article on smart meters by Sandy Ross

>      This looks like an excellent article on dangers of smart meters but I don't know who Sandy Ross is?  Does anyone?  what do you think of this article?  Is she right on?  Loni
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> Smart Meters are DANGEROUS to your HEALTH !
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> Have you heard of Smart Meters?  They will coming to your neighborhood – and they are not smart, but they are dangerous and are creating a looming public health disaster.
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> The story begins with the premise that electric grids are outdated, overburdened, can’t handle inconsistent green sources like wind, and cannot always move electricity around to where it is needed. So power companies are replacing simple, functioning meters with ones which will communicate constantly with headquarters, advising them of your every electrical usage; eventually meters will communicate with your appliances, and utility companies will have the ability to turn them down or off to balance the greater electric grid.    
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> What is particularly concerning about smart meters is they put out both electromagnetic fields (EMF) and radio frequency radiation (RFR).  RFR comes from the signals between meters, poles, and the station. The meters will transmit pulses of microwave energy up to every minute, around the clock, and repeat the signals from neighboring meters in what’s called a "mesh network"; additional antennas will be installed on light and power poles.
> This kind of microwave pulsing works differently than more continuous cell phone radiation, and is more dangerous.  It particularly affects the brain, nervous system, and hormones, disrupting the functioning of body systems and causing leakage of your blood-brain barrier.
> Typical acute symptoms are reported to include migraine headaches, insomnia, exhaustion, forgetfulness and confusion, tinnitus, tingling, nausea and vomiting, constant thirst, heart palpitations and increased blood pressure, anxiety, ­and a general reduction from prior levels of functionality.  Systems go into hyper-arousal, as with severe stress, ultimately leading to the collapse ("burnout").  Cumulative exposure causes DNA breaks which ultimately lead to cancer.
> EMFs come from the resistance the meters add to electrical lines; the more devices you and your neighbors have on your electric lines (such as the black boxes for remote phones and chargers) the more this interferes with the flow of electricity.  This additional high-frequency load is then re-radiated throughout the interior space.  It is called “dirty electricity”, and is related to a host of health problems similar to those described above.
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> Risk of developing serious symptoms, often referred to as "electrical sensitivity", increases the longer our chronic exposure to EMFs and RFRs continues.  Children, pregnant women, the elderly, and those with pre-existing health problems are particularly vulnerable.
> Meters have other major liabilities including over-billing and security and privacy concerns.  A cyber security firm tested 5 different brands of smart meters, and found that they all could be easily hacked into, allowing someone to remotely shut down your power, inflate your bills, tell if you're out-of-town (making you a target for burglary), commit identity theft, or even bring down the whole electricity grid. (For more details, see www.denverpost.com/frontpage/ci_15106430). There also are safety issues, like your popping ground fault interrupters (GFI) or actually starting a fire.  In a recent official filing, PG&E confirmed that its smart meters can damage customers' sensitive electronics.
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> Some research is showing that claims of energy savings are phony green washing.  It takes energy to broadcast all those pulses, day and night.  Think of all the working meters being thrown out and the energy to make new ones.  In order to function, people would have to buy all new appliances; hardly an overall energy savings to get rid of useable appliances; and they could cost more as they'd have this communication device in them.  Then you need to set up a home computer network to manage and monitor everything – if you have time and can figure it out.
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> Very disturbing is the concept of giving a utility the right to turn down or off any or all of our appliances if/when it so chooses.  This could be dangerous for elderly, the infirm, or babies who need safe-for-them temperatures; and what about people with oxygen machines, heart monitors, CPAPs, etc.?
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> Bottom line – who gives anyone/company the right to bathe us in EMFs and RFRs?  Is this not a violation of our constitutional rights?  
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> We must be given the right to opt out. Council on Wireless Technology Impacts (CWTI), 936-B 7th St., # 206, Novato, CA 94945 ([hidden email]) has created a letter for doctors to sign, with helpful references. Alexander Binik, Executive Director, DE-Toxics Institute, Fairfax, CA, is working tirelessly to provide updated information.  I am indebted to him for much of this article.  Sandy Ross, [hidden email]
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