Homeowner files class action lawsuit to stop smart meters
Wednesday,
August 07, 2013 by: Lloyd Burrell
Tags: smart meters, class action
lawsuit, homeowners
(NaturalNews) Smart meters, aka wireless utility
meters, even though never tested for their effect on human beings, are now
being rolled out on a massive scale to measure a household's electrical, gas,
and water usage all across the country and around the globe.
Nomi Davis says
'enough'. Enough of being coerced and intimidated by a company that has no
regard for freedom of choice or living a life without fear and risk of
possible dire health consequences. Davis, a fed-up homeowner who resides in
Salt Spring Island, Vancouver has taken action against the British Columbia
Hydro and Power Authority to demand freedom of choice for all of BC Hydro's
customers. Davis's class action lawsuit, filed July 25th of this year,
addresses BC Hydro's attempt to remove their customers' basic
civil rights by using coercive tactics in order to implement their rigid smart
meter installation program; a program that is intrusive and possibly life
threatening.
Public fears well founded
Public fears about smart meter installations are well
founded. They are backed by a growing number of medical authorities, such as
those of the Santa Cruz County (California) Public Health Department, who are
voicing concerns. These authorities are worried about the growing number of
people who say they have developed electrical sensitivity (ES) and other
health complaints. In many cases, their symptoms developed after the
installation of wireless smart meters.
Smart meters emit a type of
electromagnetic field called radio-frequency (RF) radiation. The International
Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), has clearly singled out RF
radiation, as emitted by smart meters and
similar wireless devices, as a possible Class 2B carcinogen. These type of
radiation exposures have been found to contribute to DNA damage (an indirect
link to cancer), and the creation of free radicals; molecules which damage
cells and are associated with cancer.
Dr. Vini G. Khurana, neurosurgeon and
Associate Professor at the Australian National University Medical School
shares his concerns. "Adverse neurological effects have been reported in
people who sustain close proximity to wireless meters, especially under 10
feet. If a smart meter is located on a common wall with a bedroom or kitchen,
the RF exposure can be the same as being within 200 to 600 feet distance of a
cell tower with multiple carriers." Smart meter radiation exposure is
particularly dangerous due to the prolonged, 24/7, nature of the exposure.
Legal action is the only solution for some
The single best approach to avoid the installation of a
smart meter is to choose the opt-out option. This may or may not be an easily
accessible avenue to take depending upon the policy of the company installing
the smart meters. Some investigatory action will
determine whether or not a particular company provides a way out or if company
policy dictates mandatory installation. If mandatory, there is no opting out
without pursuing legal action.
There are a number of lawsuits currently in
motion against smart meter installations. Court cases have already been won in
Portland, Maine and Hawaii. In a recent lawsuit brought against Southern
California Edison, the judge ordered the utilities company to pay for health
damages or remove the meter.
Citizen rights
It is within a citizen's right and ultimately their
power to choose a wired meter over a wireless smart meter. The right decision
means a decrease in the exposure to dangerous RF radiation and the risks that
come with that exposure.
Sources for this article include:
http://citizensforsafetechnology.org
http://www.globalresearch.ca
http://smartmeterlawsuits.blogspot.fr
http://maisonsaine.ca
http://science.naturalnews.com
About
the author:
Lloyd Burrell is the author of a new ebook entitled "How
To Beat Electrical Sensitivity" which offers a solution to the growing
number of people whose health is being compromised by exposure to wireless and
similar technologies, see www.electricsense.com/3-free-chapters.html
Since
falling prey to a violent reaction to his cell phone in 2002 he has spent the
last 10 years researching the effects of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) on
health. He now offers a complete solution on how to live a healthy life in our
increasingly electromagnetic world.
You can download his free EMF Health
Report and subscribe to his newsletter by visiting his websitehttp://www.electricsense.com/. You can
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