Sunday, February 15, 2015

Take Action: Build on important work in France and Canada

Take Action: Build on important work in France and Canada
So much is happening that I am sending a bit of a compilation.  Take a moment to look it over.  Please also take the time to sign the petitions.  Please put out links on social media of all types.  Social media has shown its power many times around the world in breaking through news blockades, help it do its magic now.  I have also included a sample letter to send to Congresspeople, the President, and the Surgeon General below along with the links to send it to.  If you can briefly customize it with a very short summary of your experience or why you care, that would be great!

Catherine

News

First and foremost, France has passed ground-breaking legislation putting important limits on the marketing of cellphones, the use of WiFi, mandated access to technical and location information for transmitters, and mandated measurement of exposure levels and reduction of high levels.  An important beginning.  Please thank Members of Parliament that voted in support and briefly share your story, perhaps include essential next steps.  See an English language article at http://www.takebackyourpower.net/news/2015/02/01/france-new-law-bans-wifi-in-daycares-restricts-wireless-infrastructure/ along with plenty of links.

Secondly, there is multi-party support in Canada for ground-breaking legislation to require that the risks of radiation exposure from cellphones and routers are clearly displayed on packaging and the devices themselves.  Please visit http://www.c4st.org/PMB for more information.  Please make sure that supporters hear from you with thanks (http://www.c4st.org/PMB) and that you ask your MP to announce their support also, perhaps briefly sharing why this is so important to you.  Keep up the forward momentum!

Petitions

A petition to change IARC classification of RF radiation to class 1 - a carcinogen.  https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/IARC_WHO_Move_Radio_Frequency_Radiation_from_Class_2b_to_Class_1/   

Urge the National Institute of Health to investigate non-thermal biohazards of electromagnetic radiation http://www.thepetitionsite.com/861/948/070/urge-nih-to-investigate-non-thermal-biohazards-of-electromagnetic-radiation/


Great Tools
Keep up the great work!  There are now many many great tools for raising awareness and getting the discussion rolling.  There are many things that communities can do, even in the U.S.  such as starting health risk awareness campaigns.  Visit www.electricalpollution.com/ProtectWI.htmlfor some great ideas.  

  
Send a letter to the President, Congress, and the Surgeon General - 

 Please send the letters below (also attached, hopefully with formatting more intact)  to the following addresses:  

Locate contact info for Congress members at:

Dear Member of Congress,

The health hazard that radiation from wireless technology poses to everyone, but particularly children, is becoming clear.  Please watch this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNFdZVeXw7M) of a succinct presentation by Dr. Erica Mallory-Blythe about the very real threat that radiation from wireless technology poses to our children's health and well-being.  Real people, like Jimmy Gonzalez - a  vibrant 42 year old former marine, father of two young children and an attorney - who paid with his life because he learned too late about the dangers of radiation from cell phones (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIlOVJd0lA8)  or this woman from Maryland (https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-cl=84503534&x-yt-ts=1421914688&v=F9QZuWPw6Y0), are finding out daily how very serious the hazard really is.  It is time for action.

The danger is only likely to get greater as radiation levels rise with the increased use of wireless technology.  It is not just devices that are dangerous, but the base station antennas (celltowers/WiFi routers) that are the backbone that allow this technology to function that are dangerous.  A recent article in the Wall Street Journal "Cellphone Boom Spurs Antenna-Safety Worries Many Sites Violate Rules Aimed at Protecting Workers From Excessive Radio-Frequency Radiation" (http://online.wsj.com/articles/cellphone-boom-spurs-antenna-safety-worries-1412293055) found that one in ten antenna sites are out of compliance.  They discuss the danger to various workers who are unaware of the dangers of working around the antennas.  However, workers are not the only ones being endangered by the very very high levels of radiation emitted by these cell/WiFi transmitters.  All humans and the environment are also being endangered.  People who live or work in buildings where antennas are hung from the sides or positioned on the roof are exposed to very high levels of radiation.  So are those in adjacent buildings.  Many are experiencing adverse health effects, a lucky few figure out why before it kills them.  

The FCC limits with which these antennas comply are out of date according to the Department of Interior  "the electromagnetic radiation standards used by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) continue to be based on thermal heating, a criterion now nearly 30 years out of date and inapplicable today." (http://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/us_doi_comments.pdf)  Not only are the standards meaningless, but they are unenforced.  The Wall Street Journal investigation is not the only one to find rampant violations.  An earlier investigation by the EMR Policy Institute also found serious violations, some in excess of 600%, and a lack of even any process for enforcement (http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/-1770139.htm).  The experts in the Wall Street Journal investigation express concern that at the present rate of increase in radiation emission, the towers' violations will reach thermal levels in 2015, meaning passersby or residents near the towers could face thermal harm or cooking according to even the outdated FCC limits.  Already experts are aware that thermal harm or "hotspots" can happen within tissue at far lower levels.  Please read Cellular Telephone Russian Roulette: A Historical and Scientific Perspective (http:// microondes.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/robert_c_kane_cellular_telephone_russian_roulette.pdf) for more information.

Examples of national legislative action can be found in France (http://www.takebackyourpower.net/news/2015/02/01/france-new-law-bans-wifi-in-daycares-restricts-wireless-infrastructure/ ) which has already taken initial steps toward protecting the health of its public and Canada where legislation has been introduced  (http://www.c4st.org/PMB)

The U.S. can and should follow their example.  Protecting the public health is of paramount importance for humanitarian and monetary reasons.  Action should be taken immediately.

Congress should:

  • Fund the Surgeon General to begin an extensive public education campaign modeled on:
 

Flyers like these from the Environmental Health Trust could form a backbone of the campaign:


Furthermore, the Surgeon General could hold educational seminars like the one held in Canada to educate doctors:

  • The MD Symposium (http://www.c4st.org/MDSymposium), jointly hosted by Women’s College Hospital in Toronto and C4ST, was designed to educate physicians about the seriousness of the public health threat posed by wireless technology.

  • Amend Section 704 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 so that the health and environmental effects of cell towers and other commercial wireless facilities can again be a legal, legitimate component of all deliberations involving antenna placement, construction, and modification.  This would protect health and property values.

  • Require prominent warning labels on all wireless devices and their packaging such as the following:

WARNING: This device emits pulsed modulated microwave radiation.  Avoid exposing pregnant women and children.  Radiation from wireless devices is classified as a **insert current WHO classification for radiofrequency radiation, currently -  class 2B possible** carcinogen by the World Health Organization (WHO).  Radiation from wireless devices can cause irreversible DNA damage and also significantly reduce fertility.  Radiation from wireless devices is known to cause hotspots within living tissue which can cause irreversible damage.  Long-term exposure to microwave radiation is associated with neurological disorders, endocrine disruption, cardiac arrhythmias, and functional impairment of numerous bodily systems.

  • Empower and fund EPA to set and enforce RF/MW radiation levels (the radiation utilized by wireless devices).  This would leave FCC free to perform its other duties without the serious conflict of interest it had between simultaneously promoting and regulating the safety of wireless.  This paper by biochemist emeritus Dr. Martin Pall lays out a framework and basis for setting biologically protective RF limits within a year (http://www.electricalpollution.com/documents/Pallmicrow-vgccnoheat.pdf)

The consequences of inaction are dire for individuals, society, and business.  Please see www.electricalpollution.com for additional information about the health effects of RF/MW exposure.

Thank you for your immediate attention to this very serious matter.  

Sincerely,



Letter to President Obama which can be sent through the website at http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact or call at 202-456-1111. This letter is substantially shorter due to character limit on the White House contact form.  A mailing address can also be found on the contact page.

The health hazard that radiation from wireless technology poses to everyone, but particularly children, is becoming clear.  Please watch this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNFdZVeXw7M) of a succinct presentation by Dr. Erica Mallory-Blythe.  It is time for action, other countries are already acting.

Congress should:

  • Fund the Surgeon General to begin an extensive public education campaign modeled on following campaigns, flyers, and symposium:
 

  • Amend Section 704 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to require health and environmental effects of cell towers and other commercial wireless facilities to be considered in siting decisions. 

  • Require prominent warning labels on all wireless devices and their packaging such as the following:

WARNING: This device emits pulsed modulated microwave radiation.  Avoid exposing pregnant women and children.  Radiation from wireless devices is classified as a **insert current WHO classification for radiofrequency radiation, currently -  class 2B possible** carcinogen by the World Health Organization (WHO).  Radiation from wireless devices can cause irreversible DNA damage and also significantly reduce fertility.  Radiation from wireless devices is known to cause hotspots within living tissue which can cause irreversible damage.  Long-term exposure to microwave radiation is associated with neurological disorders, endocrine disruption, cardiac arrhythmias, and functional impairment of numerous bodily systems.


See www.electricalpollution.com for more information. 

Thank you for your immediate attention to this very serious matter.  




Contact the Surgeon General and the Deputy Surgeon General by mail.  Please send each a letter.  I have included links to their bios below.

Surgeon General Vice Admiral (VADM) Vivek H. Murthy, M.D., M.B.A.  (http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/about/biographies/biosg.html)
Deputy Surgeon General Rear Admiral (RADM) Boris D. Lushniak, M.D., M.P.H.  (http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/about/biographies/bio-deputy.html)

Telephone: 240-276-8853

Mailing address:
Tower Building
Plaza Level 1, Room 100
1101 Wootton Parkway
Rockville MD 20852

Dear Surgeon General Murthy and Deputy Surgeon General Lushniak,

The health hazard that radiation from wireless technology poses to everyone, but particularly children, is becoming clear.  Please watch this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNFdZVeXw7M) of a succinct presentation by Dr. Erica Mallory-Blythe about the very real threat that radiation from wireless technology poses to our children's health and well-being.  Real people, like Jimmy Gonzalez - a  vibrant 42 year old former marine, father of two young children and an attorney - who paid with his life because he learned too late about the dangers of radiation from cell phones (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIlOVJd0lA8)  or this woman from Maryland (https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-cl=84503534&x-yt-ts=1421914688&v=F9QZuWPw6Y0), are finding out daily how very serious the hazard really is.  It is time for action.

The danger is only likely to get greater as radiation levels rise with the increased use of wireless technology.  It is not just devices that are dangerous, but the base station antennas (celltowers/WiFi routers) that are the backbone that allow this technology to function that are dangerous.  A recent article in the Wall Street Journal "Cellphone Boom Spurs Antenna-Safety Worries Many Sites Violate Rules Aimed at Protecting Workers From Excessive Radio-Frequency Radiation" (http://online.wsj.com/articles/cellphone-boom-spurs-antenna-safety-worries-1412293055) found that one in ten antenna sites are out of compliance.  They discuss the danger to various workers who are unaware of the dangers of working around the antennas.  However, workers are not the only ones being endangered by the very very high levels of radiation emitted by these cell/WiFi transmitters.  All humans and the environment are also being endangered.  People who live or work in buildings where antennas are hung from the sides or positioned on the roof are exposed to very high levels of radiation.  So are those in adjacent buildings.  Many are experiencing adverse health effects, a lucky few figure out why before it kills them.  

The FCC limits with which these antennas comply are out of date according to the Department of Interior  "the electromagnetic radiation standards used by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) continue to be based on thermal heating, a criterion now nearly 30 years out of date and inapplicable today." (http://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/us_doi_comments.pdf)  Not only are the standards meaningless, but they are unenforced.  The Wall Street Journal investigation is not the only one to find rampant violations.  An earlier investigation by the EMR Policy Institute also found serious violations, some in excess of 600%, and a lack of even any process for enforcement (http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/-1770139.htm).  The experts in the Wall Street Journal investigation express concern that at the present rate of increase in radiation emission, the towers' violations will reach thermal levels in 2015, meaning passersby or residents near the towers could face thermal harm or cooking according to even the outdated FCC limits.  Already experts are aware that thermal harm or "hotspots" can happen within tissue at far lower levels.  Please read Cellular Telephone Russian Roulette: A Historical and Scientific Perspective (http:// microondes.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/robert_c_kane_cellular_telephone_russian_roulette.pdf) for more information.

Examples of national legislative action can be found in France (http://www.takebackyourpower.net/news/2015/02/01/france-new-law-bans-wifi-in-daycares-restricts-wireless-infrastructure/ ) which has already taken initial steps toward protecting the health of its public and Canada where legislation has been introduced  (http://www.c4st.org/PMB)

The U.S. can and should follow their example.  Protecting the public health is of paramount importance for humanitarian and monetary reasons.  Action should be taken immediately.

Please immediately begin to raise awareness about the dangers of exposure to radiation from wireless devices.  

Please also request Congress to:

  • Fund the Surgeon General’s Office to begin an extensive public education campaign modeled on:
 

Flyers like these from the Environmental Health Trust could form a backbone of the campaign:


Furthermore, the Surgeon General could sponsor educational seminars like the one held in Canada to educate doctors:

  • The MD Symposium (http://www.c4st.org/MDSymposium), jointly hosted by Women’s College Hospital in Toronto and C4ST, was designed to educate physicians about the seriousness of the public health threat posed by wireless technology.

  • Amend Section 704 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 so that the health and environmental effects of cell towers and other commercial wireless facilities can again be a legal, legitimate component of all deliberations involving antenna placement, construction, and modification.  This would protect health and property values.

  • Require prominent warning labels on all wireless devices and their packaging such as the following:

WARNING: This device emits pulsed modulated microwave radiation.  Avoid exposing pregnant women and children.  Radiation from wireless devices is classified as a **insert current WHO classification for radiofrequency radiation, currently -  class 2B possible** carcinogen by the World Health Organization (WHO).  Radiation from wireless devices can cause irreversible DNA damage and also significantly reduce fertility.  Radiation from wireless devices is known to cause hotspots within living tissue which can cause irreversible damage.  Long-term exposure to microwave radiation is associated with neurological disorders, endocrine disruption, cardiac arrhythmias, and functional impairment of numerous bodily systems.

  • Empower and fund EPA to set and enforce RF/MW radiation levels (the radiation utilized by wireless devices).  This would leave FCC free to perform its other duties without the serious conflict of interest it had between simultaneously promoting and regulating the safety of wireless.  This paper by biochemist emeritus Dr. Martin Pall lays out a framework and basis for setting biologically protective RF limits within a year (http://www.electricalpollution.com/documents/Pallmicrow-vgccnoheat.pdf)

The consequences of inaction are dire for individuals, society, and business.  Please see www.electricalpollution.com for additional information about the health effects of RF/MW exposure.

Thank you for your immediate attention to this very serious matter.  

Sincerely,





Protecting my health and that of others by using a hardwired computer in a low RF environment.  For more information, see www.electricalpollution.com
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