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Mother Earth News: Smart Meters are not smart

Posted on July 16, 2015 by admin

From Mother Earth News Wise Grid Series, Part 1 By Camilla Rees, National Institute for Science, Law and Public Policy May 27, 2015 When we look at important issues facing our nation today, we inevitably find commercial interests influencing policy. … Continue reading →

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Arizona: ACC utility engineer can’t do basic math

Posted on July 5, 2015 by admin

Information & Perspective by Warren Woodward Sedona, Arizona ~ July3, 2015 Posted on Sedona.biz I just received another batch of emails and documents from the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) via a Public Records Request. One of the emails, dated February … Continue reading →

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New York: billing errors inflate bills for 2,000 National Grid customers

Posted on July 4, 2015 by admin

Newsday.com July 2, 2015 By MARK HARRINGTON mark.harrington at newsday.com More than 2,000 National Grid gas customers have received bills for thousands of dollars more than they owed — including one for more than $30,000 — over the past year … Continue reading →

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Molecular oncologist calls Smart Meter “no” vote a slam dunk

Posted on July 3, 2015 by admin

From Penticton Western News, Canada GUEST COLUMN: Smart meters vote a slam dunk by Malcolm Paterson, PhD June 11, 2015 Recently, the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen board of directors voted for an “immediate halt to mandatory installation of advanced (wireless) utility … Continue reading →

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Hydro-Québec warns about propane tanks and Smart Meters

Posted on June 28, 2015 by admin

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

Posted on June 18, 2015 by admin

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 June 7, 2015 by admin

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

Posted on May 11, 2015 by admin

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

Posted on May 1, 2015 by admin

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

Posted on April 22, 2015 by admin

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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