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Let the Games Begin! Part 2: Maine Supreme Court Ruling and Opening Briefs to CPUC Phase 2 Smart Meter Hearings

Posted on July 17, 2012 by melissalevine

As discussed in yesterday’s post, in a pre hearing last May on Phase 2 of the CPUC Smart Meter hearings, several parties urged the CPUC to make health impacts from Smart Meters front and center in Phase 2, especially because in Phase … Continue reading →

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Let the Games Begin! Opening Briefs Phase 2 CPUC Smart Meter Hearings: SCE; Wilner and Stop Smart Meters Irvine

Posted on July 16, 2012 by melissalevine

7/16/12 (Revised 7/17/12) In the next few days I will be posting links to the opening briefs on Phase 2 of the California PUC Smart Meter Hearings.  (I was up until 4 Am working on a brief myself.) In an … Continue reading →

Posted in "Opt Out" Issues, Analog Meter, Cindy Sage, CPUC Smart Meter Hearings, EHS, FCC Standards, Radiation, Health Impact, Science, Impact on Children, Magda Havas, Peevey, Smart Meter, Mesh Network, Smart Meters | 3 Comments

Electromagnetic Fields and Leakage of the Blood Brain Barrier: Dr. Leif Salford

Posted on June 18, 2012 by melissalevine

The following video is a presentation of Dr. Leif Salford, neurosurgeon and researcher, discussing his animal studies on radio frequency radiation and its effects on the brain.  “Dr. Salford,” writes Arthur Firstenberg in his paper Silent Wireless Spring, “exposed over 1600 experimental animals … Continue reading →

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Dr. Joel M. Moskowitz: Does the FCC Plan To Rubber Stamp Outdated Cell Phone Radiation Standards?

Posted on June 16, 2012 by melissalevine

PRESS RELEASE The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will conduct a formal review of the U.S. cell phone radiation standards according to a Bloomberg news report. . . . An FCC spokesperson emailed a statement to a Bloomberg reporter that is … Continue reading →

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Warning: Cell Phones and Breast Cancer. Do Not Carry Cell Phone in Your Bra.

Posted on May 23, 2012 by melissalevine

This is a “sister” post to the previous one about possible sperm and fertility damage to males from cell phone radiation. The video talks about a young Asian women whose demographics to acquire breast cancer are low, but nevertheless developed … Continue reading →

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Tim Ferriss on Cell Phones and Sperm Damage

Posted on April 25, 2012 by melissalevine
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Free at Last: CPUC Approves Smart Meter Opt Out for SCE and SDG&E; Dr. Neil Cherry: RF’s Effect on Neurotransmitters; Public Space Increasingly Irradiated

Posted on April 19, 2012 by melissalevine

Good News.  🙂 Today the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)  approved a smart meter opt out option for  both Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas and Electric customers.  Please share this information with friends and neighbors. From the SCE … Continue reading →

Posted in "Opt Out" Issues, Analog Meter, CPUC/Complaints, Health Impact, Science, Radiation, Smart Meters, What Edison Says and doesn't Say, Wireless Ubiquitous | 2 Comments

James Woolsey and Cyber Expert David Chalk on Smart Grid: Massive Vulnerability

Posted on April 12, 2012 by melissalevine

This is from director Josh Del Sol’s upcoming film on Smart Meters  “Take Back Your Power.” “One of the most amazing things that has happened to mankind in the last hundred years is the Internet. It’s given us possibility beyond … Continue reading →

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Film Trailer, Full Signal: “They Say It is Safe, but It’s Not Safe to Study It” –Dr. Olle Johansson

Posted on March 22, 2012 by melissalevine

“Now for the first time in human history, brain tumors are the number one cancer killer of children under the age of 18–for the first time in history.  That should tell you something.”– B. Blake Levitt interviewed in film, Full … Continue reading →

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SMUD Audio Tape: “The Makings of a Sham Smart Meter Opt Out” (Ditto Burbank/Glendale)

Posted on March 20, 2012 by melissalevine

From Sacramento Municipal Utility District Board Meeting 2/29/12 Audio: One Director: “I think the 166 dollars  up front will convince them they can really afford a lot of tin foil hats.” Another Director: “But they’re already wearing them.” This is an amazing, damaging audio. … Continue reading →

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“Time to Say Good-bye, Smart Meter”

Posted on March 18, 2012 by melissalevine
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CPUC Issues Smart Meter Opt Out Proposed Rulings For SDG&E and SCE: SCE Will Not Allow Everyone to Have An Analog

Posted on March 16, 2012 by melissalevine

The CPUC has issued their proposed rulings (to be voted upon in April) for opting out of a Smart Meter for both San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Edison.  Both proposals are similar to PG&E’s, with the utilities … Continue reading →

Posted in "Opt Out" Issues, Analog Meter, Smart Meter Resistance, Smart Meters, What Edison Says and doesn't Say, Wireless Ubiquitous | 4 Comments

Warning To SCE Customers with Wireless Utility Meters

Posted on March 6, 2012 by melissalevine

SCE’s SmartConnect website is urging consumers to go ‘read the fine print’ on the face of their new wireless meters once an hour to see what kind of energy use they’ve had. No one could make this up.  It is … Continue reading →

Posted in Cindy Sage, FCC Standards, Radiation, Health Impact, Science, Smart Meters, What Edison Says and doesn't Say | 1 Comment

Disconnect: Cell Phones and Cancer, Trailer from Soon to be Released Documentary

Posted on March 6, 2012 by melissalevine
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Medusa “Collector” Smart Meter, Ladera Heights, California; and Dead Bees on Walkway Near Smart Meter, Irvine, California

Posted on March 3, 2012 by melissalevine

2/29/12   This morning while I had some free time when I was in Mission Viejo, I decided to take a walk and pass out “smart” meter flyers. I drove north on Crown Valley Parkway and stopped in a neighborhood … Continue reading →

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Stop Smart Meters: The Film and Gandhi on Smart Meters

Posted on February 29, 2012 by melissalevine

We had this posted earlier, but there was a copyright issue, which is now resolved.  Enjoy.  The director, Josh Del Sol, also put together a piece called “Gandhi  on Smart Meters” which I will post below.  Here is the official … Continue reading →

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Dr. Mercola Interviews Alasdair Philips: EMF’s Effect on Health: What the Research is Showing and What We can Do To Limit Radiation Exposure From Wireless Devices

Posted on February 19, 2012 by melissalevine

Dr. Mercola interviews (see video below) Alasdair Philips of Powerwatch.org.uk.  Philips has been “researching electromagnetic fields effect on health”  for decades and his website is a resource for those who want to read the studies.  In the interview (which is free ranging) … Continue reading →

Posted in Cell Phones, Cordless Phones, FCC Standards, Radiation, Health Impact, Science, How This Happened, History, Impact on Children, Pulsed Radiation, Wi Fi | 1 Comment

Faster than a Speeding Bullet, More Powerful than a Locomotive, Able to Leap Tall Buildings in a Single “Radioactive” Bound: It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane–It’s Wi-Fi 5G!

Posted on February 14, 2012 by melissalevine

The website 5GWiFi, set up by Irvine-based Broadcom, offers a “primer” on the new IEEE 802.11 ac or “5G” Wi Fi chip.  Scroll down to the “technical details” to read about the RF spectrum and “beamforming.”  Note: Be prepared when … Continue reading →

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Barry Trower on Wi Fi Radiation: “We Are Risking the Future Generations of All the Children in the World”

Posted on February 10, 2012 by melissalevine

This past week, my attention was on Wi-Fi in schools as I have a third grader whose school has both cabled internet and Wi-Fi routers. (I spoke this past week to both the school board and the PTA.)   When … Continue reading →

Posted in FCC Standards, Radiation, Genetic Damage, Health Impact, Science, Impact on Children, Wi Fi | 7 Comments

Power-Lines (Chino Hills) and Smart Meters: Kissing Cousins

Posted on February 5, 2012 by melissalevine

The fight by residents of Chino Hills, California, to prevent Edison from installing high voltage transmission lines within 40 feet (in some cases) of their homes and the issues raised: the EMF they emit, the solid studies of childhood leukemia, … Continue reading →

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CPUC Smart Meter Opt Out Ruling: The Good and The Bad

Posted on February 3, 2012 by melissalevine

The CPUC, which seems bloated with industry insiders, voted on February 1, 2012, to approve a proposal which will allow PG&E customers in California  (see note*) who want analog meters to pay a $75 dollar upfront “install” fee (which you … Continue reading →

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“People Aren’t Going to Take Getting Microwaved in Their Own Homes” (Interviews Post CPUC’s Smart Meter Opt Out Ruling)

Posted on February 3, 2012 by melissalevine

“I think it was very very significant that Obama sent out I believe it was the head of the department of energy Chopra to speak to the CPUC on this.  They’re really worried about what is going and they know that we have a momentum … Continue reading →

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Chair of IARC Working Group: Designation of RF as a class 2B Carcinogen has “Broad Applicability” (which means it includes Smart Meters)

Posted on January 31, 2012 by melissalevine

“The designation of group 2b is radio frequency electromagnetic fields–that is unspecified as to source so the group 2b classification would have broad applicability to sources with this type of emissions”–-Jonathan Samet, MD, Chairman of the Working Group of 31 … Continue reading →

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Concerned Citizens Help with FCC Warning Sign Enforcement (Video)

Posted on January 29, 2012 by melissalevine

The FCC requires warning signs, but somehow the utility companies must have forgotten to install them.  Thank goodness, we have these dedicated, concerned citizens to help out. From FCC Website: WHAT IS THE FCC’S POLICY ON RADIOFREQUENCY WARNING SIGNS? Radiofrequency warning or “alerting” signs … Continue reading →

Posted in FCC Standards, Radiation, Smart Meters | 4 Comments

E-Mail Update: CPUC Meeting, Santa Cruz County Health Report, Inverse Square Law

Posted on January 29, 2012 by melissalevine

Three Items: Important CPUC Meeting this Wednesday: Please Write to Commissioners; 2. Physicians’ Group Recommends Moratorium on Smart Meters; 3. Santa Cruz Health Department Report on Smart Meters. 1. CPUC Meeting This Wednesday, February 1, 2012,  the CPUC will be … Continue reading →

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