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NIH to Hold Briefing tomorrow 5/27/16 on Increased risk of Cancer from Cell Phones

From Microwave News: “The U.S. National Toxicology Program (NTP) is expected to issue a public announcement that cell phone radiation presents a cancer risk for humans. The move comes soon after its recently completed study showed statistically significant increases in … Continue reading

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Adoption of Berkeley Cell Phone “Right to Know” Ordinance

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CPUC Decision Regarding Smart Meter Opt Out Provisions

Here is the link for the CPUC decision regarding the Smart Meter Opt out program, which just came into my e-mail http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/SearchRes.aspx?docformat=ALL&DocID=143904205 They are still providing the opt out option.  The fees are the same ($75 dollars initial fee to … Continue reading

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CPUC Issues Two Proposed Decisions Regarding Smart Meter Opt Out Fees

This just came in my e-mail and I want to post the link.  There are two proposed decisions, one by Administrative Law Judge Amy Yip-Kikugawa and the other issued by CPUC Commissioner Peevey which is called an alternate.  Here are … Continue reading

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Google Glass Alert: Potential Health Risks from Wireless Radiation

by Joel Moskowitz, Ph.D The Google Glass emits more wireless radiation than most cell phones on the market, but unlike cell phone users, Glass users may be wearing this device on their heads for more than 12 hours a day … Continue reading

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Dr. Devra Davis: The Truth About Cell Phone Radiation

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Dr. Martin Blank: Our Cells Make Stress Proteins When Exposed to RF Radiation

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Louis C.K. On Cell Phones’ Impact on Children’s Social and Emotional Development

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Goodbye My Phone and Hello to Reality

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Experts on Cell Phone Risks: A Preview

From Eon3Net: “This is a preview of a series of presentations at San Francisco’s prestigious Commonweath Club of California in which Dr. Devra Davis and her medical colleagues show why cell phones and other wireless devices pose serious health risks … Continue reading

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Bravo! To the Amercan Academy of Pediatrics and Tom Wheeler!

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Belgium Adopts New Regulations to Promote Cell Phone Radiation Safety

by Joel Moskowitz Oct. 24, 2013 – BERKELEY, Calif. — According to the Federal Public Service, beginning in March, 2014, new regulations will apply to the sale of mobile phones in Belgium. Children’s mobile phones will be banned. The specific … Continue reading

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Reminder: Comments to FCC Due This Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013

The FCC is reviewing RF safety standards and has set the final deadline for public comments this Tuesday, September 3, 2013.   To read the comments already submitted, see this FCC website page.  See this page for information on how to file comments. … Continue reading

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Senate Holds Hearings to Approve Thomas Wheeler, Industry Insider, to Head the FCC

Today, the Senate will hold hearings to formally approve President Obama’s nomination of Thomas Wheeler to head the FCC.  Tom Wheeler ran the CTIA (Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association) at a time when the mobile phone industry, according to Devra Davis,  … Continue reading

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“The Better to Cook You, My Dear.” The FCC, Mobile Phone Industry Ally, Reclassifies Body Part.

Did you know that the FCC now considers your outer ear to be an extremity? On June 4, 2013, the FCC issued a ruling classifying the outer ear (referred to as “pinna”) where people place their mobile (cell and cordless) … Continue reading

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“You’re Knowingly Harming My Life” Two Women Speak Out About RF “Smart” Water Heaters, Port St. Lucie, Florida.

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Dr. Devra Davis

Although Dr. Davis is mainly talking about smart phones in this interview, the warnings apply to all mobile phones, including cordless.  The cordless phone base also emits an extremely high level of electromagnetic radiation 24/7, whether a person is using … Continue reading

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B. Blake Levittt Urges the Senate to Reject Obama’s Nomination of Thomas Wheeler to Head the FCC

In Counterpunch article, “Another Industry Crony,” writer B. Blake Levitt gives “12 good reasons why the US Senate should reject” President Obama’s nomination of Tom Wheeler to head the FCC.  She writes in her article  (reason number 4)  that “Wheeler … Continue reading

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What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains

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FCC Seeking Comments (“Reply Round” Phase) from the Public on RF Safety Standards

The FCC is reviewing RF safety standards and has asked for public comments by March 6, 2013.  They are currently in their second phase, which is called the “reply round,” but anyone (not just US citizens) with concerns about the … Continue reading

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Take Back Your Power (Trailer)

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Last Night’s Costa Mesa CPUC Hearing on San Onofre Nuclear Generating Stations Units 2 and 3

Last night I attended a CPUC Public Participation Hearing in Costa Mesa regarding San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant which has been off line for the past year because of defective steam generators.  It is a rare opportunity to have a … Continue reading

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BioInitiative 2012 Report Issues New Warnings on Wireless and EMF

PRESS RELEASE University at Albany, Rensselaer, New York  A new report by the BioInitiative Working Group 2012 says that evidence for risks to health has substantially increased since 2007 from electromagnetic fields and wireless technologies (radiofrequency radiation). The Report reviews … Continue reading

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Dr. Martin Blank, EMF’s Effect on DNA

Dr. Blank gives a dynamic, very clear presentation (which is helpful for non science majors) about how electromagnetic fields affect cells and can cause DNA damage. We need our DNA to be healthy our entire lives, he says, not just … Continue reading

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CPUC to Hold Smart Meter Opt Out Public Hearings in December

The California Public Utilities Commission will be holding  public hearings  in December about the Smart Meter Opt Out Program.  This is an opportunity for the public to speak to the administrative law judge about the many proposals the utility companies … Continue reading

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