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Massachusetts: Consumer advocates call for audit of National Grid Smart Meter Pilot Program

Editorial in the newspaper Leominster Champion, 8-22-14: WORCESTER –The Worcester Zoning Board of Appeals approval for National Grid to erect sound barriers on the north and south walls of the Cook’s Pond substation has intensified demands by consumer advocates for … Continue reading →

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Union cries “Don’t blame us” while ignoring Smart Meter safety issues

Despite outreach and expert information from community advocates, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers – IBEW – ignored all safety issues related to Smart Meters except for one local in Tennessee. This is in stark contrast to the Electrical Trades … Continue reading →

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Petition to Massachusetts Attorney General for moratorium and investigation into Smart Meter pilot program

Please sign this petition on behalf of Worcester residents to Attorney General Martha Coakley. http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/investigate-worcester?source=c.em.mt&r_by=8061333 The Worcester National Grid Smart Meter Pilot program exposes the community to unprecedented risks in violation of local democracy. This citizen petition calls for an … Continue reading →

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Take Back Your Power — upcoming screenings

Upcoming screenings 22 August       7 pm              Park Forest, IL, USA 22 August       7:15                Lyons, CO, USA 23 August       7 pm              Seattle, WA, USA 30 August      8:10 pm         Saugerties, New York, USA 6 September   7 pm              Seattle, Washington, USA … Continue reading →

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Shareholder lawsuit goes ahead against PG&E executives in San Bruno explosion

Excerpts: Superior Court Judge Steven Dylina said shareholders who began suing the company three years ago can now compel executives to testify under oath in depositions and collect evidence as they seek to prove that officials’ mismanagement exposed stockholders to … Continue reading →

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Smart Meters are a ‘time bomb’ for utilities — insurance and security experts cited on industry website

Smart Grid News is no longer the cheerful cheerleader of Smart Grid technologies. Below are three recent examples from its website, with excerpts. Each of these articles has startling and important admissions. Increasingly, members of the industry are coming to … Continue reading →

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California senator says San Bruno explosion was murder. Was it?

“They’re trying to get away with murder, because that’s what to me, the San Bruno experience was. It was not an accident. It was murder.” Sen. Jerry Hill, reported by CBS News July 28, 2014 1:20 PM [i] On September … Continue reading →

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Agency exposed billions in PG&E overcharges in 2010; key analyst killed in San Bruno disaster

$3.2 billon in overcharges to the public — that’s what the California Office of Ratepayer Advocates found in PG&E’s proposed rate increases for fiscal year 2011-2013. ORA is the only state agency to advocate for California ratepayers. Formerly known as … Continue reading →

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Florida voters face challenge of energy industry influence

Florida voters are preparing to cast their ballots in the primary election Aug. 26, and they only have two weeks to grill candidates and incumbents on their positions on important issues and to expose campaign contributions and voting history. In … Continue reading →

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Sensus whistleblower warned about defective meters and fire hazard in 2009; US attorney general refused to investigate

In 2012, Stop Smart Meters reported about a lawsuit against Sensus, Southern Company, and Alabama Power by a former Sensus engineering employee. In Alabama in 2009, a Sensus engineering employee named Don Baker was fired for repeatedly alerting his management … Continue reading →

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