Just Say No to Big Brother’s Smart Meters by Orlean Koehle “Just Say No to Big Brother’s Smart Meters”
Forty Plus Talking Points Against Them By Orlean Koehle
I compiled the following talking points from the information in my book. They can be used for presenting information to your elected officials. I hope they can assist you in your battle against them. (References and/ or page numbers from my book are given at the end of each point.)
1. Numerous Health issues: Due to the fact that the Smart Meter is emitting dirty electricity and powerful, pulsed RF radiation coming into the home every 3-6 seconds, (much more powerful than the radiation of cell phones) it is greatly affecting people’s health.
People are complaining of
headaches, dizziness, nausea, insomnia, earaches, nose bleeding, heart palpitations, brain fog, and general feeling of weakness. The RF also interferes with medical devices such as pace makers. Smart meter radiation is a Class 2B carcinogen according to the World Health Organization (pdf) (
http://stopsmartmeters.org/), that alters DNA and blood cells. No one knows what the effects of meshed systems will have on communities and neighborhoods as they are bombarded with massive amounts of radio frequency radiation thousands of times a day. (pp.11-44) 2. No Scientific Testing: Smart Meters have never been properly tested or studied. The EIR Environmental Impact Study was waived. The Smart Meters were granted a CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) exemption with no explanation, and there are no safety standards for chronic long term RF exposures that these meters emit. The FCC safety standards are for only short term exposures, 6 - 30 minutes long and for “thermal” exposure, not for nonthermal radiation. Most of the FCC data for wireless devices is outdated – going back to 1996, when cell phones were just starting. Nothing has been tested for smart meter radiation itself. (pp. 2,4,134) (However, as you will read on page 5, there were secret military tests performed.) 3. Smart Meters are not UL Certified, which is required under the state electrical code for all electrical appliances and equipment within the home. Active Product certifications can be verified by going to
www.UL.com, click on “on-line certifications directory.” The lack of certification was confirmed by Karl E. Moeller, Senior Customer Service Engineer II, HVAC, Appliances, and Lighting, Underwriters Laboratories Inc., 1285 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, NY 11747 (see
http://bit.ly/fWUqA7). (p. 45) 4. Risk of Hacking: A computerized RF system of control over all the electrical power and appliances in one’s home, including personal computers, could be penetrated by hackers, just as so many other supposed “fool-proof” systems have been. Private information and privacy rights would be at risk. Meters could be reprogrammed. Someone would know when the family was not home, a great time to break in. (pp. 47-48) 5. Risk of Fires: Many fires in new wireless meters have been reported or fires that the meters have caused. A whistle-blower from Wellington Energy, PG&E’s installation contractor, alleged serious breaches in safety procedures by installers, who are temp workers - not trained professionals as required by the Federal Communications Commission. Reports of fires, shorts, and electrocutions are also being reported in other countries where ‘Smart’ Meters are being installed, such as Australia. (
http://bit.ly/fWUqA7) (pp. 46-47) 6. Risk of Appliance Burnouts: Some meters are faulty and allow 300-440 volts in on a home’s 220 and 110 lines, causing burn outs in appliances, meltdowns of hair dryers, kitchen appliances, and a number of high-end
electronics getting zapped. (Cleburne County, Al,
http://emfsafetynetwork.org/?page_id=1280) 7. Mega Meters located on every 500 homes: They serve as mini-cell phone towers, collecting the data from 500 homes. Some are connected to a telephone line, with which it sends its data to the utility company. Other medusas are wireless. One can imagine how much radiation is emitted coming from a mega meter. 8. Smart Meters Often Have Higher Rates: Many people are complaining that their costs have doubled or tripled since the smart meters were installed on their homes. As of March 2010, six
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