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Hydro-Québec warns about propane tanks and Smart Meters

FROM HYDRO-QUÉBEC: Survey of electricity meters near propane tanks  Dear Customer: Hydro-Québec has agreed with the Régie du bâtiment du Québec [Québec Building Board] to survey all of our customers’ outdoor electricity meters to ensure compliance with standards governing the minimum distance between … Continue reading

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Arizona: Corruption scandal at utility commission

The Arizona Corporation Commission is the Arizona public utilities commission. Arizona Public Service (APS) is a public utility company. Surprise surprise, Corp Comm messages to APS are gone Arizona Republic, June 17, 2015 By Laurie Roberts So a state official … Continue reading

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Ontario smart meter explodes next to gas line

Posted on EMR Health Alliance of BC PAUL BRIAN, POSTMEDIA NETWORK, June 3, 2015 Jim Pulcine (left) and his wife Veronica Onyskiw look at the damage where their hydro smart meter was formerly attached to their home, June 3, 2015. (PAUL BRIAN/Postmedia … Continue reading

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International appeal by 191 scientists: Protect the public from non-ionizing radiation exposure, including RF and ELF

From EMF Scientist.org To: His Excellency Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations Honorable Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization U.N. Member States    Printable PDF format International Appeal Scientists call for Protection from Non-ionizing Electromagnetic Field Exposure … Continue reading

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Architect Rem Koolhaas on smart cities

From Metalocus.es By Rem Koolhaas, architect and professor Edited English transcript of a talk given by architect Rem Koolhaas at the High Level Group meeting on Smart Cities, Brussels, 24 September 2014. The rhetoric of smart cities would be more … Continue reading

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Utilities’ profit recipe: spend more / Wall Street Journal

So long as electricity consumption is growing, utilities can spread hefty costs across their customers without increasing rates. But since 2008, power sales haven’t been growing fast enough to absorb the impact of all the added spending. To expand regulator-imposed … Continue reading

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Smart cities the world over ripe for hacking, expert says

“The current attack surface for cities is huge and wide open to attack” “This is a real and immediate danger.” Canberra Times “It’s a matter of time until someone launches an attack over some city infrastructure or system.” Motherboard This … Continue reading

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Project Censored Radio interview with Smart Meter experts

Project Censored Radio, April 17, 2015: Project Censored – April 17, 2015 Join hosts Mickey Huff and Peter Phillips as they discuss Smart Meters, Mass Surveillance, and Public Health Concerns. They’ll look at some of the controversies surrounding Smart Meters, … Continue reading

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40 NGOs lodge complaint over pro-industry bias in European Commission assessment of EMF

From Strålskyddsstiftelsen / Swedish Radiation Protection Foundation March 15, 2015   Over 40 NGOs lodge a complaint to the European Ombudsman The recent assessment of Electromagnetic Field health risks by a European Commission expert group1 is largely biased towards a pro-industrial … Continue reading

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German govt. expert warns Smart Meters are access points to electricity grid, hacking the grid from private homes possible

“Introducing smart meters means you install access points to the electricity grid in private homes,” said Reinhard Gruenwald, an energy expert at the Office of Technology Assessment at the German Bundestag, a scientific institution advising German lawmakers. “You can’t physically … Continue reading

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