Radio towers would put public's health at risk
Delta Optimist
July 31, 2015 12:00 AM
The proposed KRPI radio towers proposed just
south of the border in Point Roberts pose real health concerns for both
Tsawwassen and Point Roberts residents. In reality, we are facing a public
health risk for our children, our grandchildren and ourselves.
Many people are under the impression this battle
has been won. It has not. So far we have spent over $150,000 US in this very
expensive legal battle, first at the Whatcom County level and now in Skagit
County Superior Court, where BBC Broadcasting Inc. (the owners of KRPI) are
appealing Whatcom County's denial of permits to construct the towers.
We fully expect KRPI, should it lose this appeal,
will continue to the next level in state and possibly federal courts. We can continue
this vital, protracted battle by Tsawwassen and Point Roberts citizens donating
money to pay our very competent lawyers who have already won before the Whatcom
County hearing examiner and then the Whatcom County council, which unanimously
upheld the hearing examiner's decision.
We take for granted our quality of life and
health. We must protect it, but to do so we need your continued support. KRPI's
owners are hoping we will tire, that we will run out of funds and that they
will win by attrition, by exhausting us and by draining us.
We believe this crossborder community is too
strong and resilient for that to happen, but without everyone's help, it just
might. And, if it does, we and our children and grandchildren will suffer the
consequences.
We are all in this together. If every household
donates a little, that adds up to a lot.
A number of epidemiological studies have
concluded that proximity to AM radio towers increases the risk of developing
childhood leukemia. One study concludes there was an "increased risk of
lymphocytic leukemia among children with higher levels of exposure to radio
frequency radiation from nearby AM radio broadcasting (stations) than among
children with lower levels of exposure."
We estimate the risk zone will reach all the way
to Highway 17A and possibly beyond. We must protect our pregnant mothers and
4,000 children who are more vulnerable to electromagnetic radiation (EMR).
Recent cellular research has shown that our DNA suffers breaks in its strands
with continuous exposure to EMR. M. Blank, PhD, a leading researcher in
cellular research, cautions:
"Continuous exposure to EMR would predispose
an individual to the accumulation of DNA damage and the development of
cancer."
Our bodies are not adapted to withstand prolonged
exposure to EMR. If the proposed KRPI towers are built, we will be subject to
powerful 50,000 watts of EMR, 24 hours a day, seven days a week for as long as
the towers are operational.
This invisible but highpowered constant wave of
EMR will travel through the air and four metres into wet soil. Alarmingly, this
EMR penetrates our bodies. In May, 202 world scientists from 40 countries
issued an appeal to the UN and WHO calling for protection from non-ionizing
electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure. These scientists list the EMF effects as:
"increase in harmful free radicals, genetic damages, learning and memory
deficits, neurological disorders, structural and functional changes in the
reproductive system and negative impacts on general well being." These
health impacts can not be allowed to happen to us and our families.
We must protect our health and way of life.
Please donate at notowers. webs.com or send a cheque to PRTA-FTT, P.O. Box 158,
Point Roberts, WA, 98281. We are all grateful for your financial support.
The website also contains references for the
scientific studies.
Beverly Alder is a member of the Cross Border
Coalition to Stop the Radio Towers.
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