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Smart Meters: Public Discussion - Wednesday June 13, 2012, 5:30-7:00 PM - Hayes Room at The Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier.

Post to Facebook:    For Distribution:     June 11, 2012   Annoucement from The Bridge - Montpelier VT's community newspaper:   Smart Meters:  Public Discussion - Wednesday June 13, 2012, 5:30-7:00 PM - Hayes Room at The Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier.   Green Mountain Power is currently installing smart meters in Montpelier. The Bridge is sponsoring a public discussion about these devices. Representatives from GMP will discuss the benefits and other issues of this technology. Allen Gilbert from the ACLU will discuss information and security issues. Representatives from The EMR Policy Institute will discuss health and safety issues.   # # #   Background and References for the June 13 Forum presentation of The EMR Policy Institute:   Why Opt Out of a Wireless Smart Meter?  Smart Meter Health Concerns Not Grounded in Fact?   Green Mountain Power, Central Vermont Public Service, and Burlington Electric Department are now deploying wireless “smart meters” around the state.  Even so, it seems many of their customers are still unaware of what they are, and why there is so much controversy.   Smart meters are a new type of electric meter that closely track energy usage.  Most of Vermont’s utilities chose a wireless “mesh” option.  These wireless meters send usage data from one meter to another, down the street, until it reaches one of the collectors located in each neighborhood.   What few realize is that wireless meters emit levels of radiofrequency (RF) radiation that concern many independent scientists. They warn that long-term exposure to these kinds of electromagnetic fields increases the risk of serious short- and long-term health issues. http://tinyurl.com/bnp4gmh#18 The London Resolution; #16 David Gee; #17 Cindy Sage, David O. Carpenter   Recently the American Academy of Environmental Medicine released a position paper calling for immediate caution for wireless meter installations. The paper states, “more independent research is needed to assess the safety of smart meter technology” as “patients are reporting to physicians the development of symptoms and adverse health effects after smart meters are installed on their homes. Immediate action is necessary to protect the public’s health.” http://aaemonline.org/emf_rf_position.html   In a January 18, 2012 letter to the Austrian Federal Ministry for Economics, Family and Youth, The Austrian Chamber of Physicians (Austrian Medical Association –OAK ( www.aerztekammer.at )  calls for a reconsideration or suspension of “the planned timetable of the mandatory introduction of ‘smart meters’” in Austria, “pending clarification and solution of open questions.”  OAK’s letter states: The Austrian Chamber of Physicians strictly rejects another, in this case actually state-mandated, expansion of the electrosmog exposure on the Austrian population. The expected health consequences would be an increase in symptoms and diseases that fall into the category of so-called multi-system diseases. This illness is characterized by involving several organs or functional systems at the same time and in interaction. These health and socioeconomic consequences that are to be expected are, from the perspective of the Austrian Chamber of Physicians, mandatory to be included in the consideration. Who is liable in the event of health problems and diseases caused by the increased field exposure on the part of the Smart Meter?   See: http://thepowerfilm.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Aust.-Phys.Chamber-fed-letter-German.pdf   http://thepowerfilm.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Aust.-Phys.-Chamber-fed-letter-Engl-trans.pdf   At its March 3, 2012 Vienna meeting of environmental medicine officers of the Regional Medical Associations, the Austrian Chamber of Physicians adopted the following position on the EMF syndrome:   Guideline of the Austrian Medical Association (Austrian Chamber of Physicians) for the diagnosis and treatment of EMF-related health problems and illnesses (EMF syndrome).   Consensus paper of the Austrian Medical Association’s EMR Working Group:  See:   http://www.scribd.com/doc/87308119/Guideline-of-the-Austrian-Medical-Association-for-the-diagnosis-and-treatment-of-EMF-related-health-problems-and-illnesses-EMF-syndrome   In areas where wireless meters have already been deployed, thousands of health complaints have been reported with symptoms including: migraines, ringing in the ears, heart and circulatory issues, difficulty sleeping, depression, and memory loss.  http://emfsafetynetwork.org/?page_id=2292   Utilities downplay the RF levels emitted from wireless meters, some even going so far as to say they emit less radiation than the human body. This is factually misleading, and prevents customers from understanding what the meters actually do.   Independent expert Daniel Hirsh PhD, Professor of nuclear policy at UCSC, examined the evidence and determined that it’s actually the other way around:  wireless meters emit 50 times more whole body RF exposure than a cell phone. http://tinyurl.com/8xntbrk   Current advertising campaigns compare wireless meters to cell phones and other household devices, asserting that the meters emit much less radiation than what we are already exposed to on an everyday basis.  http://www.cvps.com/ProgramsServices/smartpower/assets/ElsterDS42-1078A.pdf   The Vermont Department of Health (VDH) has also misinformed the public about wireless smart meter RF emissions. William Irwin PhD, chief of radiological services, has stated that wireless meters only “send a signal a couple times per day.”  http://tinyurl.com/6tyj9e4   However, his statement – seemingly in defense of the industry he is charged with regulating – ignores that meters operating in a mesh network are constantly chattering.  In fact, wireless meter designers have acknowledged that their meters can average more than 10,000 RF transmissions per day. http://tinyurl.com/7zh4mtd  p. 7.   Measurements taken by independent investigators have shown that wireless meters, even as far as 30 feet away, can emit RF levels comparable to having a cell phone tower nearby. Studies on populations that live near cell towers consistently show an increased risk of cancer and neurological illnesses.  http://tinyurl.com/6r4p88x   http://buildingbiology.ca/pdf/rimbachstudy.pdf   Utilities have repeatedly claimed that the meters comply with FCC requirements.  But the FCC “guidelines” were adopted in 1996, based on research published prior to 1986. The research studies used continuous wave RF, not the kind of modern modulated “pulsed” radiation that is emitted from smart meters.  http://tinyurl.com/bn73mmz      http://tinyurl.com/btfpae2       www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12036   http://tinyurl.com/bnp4gmh - #15 Carl Blackman   FCC guidelines are thermally based, i.e., they protect you only against short-term overheating or shock. Claiming that radiation levels fall within FCC guidelines says nothing about safety from the risk of long-term exposure that gives rise to many chronic diseases. The public is most concerned about increased risk of cancer, miscarriage, birth defects, semen quality, autoimmune diseases, etc. http://tinyurl.com/czeq69p         http://tinyurl.com/cdk5bvz   In May 2011, the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer classified all RF radiation as a Group 2B possible human carcinogen, the same category as lead paint, exhaust fumes, and DDT.  http://tinyurl.com/84cekfd   IARC Director Christopher Wild called the group of more than two dozen scientists and doctors from 14 countries, "the world's leading experts."  The vote was nearly unanimous.   ( http://tinyurl.com/7jcs4wx)   Wireless smart meters are reported to interfere with household electrical appliances, medical devices (i.e. pacemakers, insulin pumps) and home security systems, causing them to malfunction.  http://tinyurl.com/d4frnxs  and  http://tinyurl.com/8xgee8z   Because of all of this, over 50 California municipalities have taken actions that make wireless smart meters illegal within their jurisdictions.  All the while, utilities have steadfastly denied any connection between wireless meter installation and the hundreds and hundreds of health complaints that arise as soon as installations take place.   http://tinyurl.com/86mdukb   Scroll down to find the list.   Many scientists and academics have written to government agencies in charge of the decision to deploy wireless smart meters, to alert them of the possible dangers in such a widespread public exposure to RF, urging commissions in charge of overseeing utilities to exercise more precaution.   Utilities and regulators may sound reassuring, but many experts in the field are not so sure wireless smart meters are good for you.  www.ccst.us/projects/smart2/   The good news is that the Vermont Legislature and the Public Service Board have required utilities to allow customers who may share these concerns to “opt out” of the wireless smart meter installation programs, and to do so for free.  We encourage you to inform yourself, and make your own “smart” meter decision.

P.O. Box 117 | Marshfield, VT 05658 US

NEW Urgent Warning to All Cell Phone Users

NEW Urgent Warning to All Cell Phone Users

June 16 2012 

 

By Dr. Mercola

If you think the jury's still out on whether cell phones can be dangerous to your health, then you might want to take the time to listen to this video. Dr. Devra Davis, author of the book, "The Secret History of the War on Cancer," has been researching the safety hazards of radiation emanating from your cell phone.

Like many people, Dr. Davis just didn't believe the possibility of cell phones being dangerous―until she studied it. And now, with the toxicological and epidemiological evidence to back up her claims, she's trying to get the word out that cell phone radiation is not only dangerous, but can be downright lethal.

In her lecture, Dr. Davis explains how the biological impact of your cell phone is notrelated to its power, which is quite weak, but rather to the erratic nature of its signal and its ability to disrupt resonance and interfere with DNA repair. This is now believed to be the most plausible theory for understanding the wide array of health impacts discovered, which includes cancer...

Can Your Cell Phone Cause Cancer?

One interesting case that can serve as an illustrative warning of the cancer-causing potential of cell phones is that of a young woman with no other predisposing risk factors for cancer who came down with multi-focal breast cancer. The case was revealed in the May issue of the Environmental Health Trust's newsletterⁱ.  As it turns out, the young lady had the curious habit of tucking her cell phone into her bra...

Two cancer specialists, Robert Nagourney and John West, concluded there was only one other possibility that might have directly contributed to her breast cancer. "We connected the dots," the patient said. And the dots―quite literally the pattern of the cancer, and distribution of the cancerous cells―lined up perfectly with the shape of her cell phone.

While her doctor can't prove the cell phone caused her cancer, it should serve as a potent warning not only to other women who might tuck their phones in their bras, but also to those of you who keep your phones in your pants pocket or shirt pocket as well. As a general rule, you'll want to avoid carrying your phone anywhere on your body. Keep in mind that the most dangerous place to be, in terms of radiation exposure, is within about six inches of the emitting antenna. You do not want any part of your body within that proximity.

Why Carrying Your Cell Phone on Your Body is a Bad Idea...

Regardless of the area exposed to the continuous radiation emitted by your cell phone, there's the potential for harm, although certain areas are clearly more vulnerable than others.

For example, research published in 2009 showed evidence that wearing a cell phone on your hip may weaken an area of your pelvisⁱⁱ. Using an X-ray technique used in the diagnosis and monitoring of patients with osteoporosis, researchers measured pelvic bone density in 150 men who regularly carried their cell phones attached to their belts. The men carried their phones for an average of 15 hours each day, and had used cell phones for an average of six years. The researchers found that bone mineral density was lowered on the side of the pelvis where the mobile phones were carried, raising the possibility that bone density could be adversely affected by the electromagnetic fields emitted by cell phones.

It's important to realize that as long as your cell phone is on, it emits radiation intermittently, even when you are not actually making a call. So wearing a cell phone on your hip for 15 hours a day is giving that area of your body nearly continuous radiation exposure.

Previous studies have found that cell phone radiation can affect men's sperm count, and the quality and motility of their sperm, and this may be a far greater issue than its effect on bone density. One such study, published in PLoS Oneⁱⁱⁱ found that:

"RF-EMR in both the power density and frequency range of mobile phones enhances mitochondrial reactive oxygen species generation by human spermatozoa, decreasing the motility and vitality of these cells while stimulating DNA base adduct formation and, ultimately DNA fragmentation. These findings have clear implications for the safety of extensive mobile phone use by males of reproductive age, potentially affecting both their fertility and the health and wellbeing of their offspring."

Men in particular may want to reconsider carrying their cell phones on their belts or in their pocket, in close proximity of their reproductive organs. In addition, you have a number of other sensitive organs in that general area, including liver, kidneys, colon and bladder—all of which are susceptible to radiation.

Recent Evidence Identifies Strong Cell Phone Cancer Link

Last year, an Israeli research group reported a sharp increase in the incidence of parotid gland tumors over the last 30 years, with the steepest increase happening after 2001. Your parotid gland is a type of salivary gland, located closest to your cheek—the same area where most people typically hold their cell phones. The researchers found a four-fold increase in parotid gland cancers from 1970 to 2006, while rates of other salivary gland cancers remained stable^iv.

That same year, Dr. Siegal Sadetzki, the principle investigator of a 2008 study, testified at a U.S. Senate Hearing that cell phones were identified as a contributor to salivary gland tumors. The report states that your risk of getting a parotid tumor on the same side of your head that you use for listening to the mobile phone increases by:

• 34 percent if you are a regular cell phone user and have used a mobile phone for 5 years.
• 58 percent if you had more than about 5,500 calls in your lifetime.
• 49 percent if you have spoken on the phone for more than 266.3 hours during your lifetime.

World Health Organizaion Classifies Cell Phone Radiation as Class B Carcinogen

Cell phone subscriptions are now estimated at 5.9 billion globally^v—that's 87 percent of the world population! I think it's safe to say, we've already passed the point of no return when it comes to this technology. But as cell phone use continues to grow unabated, a growing body of researchers is speaking out against the technology, warning that it may have serious biological side effects that must be acknowledged and remedied.

Fortunately, their warnings are slowly but surely beginning to be heard.

On May 31, 2011, the World Health Organization (WHO)/International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) issued a report admitting cell phones might indeed cause cancer, classifying radiofrequency electromagnetic fields as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" (Class 2B)^vi. The classification came in part in response to research showing wireless telephones increase the risk for brain cancer.

According to the press release^vii:

"Dr Jonathan Samet (University of Southern California, USA), overall Chairman of the Working Group, indicated that "the evidence, while still accumulating, is strong enough to support a conclusion and the 2B classification. The conclusion means that there could be some risk, and therefore we need to keep a close watch for a link between cell phones and cancer risk."

"Given the potential consequences for public health of this classification and findings," said IARC Director Christopher Wild, "it is important that additional research be conducted into the long‐term, heavy use of mobile phones. Pending the availability of such information, it is important to take pragmatic measures to reduce exposure such as hands‐free devices or texting."

Children are at Greatest Risk—Including While in Utero

Sadly, children and teens are at greatest risk—both for parotid gland tumors and brain tumors—as their thinner skull bones allow for greater penetration of cell phone radiation. The radiation can enter all the way into their midbrain, where tumors are more deadly. In addition, children's cells reproduce more quickly, so they're more susceptible to aggressive cell growth. Children also face a far greater lifetime exposure. According to Professor Lennart Hardell of Sweden, those who begin using cell phones heavily as teenagers have 4 to 5 times more brain cancer as young adults!

The following image, used with permission from the book Public Health SOS: The Shadow Side of the Wireless Revolution, clearly shows the differences in depth of penetration between adults and young children.

Pregnant women would also be wise to avoid cell phones as much as possible. In 2008, researchers analyzed data from nearly 13,000 children and found that exposure to cell phones while in the womb, and also during childhood, were linked to behavioral difficulties.^viiiUsing handsets just two or three times a day during pregnancy was enough to raise the risk of their babies developing hyperactivity and difficulties with conduct, emotions, and relationships by the time they reached school age—and the risk became even greater if the children also used the phones themselves before the age of seven.

Overall, the study revealed that mothers who used mobile phones were 54 percent more likely to have children with behavioral problems. Later on, when the children began using cell phones themselves, they were:

• 80 percent more likely to suffer from behavioral difficulties
• 25 percent more at risk from emotional problems
• 34 percent more likely to suffer from difficulties relating to their peers
• 35 percent more likely to be hyperactive
• 49 percent more prone to problems with conduct

Experts Adamantly Claim Harmful Effects are Now Provable

Experts in the area of the biological effects of electromagnetic frequencies (EMF) and wireless technologies believe there's virtually no doubt that cell phones and related gadgets are capable of causing not only cancer but contributing to a wide variety of other conditions, from depression and diabetes to heart irregularities and impaired fertility. Researchers have now identified numerous mechanisms of harm, which explain how electromagnetic fields impact your cells and damages your DNA.

One such expert is Dr. Martin Blank, PhD, one of the most experienced researchers of the cellular and molecular effects of electromagnetic fields in the U.S. He gave an informative speech at the November 18, 2010 Commonwealth Club of California program, "The Health Effects of Electromagnetic Fields," co-sponsored by ElectromagneticHealth.org. In it, he explained why your DNA, with its 'coil of coils' structure, is especially vulnerable to electromagnetic fields of all kinds.

As described in the International Journal of Radiation Biology, April 2011^ix, DNA possesses the two structural characteristics of fractal antennas: electronic conduction, and self-symmetry.

These properties contribute to greater reactivity of DNA to electromagnetic fields than other tissues, making the long-term consequences of repeated microwave exposures to our genetic material of great concern. Dr. Blank is adamant when he says that there IS evidence of harm, and that the harm can be significant. He also points out that the science showing harmful effects has been peer-reviewed, published, and that the results have been replicated, evaluated and "judged by scientists capable of judging it." I wrote an in-depth article about these findings back in January of last year. If you missed it, go ahead and review it now.

An analysis of the range of known mechanisms of action, including DNA effects, was published in November 2010 in "Non-Thermal Effects and Mechanisms of Interaction Between Electromagnetic Fields and Living Matter^x." Furthermore, the mobile industry's ownresearch in the 13-country Interphone study^xi showed a 40 percent increased risk of brain cancer from 1,640 or more hours of cell phone use, and independent Swedish research published in 2007 showed a 540 percent increased risk of brain cancer from greater than 2,000 hours of cell phone use^xii.

My Top Tips for Cell Phone Safety

It's worth remembering that the telecommunication industry is much larger than the medical industrial complex, and they have far more influence than the drug companies. They're also mirroring many of the same tactics as the tobacco industry to pedal their wares. This includes attempting to discredit researchers who publish unfavorable cell phone studies.

As Dr. Davis shows in her lecture above, the results of any study can be accurately predicted by looking at its sponsorship. According to a review by Dr. Lai in 2008, the probability that a study will find "no effect" is two to three times higher in industry-funded studies, while independently-funded studies into the health effects of mobile technology are TWICE as likely to find a positive result.

So please, be aware that there is already robust scientific evidence that cell phones and other wireless devices pose significant health risks to all of us—especially to children and pregnant women. So while such findings are not being widely publicized as of yet, it makes sense to take action now to protect yourself and your children. You can help to minimize your exposure to electromagnetic radiation from cell phones and other wireless devices by heeding the following advice:

• Children Should Always Avoid Using Cell Phones: Barring a life-threatening emergency, children should not use a cell phone, or a wireless device of any type.
• Reduce Your Cell Phone Use: Turn your cell phone off more often. Reserve it for emergencies or important matters. As long as your cell phone is on, it emits radiation intermittently, even when you are not actually making a call. If you're pregnant, avoiding or reducing your cell phone use may be especially important.
• Use a Land Line at Home and at Work: Although more and more people are switching to using cell phones as their exclusive phone contact, it is a dangerous trend and you can choose to opt out of the madness. SKYPE offers a portable number via your computer that can plug into any Ethernet port while traveling.
• Reduce or Eliminate Your Use of Other Wireless Devices: You would be wise to cut down your use of these devices. Just as with cell phones, it is important to ask yourself whether or not you really need to use them as often as you do. And most importantly, do not even consider having any electronic or wireless devices in the bedroom that will interfere with the quality of your sleep.
If you must use a portable home phone, use the older kind that operates at 900 MHz. They are not safer during calls, but at least many of them do not broadcast constantly even when no call is being made. Note the only way to truly be sure if there is an exposure from your cordless phone is to measure with an electrosmog meter, and it must be one that goes up to the frequency of your portable phone (so old meters won't help much). As many portable phones are 5.8 Gigahertz, we recommend you look for RF meters that go up to 8 Gigahertz, the highest range now available in a meter suitable for consumers.
Alternatively you can be very careful with the base station placement as that causes the bulk of the problem since it transmits signals 24/7, even when you aren't talking. So if you can keep the base station at least three rooms away from where you spend most of your time, and especially your bedroom, they may not be as damaging to your health. Another option is to just simply turn the portable phone off, only using it when you specifically need the convenience of moving about while on a call.
Ideally it would be helpful to turn off your base station every night before you go to bed.
You can find RF meters as well as remediation supplies at www.emfsafetystore.com. But you can pretty much be sure your portable phone is a problem if the technology is DECT, or digitally enhanced cordless technology.
• Use Your Cell Phone Only Where Reception is Good: The weaker the reception, the more power your phone must use to transmit, and the more power it uses, the more radiation it emits, and the deeper the dangerous radio waves penetrate into your body. Ideally, you should only use your phone with full bars and good reception.
• Avoid Carrying Your Phone on Your Body as that merely maximizes any potential exposure. Ideally put it in your purse or carrying bag. Placing a cell phone in a shirt pocket over the heart is asking for trouble, as is placing it in a man's pocket if he seeks to preserve his fertility.
• Don't Assume One Cell Phone is Safer than Another: There's no such thing as a "safe" cell phone.  This is particularly true for industry promoted SAR ratings, which are virtually useless in measuring the true potential biological danger as most all of the damage is not done by heat transfer, which SAR measures.
• Keep Your Cell Phone Away From Your Body When it is On: The most dangerous place to be, in terms of radiation exposure, is within about six inches of the emitting antenna. You do not want any part of your body within that area.
• Respect Others Who are More Sensitive: Some people who have become sensitive can feel the effects of others' cell phones in the same room, even when it is on but not being used. If you are in a meeting, on public transportation, in a courtroom or other public places, such as a doctor's office, keep your cell phone turned off out of consideration for the 'second hand radiation' effects. Children are also more vulnerable, so please avoid using your cell phone near children.
If you are using the Pong case, which redirects the cell phone radiation away from the head and successfully lowers the SAR effect, realize that in redirecting the radiation away from your head this may be intensifying the radiation in another direction, perhaps toward the person next to you, or, if in your pocket, increasing radiation intensity toward your body. Caution is always advised in dealing with any radiation-emitting device. We recommend cell phones be kept 'Off' except for emergencies.
• Use Safer Headset Technology: Wired headsets will certainly allow you to keep the cell phone farther away from your body. However, if a wired headset is not well-shielded -- and most of them are not -- the wire itself acts as an antenna attracting ambient radio waves and transmitting radiation directly to your brain.
  Make sure that the wire used to transmit the signal to your ear is shielded.
  The best kind of headset to use is a combination shielded wire and air-tube headset. These operate like a stethoscope, transmitting the information to your head as an actual sound wave; although there are wires that still must be shielded, there is no wire that goes all the way up to your head.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/06/16/emf-safety-tips.aspx?e_cid=20120616_DNL_artNew_1

Radiation cell phone risky for children

Radiation cell phone risky for children

( Dutch documentary - english subtitles )

Children are at greater health risks through the use of mobile phones than adults. This is because the radiation from the phone, deeper into the skull of a child than in the skull of an adult. So says the Belgian kinderoncoloog Stefaan van Gool in ZEMBLA episode "Sick of your mobile '.

Watch the video: Sick of your cell phone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CC-Cpa3TTz4&feature=youtu.be&a

Video George Carlo, where the people warn of the biological effects of current wireless devices.
He does this after a 6-year study to have done for Motorola Paid by Motorola and said were not happy with the outcome of this research. And then start to train it to recharge mobile phone go through.
While the opinion of this scientist, "Stop first and see if anything can be done"
The result is now globally visible. Despite his signed oath of secrecy about the outcome of his research
is he still the world's population to warn.

http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-1901160431224023345&q=george+carlo&ei=mV9oSN2mHYiCiwLD67nLDw&hl=nl

Google translate

COMOBIO at Bordeaux University 1999- 2001

COMOBIO at Bordeaux University 1999- 2001

Letter to Lancet Editor:

http://www.santepublique-editions.fr/objects/LancetLettreEditeur.pdf

"Dr. Pierre Aubineau thinks he knows why so many cell phone users are getting  headaches.  In addition to looking at what the radiation may be doing inside the brain,  Aubineau, the director of research at the University of Bordeaux’s National  Center for Scientific Research...."

www.microwavenews.com/news/backissues/n-d01issue.pdf

http://www.next-up.org/pdf/Comobio_sp6.pdf

 

Participants Manufacturers: Alcatel, Sagem. Network providers: Bouygues Telecom, Cegetel, France Telecom. Universities: Bordeaux, Marseille, Nîmes, Orsay, Rennes. Duration: 33 months 1999- 2001.   Budget 2 Million Euro

Notice from Stop Smart Meters Org UK

Notice from Stop Smart Meters Org UK

About
We want to inform people of the serious health, privacy and cost issues
associated with Smart Meters and empower people to refuse Smart Meters when
they are offered them by their utility company as they will not be
mandatory.

There have already been half a million Smart Meters installed by British Gas
with plans for another million or so in the next year before the Smart Meter
scheme is officially implemented by the other energy companies. Smart Water
meter schemes are also being launched by Thames Water in London an Reading
and Southern Water in Worthing. Lets stand together and say “NO” to this
gross invasion of our privacy and risk to our health and the health of
future generations.

We know many groups are tirelessly lobbying the government and energy
companies to stop the Smart Meter program but we see consumers refusing to
let them be installed as the cheapest and simplest way to stop this scheme
in its tracks. All we need to do is spread the information to as many people
as possible so they are primed before this programme gets off the ground.

Please look at this leaflet we have written detailing serious health,
privacy and cost issues relating to Smart Meters. The plan is to install
Smart Meters into every home and business by 2019 but they will NOT be
mandatory so you can just say no and keep your analogue meter. We have
produced this leaflet is to help people make an informed decision. This
issue affects EVERYONE.

http://stopsmartmeters.org.uk/leaflets-please-circulate/

Our new, A4-sized leaflet is now available for you to hand-out to your
neighbours, friends, colleagues, visitors, passers-by, family members and
any other energy/utility users you can find.

You can download & print the leaflet for yourself from the image files below
(which appear full size if you click on them) or via this PDF, or
alternatively you can order high quality, full colour, 130gsm quality A4
copies directly from our fantastic printing partner, Aura Print.

Aura Print will transact with you directly and drop-ship leaflets to you via
a quick call to them on 01484 429 300. We have secured a heavily discounted
price on batches of 250 leaflets of just £27 including handling, delivery &
VAT. This is payable directly to Aura Print when you ring them; we are not
involved in the transaction, but have made a commitment to honour the
purchase of any leaflets which are left over once the Government decides to
abandon it’s plan for these cancer causing surveillance devices. This has
allowed us to achieve a great price for a really high quality product.

Our Opt-Out Statement/Denial of Consent Letter will be available very soon.

Stop smart meters org uk

Read the full story here.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stop-Smart-Meters-UK/370392813005017

An iPad could give me a miscarriage, claims pregnant mother who claims she's allergic to electromagnetic waves

An iPad could give me a miscarriage, claims pregnant mother who claims she's allergic to electromagnetic waves

• -Hannah Metcalfe, 34, says her condition gives her splitting headaches, stomach cramps, bloating and flu-like symptoms 
• -She lives a rural life in the countryside where mobiles are banned, cordless phones are forbidden and wifi is not an option
• -In UK electrosensitivity is not recognised as a medical condition
• -Suffered a miscarriage in November 2010 that she believes was triggered by sitting beneath fluorescent lights at work
  
  Hypersensitive: Hannah Metcalfe, 34, says she suffers adverse effects when she is exposed to electromagnetic waves
  
  

By JILL REILLY

PUBLISHED: 08:59 GMT, 12 June 2012 | UPDATED: 14:55 GMT, 12 June 2012

She cannot make a call on a mobile phone, have a coffee in an internet cafe or pick up an iPad.

So severe is Hannah Metcalfe's sensitivity to electromagnetic waves that her husband has to run errands in town in case she is exposed. 

The pregnant mother-of-one suffers from electrosensitivity which gives her splitting headaches, stomach cramps, bloating and flu-like symptoms whenever she is exposed to electromagnetic waves.

Her sensitivity to modern technology is now so severe that she lives a rural life in the countryside with her partner Mark Terry, 34, where mobiles are banned, cordless phones are forbidden and wifi is not an option.

Now eleven weeks pregnant, she is worried for the health of her unborn baby as the condition makes her so ill.

Ms Metcalfe suffered a miscarriage in November 2010 that she believes was triggered by being made to sit beneath fluorescent lights at work.

She believes her condition was caused by using sunbeds every week as a teenager while under doctor's orders to cure the skin condition psoriasis.

Now her condition is so severe she has been forced to quit working as a trainee solicitor.

Ms Metcalfe, 34, said: 'I'm not a technophobe, I wanted an iPad just like everyone else. But within minutes of switching on the wifi router to go on the internet I felt really unwell.

'I started to feel an intense build-up of pressure in my head and my digestive system was upset. I had a painful stomach and intense bloating. The symptoms only stopped when I turned it off.

'I was diagnosed with psoriasis aged two and at the age of nine I started having phototherapy treatments, maybe about half a dozen a year, using UVB light.

'Then when I was 19 I bought a UVA/B sunbed for about £500 and I used to use it at home about once a week because I was young and I wanted to wear short skirts like other teens.

'I never had any trouble with the sunbeds but then when I was about 25, I bought a handheld light which was really powerful. If you held it against your skin for just 30 seconds you would burn but the idea was to build up a resistance so you could use it for a minute or so at a time. 

Modern life ban: As Ms Metcalfe's partner is a a farmer the couple are able to live a rural existence away from the hazards of modern technology

'It allowed me to finally wear what I wanted and to go to the gym without having to be ashamed of my skin condition. But I think it's what tipped my sensitivity over the edge.'

Ms Metcalfe started working shortly after completing a law degree at the University of Kent but soon found that sitting under the fluorescent office bulbs made her ill.

 

When her boss removed them, she felt much better but continued to be exposed to EMF waves outside work. Following a miscarriage in November 2010 Hannah decided to quit the job she loved.

She was even forced to stop going to the gym as the fluorescent bulbs were ubiquitous wherever she went. 

Energy saving lightbulbs at home also had a negative effect on her health and Hannah had to revert back to the old-fashioned variety.

She said: 'I loved the people I worked with and I loved my job but gradually the situation with the lights was getting worse and worse. 

Hannah, now a full-time mum to Ollie, three, said 'My boss was really understanding and at one point was going to fit the whole office with LED lighting but I knew it wasn't going to get any better.

'In November 2010 I had a miscarriage and the whole time I had been pregnant the symptoms had been intensifying. When I lost the baby I was sure it had to be because of how ill I felt. I think my body had gone into attack mode. I wanted to carry on working but the miscarriage was the last straw.'

Banned list: In Ms Metcalfe's world cordless phones are banned, iPads are forbidden and mobile phones are not an option

WHAT IS SENSITIVITY TO ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES?

Up to 5 per cent of the general population believe themselves to be affected by electro- or radiosensitivity and experience flu-like symptoms, headaches, lethargy and nausea when exposed to various electrical appliances.

It is not recognised as a disability or a medical condition in the UK,

Many medics are sceptical about electromagnetic hypersensitivity syndrome and research has not provided any official statistics. 

The condition is not officially recognised by the NHS. 

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

Electromagnetic waves are everywhere and we are constantly bombarded by them from space.

Although there is no evidence of any permanent damage to the body from electromagnetic waves, some people have reported that they feel unwell when they are within reach of wi-fi or, occasionally, other types of electromagnetism.

Wi-fi, which Hannah Metcalfe can't go near, uses the same type as mobile phones, TV and radio signals

They are all different in wavelength, so have different properties.

Wi-fi waves are higher in frequency than mobile phones and are intense due to the amount of info they carry.

So far research has not provided any official statistics.

Since then Hannah has found it is not only lighting to which her body reacts. She gets pounding headaches if she uses a mobile phone for just a few minutes and has had to throw out all her cordless phones.

In November 2011 she bought a iPad and turned on the wireless router within her home but within half an hour Hannah was experiencing the familiar symptoms of her electrosensitivity and was forced to turn it off.

She now cannot go anywhere with wifi internet access as even a brief exposure leaves her bloated, sick and unable to function.

She said: 'Before buying the iPad I used to have a coping mechanism and I could go to Starbucks and have a coffee and I guess I just tolerated it.

'But now I can feel the pressure building in my head and my stomach becomes sore and swollen. I would love to be able to go to a cafe or a restaurant with Mark but everywhere seems to have it these days, there's no escape.'

As her partner is a farmer the couple are able to live a rural existence away from the hazards of modern technology. 

However, gadgets are banned in the house and he has to do all of the errands in town so his partner can avoid wifi.

Ms Metcalfe is now 11 weeks pregnant but after having a scare just a week ago is concerned her sensitivity to EMF waves could be affecting more than just her.

She said: 'I had some very bad bleeding and I was sure I had miscarried again because of what happened the last time but thankfully the baby is fine.

'A few days prior to that I had gone to my midwife appointment and there was wifi in the clinic. I was pretty ill that day and when I came home I started bleeding.

'I can't take any chances now, I know I need to avoid wifi as much as I can. I know it makes me ill and I have to consider what it could be doing to the baby as well.

'I'm in a privileged position because I live in a rural area and at the moment it is possible for me to escape it but having found a Facebook group dedicated to electrosensitivity I know others are not so lucky.

'People who can't work like me don't get any financial support like disability benefit.

'There is lots of research out there about the effects these things have on our bodies and unfortunately it is not being listened to. My fear, for myself and for my kids, is that the technology is moving faster than our understanding of it.'

Graham Lambrun, spokesman for Powerwatch, said: 'There are a now a significant number of people who appear to be sensitive to modern wireless technologies.

'A minority of those suffer so severely that they have to resign from their job and move house to minimise their exposure.

'Unfortunately electrosensitivity is not recognised as a disability or a medical condition in the UK, leaving these individuals with no way of financially supporting themselves or their families.'

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