being caused by the WiFi system in their child's school."

The news is heartening for SVE parent Angela Klein who has removed her daughter from the school due to the evidence of health effects from microwave radiation. Klein has said that her daughter will not return to the school until the wifi system is shut down, and she is home-schooling her daughter until that happens.

A phone call to SVE Principal Oscar Burnside on Friday confirmed that the parents had voted in favour of shutting down the wifi system in the school, however according to Burnside, the school's hands are tied and they cannot take that action unless instructed by the Board to do so.

"The school has no authority to turn the wifi on or off, that is up to the Board," said Burnside.

"The Board has heard the will of the parents. We understand this is an unnecessary risk and we want it off. I hope the Board does the right thing now and turns it off," said Klein.

On Sunday evening Global Television will be airing a special two-part documentary about the wifi issue and the potential health effects of children being exposed to the radiation in schools on their "16:9" program.

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Letter to several Members of the Parliament of Canada

Dear Honourable Members of Parliament,

As a resident of Toronto, and a tax-paying voting citizen of Canada, I am gravely concerned about the health implications of the recent proliferation of cell towers and transmitters carpeting  the country and specifically Toronto. 

In the last few years cell towers have been mushrooming across the city to accommodate growing demand for mobile phone reception. With growing competition from all the new companies, since January 2010, the power and frequencies emitted by all towers has been substantially increased.

In March of this year, I had to sell my home in the St.Clair and Dufferin area of Toronto because of the sudden concentration of cell towers, antennas and transmitters that went up after the deregulation of the industry. Shortly after January of 2010, we began to experience strange headaches, tinnitus, earaches, sleeplessness and nausea. We were living less than 100 metres from a Bell cell tower, as well as less than 100 metres from antennas from approximately 4 companies, placed on the roofs of buildings along St.Clair.

After contacting every level of municipal, provincial and federal government appealing for changes to the standards by which they allow towers and transmitters in residential areas, I was appalled to learn that nobody is adequately protecting the public's health in this regard. I had to sell my house at great cost and upheaval to my life and career. It took me months to find a home that I could afford in Toronto that was not within less than 100 metres or so to some kind of cell tower or antenna.

In June I purchased a home in a quiet residential area in East York at St.Clair and Victoria Park . For a few months I felt like life was back to normal without the constant discomfort of headaches and all the other strange symptoms.

Unfortunately to my horror, new cell transmitters and antennas have been installed all over the area by all the various new telecom companies in the last few weeks and months, and again we have begun to experience severe headaches, ear-aches, tinnitus, nausea and sleep disturbances. 

I cannot afford to sell my new house and move again. As a resident of this city and country, is it not my right to be able to live safely without this kind of dangerous exposure?

I am a healthy adult. If I am having such severe effects from short term exposure to being close to cell towers, transmitters and antennas, I would hate to think what the short and long term effects are on children, babies, teens, pregnant women, or those who might have other pre-existing health issues. There are several schools within a few blocks from these areas, and the neighbourhood is home to mostly families with small children and the elderly. 

This is relatively new technology with no long term studies proving that exposure is safe.

Unfortunately, the general public is being constantly exposed to the EMF's whether or not they choose to use the technology, and have no say in the matter.

The microwaves that are emitted from these towers and antennas is known to be carcinogenic at certain levels, and linked to numerous insidious health issues.

I am appealing to you as representatives of the people of Canada to take this issue very seriously.

The human body cannot sustain this kind of cumulative exposure. Along with all the other usual stresses of urban living, this could very well be the tipping point towards an epidemic of disease.

We are currently being exposed to levels of radio and microwave frequency that have never been experienced in human history.

The standards that have been set by Health Canada (Safety Code 6) for safe levels of public exposure are far lower than those set by most European countries, and those standards are poorly and intermittently regulated here by Industry Canada. They are also laughably archaic and were implemented decades before cell phones became ubiquitous and the general public was being exposed to microwaves at the levels we are today.

Quoting Health Canada below, I wonder what kind of adverse health effects the general population will have to start experiencing before Health Canada actually is "convinced of increased risk of disease from exposure to RF energy".

"Health Canada staff are committed to protecting the health and well-being of all Canadians. One of the cornerstones of the scientific method is a continuous process of review, criticism and reappraisal of the body of scientific knowledge. Health Canada staff actively prescribe to and participate in this process. There is to date no convincing scientific evidence to support the occurrence of adverse health effects at levels below the exposure limits specified in Safety Code 6.

This conclusion is based upon the bulk of scientific evidence from animal, in-vitro cellular and epidemiological studies that have been carried out worldwide, including at our laboratory. There is no convincing evidence of increased risk of disease from exposure to RF energy from cellular base stations and wireless network devices."

Interesting that while Health Canada purports that this technology and the resulting exposure is safe, the insurance companies will not cover the telecommunication industry for liability due to health risks. Have the insurance companies not also been placated by Health Canada and told that daily and cumulative exposure is perfectly safe?

Should this technology be proven to indeed increase the risk of disease, who is then legally liable for failing to protect the public?

I would appreciate a response to these questions.
Sincerely,

Michelle Lewin

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This case could lead to a lawsuit against the royal court.

http://nrk.no/nyheter/norge/1.7338891

there is a video of an interview.
(google translation)
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King's caretaker to trial

King Erik Dalgård caretaker has been 100 percent sick leave after having worked at the Royal Lodge.

LO takes the matter to the king's caretaker, who thinks he's jet damaged. The case could lead to a lawsuit against the royal court.

Anders Børringbo anders.borringbo@nrk.no
Publisert 16.10.2010 19:10. Oppdatert 16.10.2010 23:55.

This is the first LO is involved in radiation damage of this type.

- The case of the caretaker has been an eye-opener for us. We are now entering into it, but also requires that the politicians set a clear set of rules for how the mobile transmitters and antennas can be, "said the head of the Norwegian Civil Service, Turid Little Cheer, told NRK.

In four years working with Erik Dalgård sends a strong hold on the Royal Lodge. He Became ill in the Royal Lodge

Erik Dalgård is king caretaker, but is now 100 percent sick leave. Resident at Bygdøy Kongsgård release him from the worst disease. But with a big send mast near worked Dalgård onto the Royal Lodge in Oslo.

From being completely healthy, he became increasingly ill.

The condition was further aggravated when there was a strong transmitter inside the building, which turned out to be a test transmitter for police new TETRA system, ie the police radio.

- I have been el-hypersensitive, and it affects my whole life. There are very limited where I can go, "said Dalgård to NRK.

Not able to work anymore

In four years working closely caretaker king of the transmitter, and were more bothered by fatigue, poor concentration and atrial fibrillation. Now he is unable to work.

(Artikkelen fortsetter under bildet)

- I have been el-hypersensitive, "says Erik Dalgård, which is now 100 percent sick leave.

Foto: Henrik Myhr-Nielsen/NRK- I'm ready for trial, even if it must be taken to the Royal Court.

Someone has to take this burden on behalf of the many who are struggling with this for the community, "said Dalgård.

It is first necessary to run an appeal in court against the NAV to yrkesskadeerstating. Does not the present, it can end with a case against the employer.

Royal Palace: Have met him in a good way

Castle says they understand that Dalgård wants a legal clarification.

Head of Communications at the Royal Palace, Marianne Hagen, will not be interviewed about the case, but does so via e-mail:

"The Royal Court understands that Dalgård seeking a judicial review of the causes of the problems he has. We are committed to safeguarding our workers. We have in our opinion also been in Dalgård case. We have conducted measurements of electromagnetic fields inside and outside the Royal Lodge, first of Telenor and subsequently under the auspices of Post and Telecommunications Authority. The measurements showed that the values were far below the tolerance limits set by the Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority. "

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/10/15/veterans-als-support.html

Canadian Forces veterans with Lou Gehrig's disease are now eligible for disability benefits, treatments and home-care support, Veterans Affairs Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn announced Friday.

The new benefits mean veterans living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, a progressive and fatal neuromuscular disease, will now be eligible for adapted wheelchairs, medical resources, housekeeping services and more, Blackburn said.

Veterans with ALS have long fought the government to receive benefits.

Blackburn said they should "concentrate all their energy on fighting this terrible disease rather than fighting to obtain the benefits and financial support they have earned."

The announcement came two days after the funeral of Brian Dyck, a 42-year-old veteran of the 1991 Gulf War who suffered from ALS — and was a fierce advocate of ALS benefits.

In February, the Ottawa resident's claim for benefits and a pension for his wife and daughter was rejected. Weeks before his death on Oct. 8, his appeal was allowed and his wife and child will receive benefits.

Two months ago, Dyck attended a news conference as part of a small group of angry veterans who accused the government of failing them. At that event, Dyck struggled for breath because of the ALS.

Blackburn said Friday it was that event and Dyck's dramatic story that had attuned him to the problems some vets faced. The problem, the minister said, was that there was no medical evidence linking ALS to military service, and that's why benefits were being denied. Blackburn couldn't say what new medical evidence he has seen, but he said the government has changed its mind.

"Never again do I want to hear of a veteran with ALS who has expended his last ounces of energy fighting for the help he deserves," the minister said.

At Blackburn's side Friday was another Canadian veteran dealing with ALS. Mike Watson spent 21 years in the navy, and the past six years slowly losing his health.

He needs a motorized wheelchair to get around — one that cost him $35,000. He uses a microphone and amplifier to speak.

Watson is one of 38 veterans who now could be eligible for benefits because they have ALS. He called that a relief, stating: "At least I know my family will be looked after, after I'm gone."

With the new benefits, "veterans living with ALS now have one less hurdle to face on an already difficult road," said David Cameron, president of the ALS Society of Canada.

"Because of the progressive nature of the disease, some veterans were dying before they had the chance to submit their case to [Veterans Affairs.]"

Lori Penner

(Note: This disease has links to electro magnetic field exposure. Martin)

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NEW BOOKS about EMF's

All books with a description!

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Zapped: Why your cell phone shouldn't be your alarm clock, Dr Ann Louise Gittleman 2010

Disconnect: The Truth About Cell Phone Radiation, What the Industry Has Done to Hide It, Prof. Dr Devra Davis 2010

Dirty Electricity: Electrification and the diseases of civilization, Dr Samual Milham 2010

Public Health SOS: The Shadow Side of the Wireless Revolution, Camilla Rees, Dr Magda Havas 2009

Electrocution of America: Is Your Utility Company Out to Kill You, Russ Allen 2008
Kind regards,
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16 October 2010

Global TV WiFi in schools

http://www.globalnational.com/video/index.html?categoryID=1050253822

Video from Friday 15 October Global News

Go to:  the October 15 program

Move the bottom cursor to the time of 12:49 into the news. You will see a  2.5 minute segment on WiFi in schools. 

This is a preview of the Global 16 by 9 documentary to be aired this coming  Sunday October 17, 2010 at 6:30 ET/CT.

-magda

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New electrical meters raise hackles of critics concerned with health risks and privacy

By: CLARKE CANFIELD
Associated Press
10/14/10

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/new-electrical-meters-raise-hackles-of-critics-concerned-with-health-risks-and-privacy-104982939.html

PORTLAND, MAINE — Power companies say new "smart meter" technology will cut energy use, benefit the environment and allow utilities to pinpoint problems during power outages more quickly.

But critics say the technology poses health risks and raises concerns about privacy and security.

Various studies say there's little or no evidence to suggest that exposure to radio frequencies from wireless network devices, such as the so-called smart meters, constitute health threats. But that's not stopping an outcry from smart-meter opponents who say additional investigation is warranted.

In Maine, dissenters have sent dozens of e-mails and letters to regulators and health officials just as the state's largest utility, Central Maine Power Co., begins its smart-meter rollout. A louder protest has come in California, where cities have passed moratoriums on the meters, demonstrators have blocked installation of the devices, and regulators have received thousands of complaints.

Smart meters have been linked to reports of dizziness, nausea, migraines, muscle spasms and insomnia, said Elisa Boxer-Cook, a vocal critic who wants CMP to stop installing the meters pending further study. Some people are concerned the meters might have more serious long-term effects, such as cancer, she said.

"The science is so unclear at this point that we don't want to blanket entire neighborhoods with radiation while scientists are debating this," said Boxer-Cook, of Scarborough.

But Dr. Dora Anne Mills, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said based on the information she's seen, the meters aren't any more dangerous than wireless Internet routers and cordless telephones.

"Some of the analogies I've seen by opponents say it's like having a cell phone tower on the side of your house," Mills said. "It's more analogous to having a cell phone or a router or a cordless phone on the side of your house."

The new meters measure electricity used in homes and businesses, but instead of using gears and dials they use digital technology that records a wealth of information. CMP's meters contain small antennas that transmit data to larger antennas placed on utility poles and eventually on to CMP headquarters in Augusta.

The utility says the meters provide customers with real-time information on electrical usage and in time will allow power suppliers to offer consumers options for variable pricing or time-of-use rates.

Nationwide, smart meters have been installed in an estimated 10 million to 20 million homes, according to the Edison Electric Institute, a Washington, D.C., trade group that represents utilities. More than 65 million homes nationwide are expected to have them by 2020.

In California, one of the first states to see smart meters, a number of municipalities have enacted ordinances delaying their installation.

Two members of the state assembly have asked the California Council on Science & Technology - a nonpartisan, not-for-profit corporation that offers expert advice to the state government on science and technology-related policy issues - to determine whether FCC standards applied to smart meters are sufficient and if there are other possible health risks based on the cumulative impact of radiation exposure.

John Leopold, a member of the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, said he's never seen an issue generate as many calls, letters and e-mails. The board last month unanimously approved a smart-meter moratorium through year's end.

"I'm concerned about what we don't know," Leopold said. "I haven't seen any scientific information that would lead me to believe there's a problem, but there are significant questions."

CMP, which last month began the two-year job of installing 620,000 meters, says smart meter signals resemble those of cell phones, cordless phones and walkie-talkies, except at lower frequency levels while transmitting for only a few minutes each day.

"We don't believe there's a risk," said CMP spokesman John Carroll.

The meters should also help the environment, he said. CMP estimates the meters will reduce about 2 million miles of driving a year by its meter readers, whose jobs are being eliminated.

But those assurances haven't been enough for dozens of people who have written to Maine Public Advocate Richard Davies, who represents consumers. In response, Davies asked Mills to look into the matter.

Most of the critics are concerned about health risks, Davies said, but a small number are also worried that the system might be penetrated by hackers who could access private information.

"People didn't know this was coming and once the news hit the newspaper, all these people who had health concerns about electromagnetic fields and other sources radiation all of the sudden are concerned that this isn't some distant problem - it's going to be on their house soon," he said.

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Should You Be Scared of Your Cell Phone?

ABC News

But could radiation from those phones be harmful to your health? Over the years, scientists and public health officials have explored the effects of mobile ...

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/scared-cell-phone/story?id=11884481

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TEXAS OPT-OUT OF SMART METERS PETITION

http://www.petitiononline.com/TCTPABLN/petition.html

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Letter to Keith Martin MP

To: Keith Martin-Ottawa ; Keith Martin -Riding

Cc: Atamanenko.A@parl.gc.ca ; Keith Martin -Riding ; Keith Martin-Ottawa

Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 9:37 AM

Subject: Wireless industry warns of 'traffic jam' as more use smart phones, tablet computers

Dear Keith,

In yesterday's Times Colonist the 'linked' article speaks to the need for another spectrum sale by the Canadian govt. to offer more frequencies to accommodate the new iphones and blackberrys. Just coincidentally this will also raise billions of dollars for the federal coffers. The sale could take place as early as this fall.

It is irresponsible for the government to aid the proliferation of wireless technology while the HESA committee is investigating the health hazards associated with these devices. I am circulating this information to many, asking that letters be sent to the HESA committee members asking that this auction sale be halted until the safety of wireless technology be proven.

As was presented to the HESA Committee in April, Safety Code 6 is outdated and in no way provides protection against radiation emitted by any of the wireless technology. No reputable, independent scientist is saying that non-thermal radiation is safe yet Health Canada and Industry Canada continue to allow transmitters to be placed near homes and schools, and new phones, blueberrys, WiFi, etc. to be sold widely, including to children. It is long overdue for responsible politicians to join with the growing numbers of Canadians demanding a biologically based guideline and new wireless technology that can be used without causing harm. I am asking you, as my MP, to represent my interest and the interests of many of those in your riding, to present this issue to the Parliament and demand that this auction be delayed until confirmation of safety is available.

http://www.timescolonist.com/technology/Wireless+industry+warns+traffic+more+smart+phones+tablet+computers/3665724/story.html?cid=megadrop_story

Following are the names and email address of the HESA members and the clerk to the committee:

C. Carrie
E-mail Address(es):
Carrie.C@parl.gc.ca

C. Hughes
E-mail Address(es):
Hughes.C@parl.gc.ca

Dr. Ruby Dhalla
E-mail Address(es):
dhallr@parl.gc.ca

J. Murray
E-mail Address(es):
Murray.J@parl.gc.ca

J. Smith
E-mail Address(es):
Smith.J@parl.gc.ca

Luc Malo
E-mail Address(es):
MaloL@parl.gc.ca

Megan Leslie
E-mail Address(es):
Leslie.M@parl.gc.ca
leslim1@parl.gc.ca

N. Dufour
E-mail Address(es):
Dufour.N@parl.gc.ca

P. Brown
E-mail Address(es):
BrownPa@parl.gc.ca

P. Davidson
E-mail Address(es):
Davidson.P@parl.gc.ca

S. Cardin
E-mail Address(es):
Cardin.S@parl.gc.ca

T. Uppal
E-mail Address(es):
Uppal.T@parl.gc.ca

U. Dosanjh
E-mail Address(es):
Dosanjh.u@parl.gc.ca

HESA@parl.gc.ca
E-mail Address(es):
HESA@parl.gc.ca

Respectfully,

Sharon Noble

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Petition to Parliament

Dear Citizens for Safe Technology:

I have been asked to appear before the Parliamentary Health & Safety Committee to speak to the issue of children being irradiated in schools from Wi-Fi devices.

I would like to present our Petition to Parliament with as many signatures as possible, representing the growing numbers of Canadians who want to err on the side of caution for their children and use hard wired connections to computers in schools. This cautionary approach would also protect teachers and non-teaching staff in schools.

You can help by simply printing out this Petition and carrying it with you as you go about your day, asking those who are concerned about this issue to sign. If you have are able to post the petition in an office or place of business for signatures, this is also a great idea;  some of you may know how to post to Facebook as another method of gathering signatures.

Petitions can be faxed, mailed or collected by me prior to my departure for Ottawa, which could happen any time between October 27 and November 2.

Thank you so much for being part of the solution.

Una St Clair-Moniz

Executive Director 
Citizens for Safe Technology Society

www.citizensforsafetechnology.org

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Cancer and Egyptian mummies: are tumours a 'man-made' illness?

Telegraph.co.uk

In the end, it is just a failure of a cell to die when it is supposed to, ... or chemicals in their food, or radiation from mobile phone masts, ...

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tomchivers/100048031/cancer-and-egyptian-mummies-are-tumours-a-man-made-illness/

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Microwave apparatus for diagnosis of cancer of the breast

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4641659.html

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