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FEBRUARY 23, 2025 

Landlines  📞
 
**CPUC ISSUES SCHEDULE FOR IN-PERSON PUBLIC PARTICIPATION HEARINGS (PPH)
In-person hearings will be held in Southern CA on April 9,10, 15, plus a Remote hearing on April 17. 
Northern California in-person hearings will be held on April 23 (Roseville) and April 30 (Santa Rosa),plus a Remote hearing on May 5.
 
Please see this document issued by Administrative Law Judge Thomas Glegolam who writes, “The PPHs are an opportunity for the public to communicate directly with the California Public Utilities Commission regarding the issues raised in this
Note the section titled “Instructions To Certain Carriers,” directing them to assist in “outreach and promotion” of the hearings. ALJ Glegola gives carriers specific instructions re notifying their customers, so you can see what you should expect from AT&T, Frontier, or your carrier.
🚩The EMF Safety Network is a recognized party in the Rulemaking proceedings, and we strongly urge your participation in one or more of these public hearings.
 
CA  ASSEMBLYWOMAN MAKES SECOND ATTEMPT TO GET A BILL PASSED TO ASSIST AT&T

From the Eureka-Times Standard: “The bill’s author, Tina McKinnor (D-Inglewood) told Politico earlier this month that this bill, AB 470, is an intent bill that would phase out AT&T’s obligation for landline service in areas that have other coverage.”  To date the placeholder bill has two lines. More here: AB 470 Introduced

 

Science & public policy

EMF RESEARCHERS RELEASE PAPER IMPLICATING WIRELESS TECH IN U.S. CHRONIC DISEASE EPIDEMIC

In their new easy-to-understand report, long-time EMF researchers Richard Lear and Camilla Rees discuss how the U.S. Naval Medical Research Institute in 1971 issued a report that reviewed 2,311 scientific studies on the biological and health effects of EMR. They concluded that the U.S. government has failed to protect the public from known harms. The U.S. government has known for over 50 years that wireless radiation is linked to 23 chronic diseases but has failed to protect the public from chronic wireless radiation exposure.The authors examine the proverbial correlation-causation question as well as mechanisms for causation.
 

PAUL HÉROUX EXPLAINS MECHANISMS FOR DISEASE IN COMPELLING CONVERSATION WITH ROBERT KENNEDY JR.

Note: Dr. Hėroux’s important new paper was posted here two weeks ago:. “The Collision Between Wireless and Biology”

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/  (Héroux himself has said that he expects this paper to be suppressed—”because it is very clear.”)
In a discussion on the future of wireless, Dr. Héroux responds to substantive questions from RFK Jr. about EMF effects. Héroux explains a mechanism for cancer, points to blood-brain barrier permeability, alteration of bodily pH and much more. Héroux predicts a regrettable normalizing of neurological health harms: “This radiation has effects on the brain; it alters memory. A danger is that we’ll get used to new rates of diabetes, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s. . . that will become entirely normal because practically the whole population is being exposed.” (July, 2024) https://www.rfsafe.com/rfk-jr-and-dr-paul-herouxs-discussion-on-the-future-of-wireless/

 

FORMER NIH SCIENTIST EXPLAINS WHY THE GOVERNMENT ABANDONED RESEARCH ON CELLPHONE EFFECTS

CHD’s Suzanne Burdick talks with NIH scientist John Blucher, PhD, who says that follow-up research faced a lack of interest from regulatory agencies as well as technical challenges after its $30 million 2018 study found evidence of cancer and DNA damage.
Why Did Government End Wireless Radiation Studies

Education

SAFE TECH EDUCATOR CECE DOUCETTE CONTINUES VALUABLE WORKSHOPS

Upcoming: Safer Tech Possibilities for Schools (especially for parents and educators)
Monday, March 31st:  3pm to 5pm PT (6pm to 8pm ET) on Zoom  
NICK PENAULT (“THE EMF GUY”), LLOYD BURRELL & KEITH CUTTER CONTINUE TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL INFO 
Subscribing to any of these EMF educators will bring you new presentations, courses, articles, essays and support.

 

Special Feature

“TO NUKE OR NOT TO NUKE, THAT IS THE QUESTION,” an essay by co-directors of Ecological Options Network (EON) 
Award-winning filmmakers Mary Beth Brangan and Jim Heddle have historically reminded people skeptical of EMF harms that “radiation is radiation.” As producers of the globally-recognized SOS-San Onofre Syndrome, they should know. Now, in anticipation of the third Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in NYC March 3-7, 2025, they ask if humans have an inalienable right to self-destruct and take others along.  To Nuke or Not To Nuke – Planetarian Perspectives 


Thanks for reading!

FEBRUARY 9, 2025 

Landlines  📞

CPUC ISSUES SCOPING MEMO FOR CONSIDERATION OF CHANGES TO CARRIER OF LAST RESORT RULES

The Feb. 4 document sets forth information on matters necessary for the proceeding to continue: background, issues,  schedule, public outreach, and more. Currently, recognized parties are conducting meet-and-confer sessions organized alternately by AT&T and the CPUC Public AdvocatesOffice. In-person and remote Public Participation Hearings will take place April through June of this year. (No exact dates set yet.) Party comment and comment-reply periods follow steps along the way. The final deadline for the proceeding is set for June 20, 2026.

To see the 17-page “Assigned Commissioner’s Scoping Memo and Ruling, go to Docket 24-06-012 below.

AT&T PLANS TO END “MOST” OF ITS COPPER CONNECTIONS BY 2029

Last week the carrier signed a sale-leaseback deal with a real estate developer of facilities used to house and connect equipment for copper networks. Retiring copper will save AT&T money…

“but the company’s effort still requires ‘significant negotiation with state and federal regulators to gain full approval. . . Indeed, requirements to maintain old copper networks have been a thorn in the side for AT&T . . . They’re building out fiber but need to keep copper lines running in case fiber can’t reach customers living in remote locations. Copper theft is another pain point, as it can take longer to repair and replace these cables than it would for fiber — resulting in longer service disruptions. An analyst has said he thinks AT&T will succeed in its copper retirement goals, but has noted, ‘The only hard state is California.’ There, AT&T wanted out of its Carrier of Last Resort (COLR) duties, but the state refused.” https://www.fierce-network.com/broadband/att-gets-bargain-some-its-old-copper-coffers

Note: We know that while CPUC refused last year, the Commission is currently engaged in a rulemaking process (as per above) that will assist AT&T in meeting its goals.

https://www.telecoms.com/operator-ecosystem/at-t-gets-850-million-in-cash-from-property-deal

YOU MAY CONTINUE TO SUBMIT COMMENTS TO DOCKET 24-06-012. Click here: ADD PUBLIC COMMENTS

To see the full 17-page scoping memo from CPUC Commissioner John Reynold go to “Documents” at the top. 

 

Science & public health

IMPORTANT NEW PAPER BY PHYSICIST/MEDICAL SCIENTIST CONTRADICTS SAFETY CLAIMS MADE BY TELECOM

“Collision of Wireless and Biology,” by Dr. Paul Héroux: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844025006474

CHD’S Suzanne Burdick, PhD, reports on the paper: “A new peer-reviewed scientific report outlines a mechanism by which non-ionizing radiation can disrupt the biology of living systems, even at levels much lower than what’s needed to heat tissues. The telecom industry has consistently claimed that non-ionizing radiation is harmless to human health.” Wireless and Biology

  1. MOSKOWITZ POSTS THE HÉROUX PAPER AND 26 MORE NEW STUDIES

https://www.saferemr.com/2022/06/recent-research-on-wireless-radiation.html


ONE NAME PROJECT GIVES WIRELESS RADIATION SICKNESS A SINGLE, UNIFYING NAME: EMR SYNDROME

Millions of people experience physical symptoms when exposed to electromagnetic radiation (EMR), but until now, it’s been difficult for individuals to advocate for themselves and educate others because there’s been no single, easily understandable term for the condition. Instead, there have been multiple names, including electromagnetic sensitivity, electrohypersensitivity, microwave syndrome, Havana syndrome and others. The OneName Project brought together people living with wireless radiation sickness, leading wireless radiation experts, safe technology advocates and medical professionals to choose a single, unifying, non-stigmatizing term for illness caused by exposure to wireless radiation and electromagnetic fields.

Note: If you are interested in seeing the names of committee members and the project press release, please ask.

Wireless Radiation Sickness Gets a New Name: ‘EMR Syndrome’

EMFs CONTRIBUTE TO MOLD GROWTH AND ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE

Scientists have demonstrated for decades that electromagnetic radiation can induce growth of harmful molds. Winter may be a prime time to revisit this inconvenient truth alongside burgeoning EMFs in our environment. Noted expert Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt asserts that the surge in neurodevelopmental disorders among children can be partly attributed to this dramatic rise in EMF exposure, coupled with its effect on the microbiome. The hypothesis is backed by Dr. Klinghardt’s clinical observations and the noticeable health improvements seen in patients when EMF exposure is reduced.”
https://molddogknows.com/blog/emf-exposure-boosts-mold-biotoxin-production-by-600

More here:

World Council For Health posts this important article by Professor Olle Johansson.  “Is Your WiFi Contributing to the Rise of Superbugs?” Olle Johansson, Ph.D, “delivers a chilling wake-up call: our love for convenience and progress might be helping bacteria outsmart the very antibiotics designed to save us.”
https://worldcouncilforhealth.substack.com/p/the-silent-tsunami-is-your-wifi-contributing

CHD’s ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION AND WIRELESS PROGRAM POSTS NEW ARTICLE

This is an excellent share—a reader-friendly look at how EMR/wireless harm life.  “Many different life forms, from plants and animals to insects and bacteria, have been shown to be adversely affected by EMFs. The environment, more appropriately described as the Earth system, is a highly complex, intricately connected and dynamic entity. From the depths of the soil to the highest layers of the atmosphere, minor imbalances can result in far-reaching consequences on the entire system.”  How EMR/wireless harm life forms

EUROPEAN BUSINESS JOURNAL CALLS ATTENTION TO WIRELESS HEALTH RISKS 

The author points to a cancer connection, fertility, and “neurological nightmares.”  “It’s not just our phones and Wi-Fi networks; it’s our smart homes, 5G networks, and even the power lines that run through our neighbourhoods.” https://www.europeanbusinessreview.com/the-invisible-poison-unmasking-the-health-risks-of-emf-radiation/?

Public Policy

NEW U.S. HOUSE BILL REQUIRES FCC TO ESTABLISH 6G TASK FORCE

Official summary: “This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish the 6G Task Force to report on sixth-generation wireless technology, including the status of setting standards for and possible uses of such technology. The task force shall be composed of representatives of (1) trusted companies in the communications industry; (2) trusted public interest organizations or academic institutions; and (3) federal, state, local, and tribal governments.”

From zero5G: Federal 6G Task Force

MUMBAI DOCTORS URGE GOV’T TO POSTPONE 5G NORMS CITING INADEQUATE RESEARCH ON ADVERSE EFFECTS

“Doctors from across the country have urged the Ministry of Communications to postpone the introduction of revised 5G radiation norms citing public health risks, cybersecurity threats and environmental concerns.” Mumbai doctors re 5G

Education

EMF EXPERT KEITH CUTTER BEGINS TRAINING EMF CONSULTANTS 

“Training new consultants for EMF assessment is best done on-site, in client homes, under the guidance of an experienced mentor—a key element missing in every other EMF training program I’m familiar with.”  Next class in May. The Path to 10,000 EMF Consultants (with 37-minute podcast)

Keith’s substack provides valuable periodic tips, such as this recent warning: “Stop Exposing Children to Radiation Through the Convenience of Smartwatch Monitoring”  Stop Smartwatch Monitoring


Technology


SOURCES OF DIRTY ELECTRICITY CAN SEEM UNLIKELY

Building Biologist Eric Windheim demonstrates his testing of a “Blue Light blocking Sweet Dreams” bulb that creates massive Dirty Electricity exposure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgdsn_gnvY

Note: Dr. Sam Milham’s book, Dirty Electricity, examines the powerline-cancer connection, and remains a classic on the DE topic.

BROADBAND: SUBSTACKER OPINION IN FAVOR OF FIBER VS SATELLITES: Eight Hundred Words to the Nattering Nabobs Of Negativism I continue to hear the whining about fiber being too expensive and deployment too rural and remote, and just not practical.
https://broadbandbreakfast.com/eight-hundred-words-to-the-nattering-nabobs-of-negativism/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Thank you for your interest.

 

JANUARY 20, 2025

Law & public policy

SAFE TECH GROUPS DEMONSTRATE POWER OF GRASSROOTS EFFORT
 
SafeTechHawaii has succeeded in getting a tower relocated; the tower lease was not renewed, so the installation must be moved. Public pressure has also advanced a significant bill/ordinance in the face of a contradictoory telecom-favoring bill introduced by a former planning director. Current planning commissioners have given the bill with the stricter standards for telecom (Bill 194) favorable recommendations. To read more about the Tale of Two Ordinances: www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/12/11/hawaii-news/cell-tower-bills-head-to-council/
 
Residents of Minden, Nevada (about 20 miles from Lake Tahoe) have temporarily stopped Verizon from putting up two 5G cell towers in their community near where children learn and play. To voice opposition at a hearing, so many people came to speak that they formed a line out the door. As in Hawaii, the battle is not over. Full story by Children’s Health Defense: https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/minden-nevada-win-verizon-5g-towers/

Arizona Board of Supervisors rules against placement of 120-ft tower near a community designed for residents sensitive to EMFs. The Snowflake, AZ community was established over 30 years ago for individuals with “Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and Electrical Sensitivity.” The rural location provides a rare sanctuary where residents can live without constant exposure to these triggers.  Arizona county denies controversial cell tower near sensitive community – EHN


CHILDREN’S HEALTH DEFENSE LAUNCHES STOP 5G 

STOP 5G  is a one-stop resource that provides you and your community with all of the information and tools you need to effectively protect your children from the reckless expansion of cell towers and small cell installations in your neighborhood, and near your children’s schools. Citizens can get help opposing existing or proposed towers or challenging SmartMeter mandates. Introduction on Jan. 21 at 4:00 PT on: X, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn. Recording will be available.

NEW HAMPSHIRE INTRODUCES BILL ALLOWING TOWNS TO DECLINE 5G TOWERS

The bill establishes the authority for municipalities to regulate the construction, deployment, and operation of 5G wireless facilities within their jurisdiction and also repeals a chapter relative to the deployment of personal wireless service facilities.
https://zero5g.com/2025/new-hampshire-hb-501-an-act-relative-to-allowing-towns-to-decline-5g-towers/


MORE STATE LEGISLATURES INTRODUCE WEATHER MODIFICATION BANS, BRINGING THE CURRENT TOTAL TO 21
 
Indiana, Mississippi, Wyoming and Utah join the effort:

While these acts represent meaningful progress, many yet need sharper teeth with respect to enforcement.
More here: Americans4ACleanAtmosphere.com

Microwave radiation plays a role in weather control. Excerpt from this informative flyer. “Deployments of GeoEngineering contaminants including cloud-seeding aerosols and radiofrequency / microwave (RF/MW) radiation emissions, subject our Earth to highly unnatural hazards.” Printable Flyer__A4ACA_Americans4ACleanAtmosphere

 
☀️Interested in legislation like this for California/your state? This quick message will go to your legislator: HERE

Landline Update

PARTIES CONTINUE TO SUBMIT FILINGS TO CPUC COMMISSIONER REYNOLDS AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE GLEGOLA
Entities granted “party” status in the CPUC Carrier of Last Resort (COLR) proceedings (Telecom providers, Public Advocates Office, organizations such as TURN, EMF Safety Network, etc.) are submitting filings on the Rulemaking issue preparatory to the eventual issuance of Scope and Scheduling.
 

🚩It’s important that individuals and groups continue to submit comments to DOCKET R.24-06-12. Comments accumulated on this page form a permanent record available to key CPUC personnel, all members of the public, carriers, industry organizations, etc. The previous docket (AT&T’s application to be relieved of its COLR obligation) accumulated over five-thousand comments. Comments on the new docket card have doubled since the last alert here, but as parties deliberate, members of the public would do well to keep submitting comments.

GO HERE: https://apps.cpuc.ca.gov/apex/f?p=401:56::::RP,57,RIR:P5_PROCEEDING_SELECT:R2406012

Click on Add Public Comments: (To access all the documents and comments filed so far in the proceeding click on tabs at the top.) 
 
FCC GIVES AT&T PERMISSION TO REPLACE COPPERLINE PHONES WITH WIRELESS IN A PART OF OKLAHOMA
The company insists that no customer will be left without voice or 911 service

Science & health 

TOWNSEND LETTER PUBLISHES ARTICLE “AMERICA’S AWAITING PANDEMIC OF RADIATION DISEASES“
 
Dr. Gary Null and Richard Gale write, “As the new Trump administration prepares to take possession of the White House, it will be facing a flurry of aggressive bills to expand 5G and wireless technologies. The media blackout about these policies and their long-term impact upon the average American’s lives and their physical and mental health remains largely unbeknownst to the vast majority of Americans (red ours). Currently, Congress is considering over 60 bills that would fast-track deployment of wireless infrastructure thereby bypassing crucial safety, environmental, and public health safeguards and federal oversight. . . These bills demonstrate a clear prioritization of private industry’s interests and profits over public and environmental health.”
 
Null and Gale conclude: “The American public is being bamboozled with blatant falsehoods to embrace 5G as a necessary and innovative technology that will benefit and improve their lives. But the real truth is the exact opposite. The future of the nation’s health and the environment hangs in the balance. Without swift and decisive action to address the dangers posed by EMF radiation, the country will face a preventable catastrophe of monumental proportions.”
 
This comprehensive, responsible article is a good share: https://townsendletter.com/americas-awaiting-pandemic-of-radiation-diseases

DR. MOSKOWITZ POSTS 3O NEW PAPERS ON EMF EFFECTS 

Of particular note is a paper attacking the WHO’s Systemic Reviews on the Association Between RF Exposure and Health Effects. The author of the paper, Dr. James C. Lin, Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois, and a former ICNIRP Commissioner,  is “one of the world’s most renowned scientists who has studied the effects of radio frequency radiation.” Lin concludes that the reviews are “severely flawed,” and “threaten to undermine the trustworthiness and professionalism of the WHO-EMF project in the area of human health hazards from man-made RF radiation.”  https://www.saferemr.com/2022/06/recent-research-on-wireless-radiation.html
Microwave News calls the Reviews “old wine in new bottles:”  https://microwavenews.com/news-center/old-wine-new-bottles


Space technology 

FCC CHAIRWOMAN GIVES KEYNOTE ADDRESS ON SPACE ECONOMY AND SURGE IN SATELLITES

Jessica Rozenworcel emphasized the increasing role of satellites in global wireless communications policy, highlighting that at the upcoming 2027 World Radiocommunication Conference, over 80 percent of the agenda items will be related to satellites or space. https://broadbandbreakfast.com/rosenworcel-space-economy-growth-is-astronomical/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

SPACE JUNK CRASHES ONTO KENYAN VILLAGE

“A massive round metal object plummeted from above landing on farmland near a dry riverbed – and it was piping hot.” https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyn9dgdwe3o

MONTEREY ACTIVIST-RESEARCHER FILES HEFTY COMMENTS WITH FCC RE SPACEX LAUNCHES IN CALIFORNIA

“Free the Sky” Comments on Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for SpaceX Starship/SuperHeavy Increased Cadence—A poorly publicized proceeding and the FAA’s patently false conclusion of “no significant environmental impacts.

Next: Vandenberg
Guest post by Nina Beety on Patricia Burke’s Safe Tech International substack. Comments re: 

🚩See end of Beety’s attention-getting post for action to take by January 27. https://patriciaburke.substack.com/p/free-the-sky-comments-on-draft-environmental

Feature: SAFE TECH INTERNATIONAL’S SARAH AMINOFF CREATIVELY INFORMS ABOUT IMPACTS OF STARLINK, BY ASKING, “What would Captain Kirk Say if Starlink Interfered With the Prime Directive? What would the fictional 23rd century character in Star Trek say about so many Satellites’ launches punching holes in the ozone layer, satellite collisions and light pollution?  Kirk serves in the fictional Starfleet, a space force maintained by the interstellar government United Federation of Planets. In our present day, we have a Federation of Scientists who warn about averting environmental risks in the new space age, they believe we face an existential crisis created by the launch of so many new ‘mega constellations’ of thousands of satellites in the part of space near Earth called ‘Low Earth Orbit’ (LEO).”

https://safetechinternational.org/what-would-captain-kirk-say-if-starlink-interfered-with-the-prime-directive/

Thank you for taking action on banning weather modification in CA, for submitting a new comment on the CPUC landline docket and posting a comment on increased satellite launches.

Stop the proposed faux watertower Cell Tower at 9300 Mill Station Rd., Sebastopol

Stop Fake Watertower Cell Tower- 9300 Mill Station, Sebastopol

On Oct. 8, 2024,, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approved a 70 ft., T-Mobile cell tower for 9300 Mill Station Rd., Sebastopol.

The installer (Vertical Bridge) plans to make this twelve antenna T-Mobile cell tower look like a faux water tower to “blend in with the neighborhood.” The vote was 3-2, with Supervisors Lynda Hopkins and Susan Gorin voting against it. Now neighbors plan to take this to court!

This proposed tower first came before the Bureau of Zoning Adjustments (BZA) in March 2023. The BZA made a careful and in depth analysis over four public meetings and on June 13, 2024, they unanimously denied the tower, and for good reason!

Their final determination stated that the tower was “inconsistent with the surrounding neighboring residences and the character of the community….” The project was also “considered detrimental to the health, safety, peace and comfort or general welfare of the persons residing or working in the neighborhood or to the general welfare of the area in particular.”

Vertical Bridge was not happy with the decision.  They filed an appeal before the Board of Supervisors and had the BZA denial overturned. It was obvious to all of us in attendance that the Supervisors already had their minds made up to approve the tower prior to the public meeting on Oct. 8th. They had enough good evidence to deny the tower, but they ignored it all.

If this tower is allowed to be built, will our local governments ever stop a cell tower ANYWHERE for ANY REASON?

We have to stand up to this injustice and stand behind the neighbors to protect their right to privacy, safety, and quality of life.

You can help the court case for the Mill Station neighbors by making a tax deductible donation to EMF Safety Network, a 501(c)(3) organization. We have now become a NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION and all donations made directly to the EMF Safety Network are tax deductible to the full extent of the law!

Please send your donation to EMF Safety Network, PO Box 342, Windsor, CA 95492 or use the Donation button on this page. Any amount would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

The EMF Safety Network team

 

Sebastopol: Rethink smart water meters

Years of support for reducing EMF’s in Sebastopol evaporated in October 2021, when the city council unanimously approved smart water meters.

We hired attorney Ariel Strauss and he presented the city attorney with a compromise to only install the digital readers without antennas. The council rejected the compromise claiming the meters were a public good because of the drought. The council later approved a FREE opt out for anyone who doesn’t want the smart water meter. The meters are planned to be deployed in January 2023. 

Beware of Climate Washed Smart Water Meters!

Why did Sebastopol, who banned smart meters in 2013, do this?  Syserco, a registered contractor for PG&E, sold the 2.2 million dollar project to Sebastopol as a water and energy savings initiative. Council members promoted the meters as a climate action solution. When asked to provide clarifying information on the purported savings, Syserco wrote:

“…there has never been a claim that the new meters “save energy, save water and reduce greenhouse gas emissions”.

The real reason for the new meters according to Syserco is money.  However, Syserco did claim the meters would save water and were energy efficient, and the staff report called the meters a “green initiative”. This is climate-washing, the use of deceptive marketing spin.  Read more here. 

 

New study calls for EMF regulation to protect wildlife

There’s a new study by Blake Levitt, Henry Lai and Albert Manville: “Effects of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields on flora and fauna, part 1. Rising ambient EMF levels in the environment” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34047144/

It is time to recognize ambient EMF as a novel form of pollution and develop rules at regulatory agencies that designate air as ‘habitat’ so EMF can be regulated like other pollutants. Wildlife loss is often unseen and undocumented until tipping points are reached. Long-term chronic low-level EMF exposure standards, which do not now exist, should be set accordingly for wildlife, and environmental laws should be strictly enforced.

 

Global EMF Monitoring Call for volunteers

Can you BRAG about your city?

Dr. Magda Havas has initiated a Global EMF Monitoring project, calling for volunteers to measure EMF’s in their city.  So far there are almost 200 volunteers from 16 countries.  Here’s short breakdown of what’s required of volunteers.

    1. You will need to either have or purchase a Safe & Sound Pro RF meter (either Pro I or Pro II) available at www.slt.com . If you volunteer for the Global EMF Project they will give you a discount code.
    2. You will be measuring at 4 corners of 5 main intersections in your city which will take about 2 hours. Because this is a science project, it’s important to follow these instructions carefully.
    3. Watch this video below for how to measure a location.

4. When you’re measuring people might ask you questions about what you’re doing. You can give them this fact sheet which will explain why you are measuring and help to educate people.

5. To learn more details about this project go to their website at globalEMF.net  and if you would like to volunteer please send a quick email to:  info@globalEMF.net

Save the analog meters in Maine

Maine Utilities New Smart Meter Scam

Simmering in the background with little notice since early 2019, Central Maine Power Company’s (CMP’s) proposal to get rid of analog electric utility meters opened for public comment at the Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC). The comment period ends Monday the 22nd. (Docket 2019-00044)

In 2011 the MPUC ordered CMP to provide two “opt out” alternatives for customers who didn’t want the controversial smart meters, an electromechanical (analog) meter, and a “radio off” smart meter. CMP was ordered to retain enough analog meters for the opt out customers. At that time they had 600,000 analog meters.

CMP now claims they are out of analog meters. They are proposing to only offer “solid state” meters. Solid state meters are in fact smart meters. “CMP appears to have violated their requirement to keep enough electromechanical meters for opt out customers”, said Ed Friedman, spokesperson for the Maine Coalition to Stop Smart Meters. “If they truly “misplaced” or scrapped the approximately 594,500 meters not being used by current opt out customers, they need to be held accountable.” he added.

Former State Representative Andrea Boland pointed out CMP’s history of vacant pretenses of expertise and failures. “Now”,she said, “they set out to again dissemble and deceive in an attempt to convince the MPUC that smart meters are not smart meters and the order permitting opt-outs by customers (even at a hefty monthly penalty) is not a valid order.”

Maine Coalition to Stop Smart Meters wants to save the analogs because smart meters, including “radio off” smart meters, create dirty electricity which is a heath hazard.

Elisa Boxer, one of the original complainants to the MPUC in 2011 said: “We presented evidence from engineers and other experts that digital solid-state meters were not an acceptable alternative to analogs for several reasons, including the emission of transients onto the home wiring. Voltage transients, otherwise known as one type of “dirty electricity,” are spikes of electromagnetic interference (EMI) that travel along the wiring in the walls and have been implicated in cancer cases worldwide.” (see Woodward & Harding oscilloscope comparisons)

Woodward & Harding-Power Quality Comparison: Smart Meter v Analog
These emissions from home wiring may be one reason why smart meters have had such devastating health effects. Dr. Beatrice Golumb MD PhD, Professor of Medicine at UC San Diego said:  “Our survey study shows this smart meter induced electrical sensitivity often led to catastrophic impacts in the lives of those affected”. She requested the PUC “please ensure purely analog electromechanical meters remain available for those who wish them”, citing this as an issue of importance for the health of vulnerable members of the public.
Golumb, 2020, EMF Medical Conference 2021
Dr. Albert Manville, retired wildlife biologist specializing in bird impacts from towers, powerlines and wireless radiation wrote: “concerns with smart meters (with or without transmitters) include radiation sensitivity, cancers and other health problems caused by the radiation frequencies, issues with dirty electricity, high maintenance costs, privacy and hacking concerns, fire dangers, and unfair opt-out fees we pay each month (at best, our meter is read every other month but we’re billed each month – double dipping).”
 
Summary of Symptoms after Exposure to Wireless Utility Meters

Thanks to: Maine Coalition to Stop Smart Meters.

Landmark 5G study by New Hampshire legislative Commission recommends reducing wireless exposure

The state of New Hampshire established a legislative commission to study the environmental and health effects of 5G wireless technology in 2019.  They recently completed their final report which includes 15 recommendations to raise awareness, educate, promote oversight, and reduce radiofrequency radiation (RF, also known as wireless).

The commission met between September 2019 and October 2020 and included 13 members with backgrounds in physics, engineering electromagnetics, epidemiology, biostatistics, occupational health, toxicology, medicine, public health policy, business, law, and a representative from the wireless industry.

They were tasked with answering 8 questions which included: why the insurance industry has exclusions for RF damages; why cell phone manufacturers have legal advice warning about distance between cell phones and the body; why 1,000’s of peer-reviewed RF studies that show a wide range of health affects, including DNA damage, brain and heart tumors, infertility, and many other ailments, have been ignored by the Federal Communication Commission (FCC); why the FCC guidelines do not account for health effects of wireless; why the FCC RF limits are 100 times higher than other countries; why the FCC is ignoring the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of wireless as a possible carcinogen; why when the world’s leading scientists signed an appeal to protect public health from wireless radiation nothing has been done; and why the health effects of ever-growing numbers of pulse signals riding on the electromagnetic waves has not been explored.

Early on in their research the Commission learned that they could not discuss 5G without including all things wireless “…the Commission concluded that all things emitting radio frequency (RF) radiation needed to be considered together because of the interaction of all these waves.” At the heart of their discussion was whether or not RF affects humans, animals and nature. The introduction states:

There is mounting evidence that DNA damage can occur from radiation outside of the ionizing part of the spectrum.

The Commission heard from ten experts in physics, epidemiology, toxicology, and public policy. Everyone except the telecom representative acknowledged the large body of science showing RF-radiation emitted by wireless devices can effect humans, especially children, animals, insects, and plants.

The Commission endorsed 15 recommendations. “The objective of those recommendations is to bring about greater awareness of cell phone, wireless and 5G radiation health effects and to provide guidance to officials on steps and policies that can reduce public exposure.”  

The following is a summary of their recommendations. Only exact wording is quoted and italicized. See their final report for exact wording for all their recommendations.

  1. Engage the US government to require the FCC to do an independent review of the RF standards and RF health risks;
  2. Require NH state agencies to include links on their website(s) about RF-radiation from all sources, including 5G, and showing how to minimize exposure, as well as public service announcements warning of RF health risks especially to pregnant women and children.
  3. Require eye-level signage for every 5G antenna in the public rights- of-way.
  4. “Schools and public libraries should migrate from RF wireless connections for computers, laptops, pads, and other devices, to hard- wired or optical connections within a five-year period starting when funding becomes available.” [please note, we support hard-wired connections, but as far as we know optical connections, such as Lifi, have not been proven safe. It is unfortunate that it’s included in this recommendation.]
  5. Collect signal strength measurements including worst-case conditions for all wireless facilities, including when changes are made, and make that information public. If measurements exceed radiation thresholds, the municipality can take the facility offline. Measurements taken by an independent contractor and the cost paid by the installer.
  6. Establish new protocols for measuring RF to better evaluate signal characteristics, taking into account the high-data-rate radiation known to be harmful to human health. Enable the summative effects of multiple radiation sources to be measured.
  7. Require that any new wireless antennae be set back from residences, businesses, and schools.
  8. Upgrade the educational offerings by the NH Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC) to include RF measurements.
  9. The State of New Hampshire should develope a continually updated map of RF exposure levels across the state.
  10. “Strongly recommend all new cell phones and all other wireless devices sold come equipped with updated software that can stop the phone from radiating when positioned against the body.”
  11. “Promote and adopt a statewide position that would strongly encourage moving forward with the deployment of fiber optic cable connectivity, internal wired connections, and optical wireless to serve all commercial and public properties statewide.”
  12. “Further basic science studies are needed in conjunction with the medical community outlining the characteristics of expressed clinical symptoms related to radio frequency radiation exposure.”
  13. “Recommend the use of exposure warning signs to be posted in commercial and public buildings. In addition, encourage commercial and public buildings, especially healthcare facilities, to establish RF-radiation free zones where employees and visitors can seek refuge from the effects of wireless RF emissions.”
  14. “The State of New Hampshire should engage agencies with appropriate scientific expertise, including ecological knowledge, to develop RF-radiation safety limits that will protect the trees, plants, birds, insects, and pollinators.”
  15. “The State of New Hampshire should engage our Federal Delegation to legislate that under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) the FCC do an environmental impact statement as to the effect on New Hampshire and the country as a whole from the expansion of RF wireless technologies.”

This is a model of exemplary action by a state government. Please consider reading and sharing this landmark report with decision makers in your community and state in order to begin the reductions needed to protect people and nature from increasing exposure to RF radiation.

A minority report written by Senator James Gray, David Juvet (Business and Industry rep) and Bethanne Cooley (telecommunications rep) is included since they did not agree with the majority opinion. This minority report parrots the language of the telecommunications industry and exposes their agenda to ignore science and continue to confuse the public.

Special thanks to Cece Doucette, Theodora Scarato, the Environmental Health Trust, and the Senators, experts and committee members who collaborated on this important effort.

EMF Medical Conference 2021

The biological and health effects of electromagnetic field exposure are scientifically established and no longer deniable, and patients and clinicians are observing and documenting cases of EMF associated illness.

The EMF Medical Conference 2021, a virtual conference, will convene January 28-31, 2021 to review the latest exposure science. Leading physicians, clinicians, and scientists will conduct presentations on the recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of EMF associated illness, and experts in EMF assessment will present proven methods that can prevent or limit EMF exposure hazards.  As a conference participant, you will receive:

  • 4 days of learning
  • 34 lectures
  • 6 panels
  • EMF Meter Workshop
  • Interactive format to meet fellow attendees
  • An interactive exhibit hall providing tools to enhance your practice
  • This conference has been approved for 16.5 hours of CME.

 For more information visit:  https://emfconference2021.com

Preparatory conference with Magda Havas, Ph.D., Professor Emerita. Prepare for EMF Medical Conference 2021 by enrolling in our Virtual Pre-Conference Course: Electrosmog & Electrotherapeutics 101. Dr. Havas will provide a basic understanding of the electromagnetic spectrum, anthropogenic sources of electrosmog, natural sources of electromagnetic frequencies and their role in bio-modulation. Course consists of 4 hours of instruction plus 2 hours for Q&A for 4 CME credits.

Date: October 23 and 24, 2020
Time: 8 am until 11 am Pacific time

  • Early Bird Special cost of course if you register by September 15, 2020.
  • $99 – 4 hours of Contributing Medical Education (CME) credits
  • $49 – for those not seeking CME.
  • If you would like to enroll in the Pre-Conference Course separately, the price is $129 (4 hours CME) and $79 (non-CME).

MORE INFORMATION 

Olle Johansson, PhD Neuroscientist & Global Authority on Radiation and Health, formerly with the Karolinska Institute, spoke at the 2019 EMF Medical Conference. See clip of Professor Johansson’s  lecture from the 2019 EMF Conference: https://vimeo.com/449013621

Erica Mallery-Blythe MD will be speaking on Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity (EHS) Diagnosis, Management and Prognosis at the
EMF Medical Conference 2021. See clip of Dr. Mallery-Blythe’s lecture from the 2019 EMF Conference: https://vimeo.com/452597619

Gunnar Heuser MD, PhD will be speaking on Functional Brain Scans of Patients Exposed to Neurotoxic Chemicals and/or EMF at the EMF Medical Conference 2021.See clip of Dr. Heuser’s lecture from the 2019 EMF Conference: https://vimeo.com/451286713