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read a letter from Greece where they are active against it. I know in Poland and in Switzerland that doctors are stating that they don’t think this is a good idea because of what they know about the science. Certainly, they are saying there is absolutely no proof of safety for this radiation. Knowing what we know about current wireless technology, it is not safe. Scientists are saying that it is a human carcinogen. There are many other effects, like increasing inflammation in the body, everything from headaches to affect- ing the reproductive system. Knowing that, we should not be moving forward with a new tech- nology that is going to exponentially increase the radiation, so much so that you have to change other country’s limits. That does not make sense.
HG: Even if we understand this intellectually, we might find resistance within ourselves to act on what we’ve heard. There is an emotional component here. Can you address that?
TS: Yes. I loved my cell phone. When I first learned about this issue, I had Wi-Fi in my house. I loved texting and sending pictures. It was hard for me to believe. When I talk to other people, we love this technology, and we’ve be- come so dependent on it and use it at work, for entertainment and socially. We don’t want to believe that it could be harmful or that we may have exposed our children to something that could harm them. Although it was unknowing, I know I used to let my young children use the cell phone. I think that it is really hard to swal- low sometimes, all the time, that we personally need to change.
HG: It is hard. I’ve heard this phrase, “Know better, do better.” In other words, we didn’t know better at first, but now that we are aware, we can make better choices. It is hard to imag- ine a complete overhaul where your computer gets Ethernet in your home, and you only use a landline. If you can’t do it all, just make some small adjustments. That’s how I would proceed. Otherwise, it can be quite overwhelming.
TS: I made a series of small steps that made sense for me. Each time I took a step, I saw that it was doable. First, it was changing my relation- ship with my cell phone. It was the hardest thing because it used to be that if I couldn’t find my phone, I would be stressed out and my whole life ended. What would I do because I had no phone? Now my phone is generally off. That took time. Even plugging in the computer wasn’t that dif- ficult as I just had to get an adapter. I sit at the same desk all the time so it wasn’t that hard. I think that with the small changes that take time but are doable, you can address a significant amount of personal exposure from devices that are close to your body.
We are seeing what is happening in communi- ties where people really can make a difference in getting their cities to take a more protective stance. I’ve seen it time and time again. Here in Takoma Park, there was a turnaround with the city council within two weeks. Once they had the information and saw what other cities were doing, they looked at what information they needed to be able to have the authority to decide what they wanted in their neighborhood.
In the U.S. we have among the highest allowable radiation limits for cell tower radiation.
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