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Is the CPUC unlawfully interfering with city ordinances on Smart Meters?

The California cities of Sebastopol and Fairfax adopted ordinances prohibiting installation of Smart Meters and infrastructure several years ago. This has been protested by PG&E and by the CPUC. On April 17, 2017, the CPUC sent new letters to the … Continue reading →

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10 reasons why handheld devices should be banned for children under the age of 12

In addition, the research not cited in this article is the NIH National Toxicology Program study which found 8.5% of male rats developed malignant heart tumors, malignant brain tumors or pre-cancerous lesions after only 2 years of exposure, from conception … Continue reading →

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Tech, electronics, and finance sector fuels societal divide in U.S.; “prejudice and power in a dual economy”

From Alternet America Is Regressing into a Developing Nation for Most People A new book reveals that the U.S. is becoming two distinct countries, with separate economies, politics and opportunities. By Lynn Stuart Parramore April 22, 2017 This post originally … Continue reading →

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Canada: “The slippery slope” — privacy violation at center of city’s proposal to ‘mine’ Smart Meter data

Comment: Privacy is lost as soon as the surveillance is attached to the home. When they talk about “protecting privacy”, what they are really talking about is confidentiality. and as we know, promises of confidentiality are not kept.  From the … Continue reading →

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Propaganda and the war on science: 

One of the placards at a March for Science event promoted “sound science”. That term was coined by the tobacco industry to sow doubt on the science on cigarettes. Galileo was not consensus science, and he was not considered sound … Continue reading →

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Peer review in the raw: N.P. Singh, the comet assay and “Radiation Research”

From Microwave News April 27, 2017 This story was 20 years in the making. If you want to know what it has been like to do research on the potential health effects of cell phone radiation, please read this story. … Continue reading →

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Contributions needed to continue this work

To date, readers of this website have not contributed to pay for its work. Fortunately, colleagues have stepped up to help when the situation became dire. I hope you will change that. Please make a one-time or ongoing contribution so … Continue reading →

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Taxpayer-funded federal agency shows utility companies and regulators how to game the system and charge the public to “restore profitiability” and “mitigate financial impacts” from conservation, efficiency, and solar

From Electricity Markets and Policy Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory PDF New LBNL report finds earnings impacts to utility shareholders can be mitigated through many existing ratemaking and regulatory approaches but with important implications for customer rates and bills Dear … Continue reading →

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Kentucky bill would allow customers to “opt out” of smart meters

http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/SB121.htm Senate Bill 121 AN ACT relating to metering of electric service. Create new sections of KRS Chapters 96 and 278 to define “smart meter” and to require utilities seeking to install smart meters to give notice to affected customers … Continue reading →

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Kentucky Attorney General finds “little support” that Smart Meters will benefit customers “in any way”; eliminates Smart Meter plan

“After careful review of the filings in this case, we find little support that smart meter deployment will benefit the ratepayers in any way.” Andy Beshear, Kentucky Attorney General [1] From Kentucky.com April 19, 2017 By John Cheves Attorney General … Continue reading →

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