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damage from cell phone radiation is greater In its scathing letter to the Massachusetts We need to
when the exposure is intermittent (five minutes Department of Public Utilities, Northeast
on, ten minutes off) than when continuous (Diem Utilities has stated that achievement of grid- stop deploying
et al., 2005). This may be because the cells are modernization objectives “does not require the any new
constantly adapting and using energy to defend implementation of AMI, despite the Depart- technologies
themselves; they drop their guard during the off ment’s suggestion that it does.” This letter con-
period and are caught unawares when it goes on tains sensible alternative recommendations for until they
again….“Smart” meters, which operate 24/7 and cost-effective grid modernization, fully achiev- are proven
radiate modulated microwaves intermittently, able without noxious AMI radiation hazards. 35 harmless.
can therefore be expected to be particularly It is truly wise to become educated on all
harmful to DNA.” 31 of these vital issues. We must be proactive in
The National Institutes of Health confirms order to understand what utility companies are
the fact that all cancer begins with damaged planning for our individual neighborhoods and
DNA. In a nation with fourteen million can- for our states.
cer victims and 1.6 million new cancer cases In these challenging times, vigilance and
diagnosed each year (not counting millions of reliable information empower us to prevent suf-
skin cancers), exposure to EMR from wireless fering and protect everyone's health.
technologies matters to everyone's health.
Surely the welfare of pregnant women and Amy Worthington, a member of the Weston A.
children is of utmost importance to our society. Price Foundation from Idaho, is an investiga-
EMR from “smart” meters and other electronics tive journalist who has researched and written
has the potential to damage the entire human many articles on the topic of wireless radiation.
reproductive system. This was already reported
in 1971 by the Naval Medical Research Institute REFERENCES
(NMRI) at Bethesda, Maryland, which col- 1. “IEE Report finds Smart Meters Widely Deployed, Laying
Groundwork for Expanded Grid Benefits,” The Edison
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the impacts of non-ionizing radiation on human 2. American Academy of Environmental Medicine, Letter
health. Dr. Zorach R. Glaser, Ph.D., compiled to Public Utilities Commission of the State of California,
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these studies. Among deleterious effects listed 3. The BioInitiative Report 2012.
in Dr. Glaser's report are altered menstrual activ- 4. Ibid.
5.
This figure is offered in the 2013 documentary film “Take
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Today, medical science offers much addi- 8. This comprehensive list of systems within a smart meter
mesh infrastructure is found in Sempra Energy Proprietary
tional confirmation that EMR emissions from and Confidential Information, Volume I Technical and
AMI meters and their support infrastructure Project Plan, August 2009, published for San Diego Gas
have the potential to damage ovaries and ova and Electric (SDG&E) in a proposal for its GridComm
System. This document, describing the vast microwave
cells, harm the fetus, cause low birth weight, mesh infrastructure needed for SDG&E’s GridComm
and even induce premature delivery. There is smart metering system, was endorsed by a vendor team
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deploying any new technologies until they are cussed by producer Josh de Sol in the documentary film
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