Smart Meter Opt-Out Plan Approved Conditionally

SMART METERS ARE ONLY GOOD FOR UTILITY COMPANY EXECUTIVES. A. Utility bills are increasing where smart meters are installed. B. Customer information from smart meters is NOT formatted for customers and does NOT change customer behavior towards conservation. C. Inexpensive time-of-use meters may decrease energy usage, and without expensive smart meters. D. The cost - benefit of smart meters is horrendous and is being promoted to profit the utility companies and their suppliers, not customers or our society or our environment. E. The Smart Grid does NOT use or require a smart meter on each home. The necessary smart information can be gathered much more efficiently, timely and inexpensively at energy distribution points. (The smart grid does not care how much power any one home uses.) F. This massive Billions-of-dollars smart meter program will cost customers $ Billions and the public will not be receptive to real energy solutions after being burned by these Smart meters.
— March 16, 2012 10:12 p.m.

Smart Meter Opt-Out Plan Approved Conditionally

SMART METER PRIVACY VIOLATIONS Must-See 4-minute youtube video http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embed… SKYROCKETING UTILITY BILLS AFTER SMART METER INSTALLATION TV News Video (3 minutes) http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/63581287.html?… CIA DIRECTOR JAMES WOOLSEY CALLS SMART GRID “STUPID” Due To National Security Problems Caused By So-Called Smart Meters. News Video (1 minute) http://www.energynow.com/video/2011/08/10/preview…
— March 16, 2012 10:09 p.m.

Smart Meter Opt-Out Plan Approved Conditionally

SMART METER HEALTH PROBLEMS AND CANCER. 1. SMART METERS – 100 TIMES MORE RADIATION THAN CELL PHONES.
 Video Interview: Nuclear Scientist, Daniel Hirsch, (5 minutes) http://stopsmartmeters.org/2011/04/20/daniel-hirs…
 2. SMART METERS – CANCER, NERVOUS SYSTEM DAMAGE, ADVERSE REPRODUCTION AFFECTS. 
Video Interview: Dr. Carpenter, New York Public Health Department, Dean of Public Health, (2 minutes) 
http://emfsafetynetwork.org/?p=39461 3. The NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE Calls for Halt To Smart Meters in Homes and Schools. http://electromagnetichealth.org/electromagnetic-… 4. The WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION May 31 2011 placed the Non-ionizing radiation coming from Wireless Smart Meters (& some other wireless devices) on the Class 2-B CARCINOGEN LIST. http://www.iarc.fr/en/media-centre/pr/2011/pdfs/p… 5. The NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH Feb 2011 found biological changes in the brain after only minutes of exposure to non-ionizing radiation. http://jama.ama-assn.org/content/305/8/808.abstra… 6. THE KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE IN STOCKHOLM (the University that gives the Nobel Prizes) ISSUES GLOBAL HEALTH WARNING AGAINST SMART METERS.
 2-page Press Release 
http://www.scribd.com/doc/48148346/Karolinska-Ins… 7. LABORATORY SCIENTISTS have observed
 (1) Human Cell Damage
 (2) DNA Chain Breaks 
(3) Breaches in the Blood-Brain Barrier
 from levels of non-ionizing radiation lower than emitted by WIRELESS Smart meters. http://electromagnetichealth.org/electromagnetic-… 8. INSURANCE COMPANIES won’t insure smart meter liability due to biological damage seen by scientists they hired. 
 TV Video (3 minutes) http://eon3emfblog.net/?p=382
— March 16, 2012 10:06 p.m.

Smart Meter Opt-Out Plan Approved Conditionally

SMART METER HEALTH REPORT HEALTH DEPARTMENT SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA JANUARY 2012. (Statements, not all 11 pages) - Smart meters expose persons in the home to FULL BODY RADIATION EXPOSURES 50 TO 450 TIMES GREATER RADIATION THAN CELL PHONES depending on proximity in the home to the smart meter attached to outside wall (calculated using the inverse square). - Smart meters emit radiation almost continuously throughout the day 24/7, 365 days per year. - Increased permeability of the blood-brain barrier in the head, harmful effects on sperm, double strand breaks in DNA which could lead to cancer genesis, stress gene activation indicating exposure to a toxin, and alterations in brain glucose metabolism. - Electro Hypersensitivity is a real and sometimes debilitating problem for the affected persons. . Above affects are occurring to all persons, not just those who are hypersensitive (added for clarification). - FCC guidelines are irrelevant and cannot be used for any claims of Smart Meter safety unless heat damage is involved. - Smart meter exposure is Involuntary exposure. Governmental agencies for protecting public health and safety should be much more vigilant towards involuntary environmental exposures because governmental agencies are the only defense against such involuntary exposure. Report link - http://emfsafetynetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/20…
— March 16, 2012 10:04 p.m.

Smart Meter Opt-Out Plan Approved Conditionally

SMART METER RADIATION ALERT PG$E, Northern California's Utility Monopoly, recently admitted (forced by a judge) that each electric smart meter transmits radiation 10's of thousands of times, up to 190,000 times each day. This corrects previous false statements repeated often by utility companies across the country.
— March 16, 2012 10:01 p.m.

Group Wants Out of SDG&E Smart Meter Program

SMART METER HEALTH PROBLEMS AND CANCER. A. The WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION on May 31 2011 placed the Non-ionizing radiation coming from Wireless smart meters (and some other wireless devices) on the Class 2-B Carcinogen List, along with DDT and Lead. http://www.iarc.fr/en/media-centre/pr/2011/pdfs/p… B. The NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH months ago (Feb 2011) found biological changes in the brain after only minutes of exposure to non-ionizing radiation. http://jama.ama-assn.org/content/305/8/808.abstra… C. LABORATORY SCIENTISTS have observed (1) Human Cell Damage (2) DNA Chain Breaks (3) Breaches in the Blood-Brain Barrier from levels of non-ionizing radiation lower than emitted by WIRELESS Smart meters. http://electromagnetichealth.org/electromagnetic-… D. INSURANCE COMPANIES Hired Independent Laboratory Scientists and these scientists also observed Cell Damage and DNA Chain Breaks and now the Insurance Companies will NOT Insure Liability of damage from Wireless Smart meters and other wireless devices. TV Video (3 minutes) http://eon3emfblog.net/?p=382 So shouldn’t MANDATORY installation of Wireless smart meters on people's homes STOP? Because Cell Phone use and other devices are Voluntary and can be shut off at the user’s discretion, that is a different issue. 1. WIRELESS SMART METERS – 100 TIMES MORE RADIATION THAN CELL PHONES. Video Interview: Nuclear Scientist, Daniel Hirsch, (5 minutes). http://stopsmartmeters.org/2011/04/20/daniel-hirs… 2. WIRELESS SMART METERS – CANCER, NERVOUS SYSTEM DAMAGE, ADVERSE REPRODUCTION AFFECTS. Video Interview: Dr. Carpenter, New York Public Health Department, Dean of Public Health, (2 minutes). http://emfsafetynetwork.org/?p=3946 3. THE KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE IN STOCKHOLM (the University that gives the Nobel Prizes) ISSUES GLOBAL HEALTH WARNING AGAINST WIRELESS SMART METERS. 2-page Press Release: http://www.scribd.com/doc/48148346/Karolinska-Ins… 4. RADIATION MEASURED FROM SMART METER MOUNTED ON A HOME (once active in the utility system) SHOWS RADIATION BURST PULSES APPROXIMATELY ONCE EVERY FOUR SECONDS 24 HOURS PER DAY traveling into and through the bodies and brains of the inhabitants of that home. Youtube Video (6 minutes, 1st minute is sufficient). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRejDxBE6OE Note: many of the tests on non-ionizing radiation (the type of radiation emitted by smart meters) have been done using instruments other than smart meters because smart meters have only been in people’s homes for a very short time. But as a Wireless smart meter emits 100 times more radiation than a cell phone, it is not difficult to project. If a machine gun fires 100 bullets in the same time that a pistol fires one bullet, it is not difficult to project the harm that the machine gun can inflict, even if the tests were done with the pistol.
— August 30, 2011 6:45 p.m.

Group Wants Out of SDG&E Smart Meter Program

CUSTOMER UTILITY BILLS INCREASE AFTER SMART METERS INSTALLED. Skyrocketing Utility Bills after installation TV News Video (3 minutes) http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/63581287.html?…
— August 30, 2011 6:43 p.m.

Group Wants Out of SDG&E Smart Meter Program

MUST-SEE 4-minute youtube video on Smart meters: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embed…
— August 30, 2011 6:41 p.m.

SDG&E Smart Meters – cause of heart trouble?

NO ONE AT SDG&E HAS EVER TESTED THE PULSED RADIATION TRANSMISSIONS OF THE WIRELESS SMART METERS ON HUMAN CELLS IN LABORATORIES. People that repeat what they were told can't rationally assure others. 1. INSURANCE COMPANIES WON'T INSURE THE HEALTH PROBLEMS FROM WIRELESS Smart Meters And Insurance companies don't sacrifice insurance premiums ($$$) for no reason. TV NEWS VIDEO - Insurance Companies Won't Insure Wireless Device Health Risks (3 minutes, 13 seconds) http://eon3emfblog.net/?p=382 2. WIRELESS SMART METERS TRANSMIT RADIATION APPROXIMATELY 25,000 TIMES PER DAY, 24/7, not seconds per day as claimed by SDG&E. VIDEO - Radiation Measured From Smart Meter Mounted On A Home (6 minutes, 21 seconds) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRejDxBE6OE 3. CELL DAMAGE, DNA BREAKS & BREACHES IN THE BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER observed in laboratory tests from low levels of pulsed RF signal radiation as emitted by Wireless smart meters - reported by Top Wireless radiation scientists in the world at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco Nov 18, 2010: VIDEO - http://electromagnetichealth.org/electromagnetic-… 4. THE KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE IN STOCKHOLM (the University that gives the Nobel Prizes) ISSUES GLOBAL HEALTH WARNING AGAINST WIRELESS SMART METERS. 2-page Press Release: http://www.scribd.com/doc/48148346/Karolinska-Ins… ...AND in the U.S. & UK and other countries where Wireless smart meters are being installed, energy use is NOT decreasing, customer UTILITY BILLS ARE INCREASING, there are additional PROBLEMS & COSTS incurred from increased SECURITY & HACKING PROBLEMS and the Wireless meters are creating ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE PROBLEMS. Wireless smart meters are NOT mandated by the US Federal Energy Program, as SDG&E pretends. The Utility companies are salivating over eliminating the jobs of the full-time-with-benefit meter reader employees and replacing them with phone operators in India and the Philippines who read scripts to customers over the phone for $4 per day and NO Benefits. The monetary transfers from customers to utility companies are huge, the problems are real, but the advertised benefits are NOT occurring.
— April 27, 2011 1:29 p.m.

Light Brown Apple Moth Spreading North?

THE LIGHT BROWN APPLE MOTH (LBAM) IS NO MORE OF A THREAT TO AGRICULTURE THAN THE WIND. The entomologist who first noticed it in California in July 2006, three courts who evaluated it, the state senate committee on agriculture all determined that the moth is a NON-ISSUE to agriculture. Only the California Department of Agriculture (CDFA), the USDA, and the chemical companies who stood to rob the taxpayers of $100 Million per year for unnecessary "Emergency" pesticide contracts for 30 years are keeping this propaganda about LBAM alive. In Northern Coastal California, these false "Emergency" claims about LBAM were finally uncovered and CDFA had to stop the insanity there. But to continue to rob taxpayers, CDFA & USDA are now pulling the same scam down the coast in San Diego and up in OREGON, where people simply aren't familiar with the truth about this moth and this fraudulent program. The quarantines and interference with farming are very real, but they are caused by CDFA & USDA, not LBAM. Contact any/every agriculture commissioner in the State of California and you will find: NO DOCUMENTED DAMAGE FROM LBAM. Media reports of damage are taken from false information given to the media by the CDFA & USDA. Reporters that contacted the agriculture commissioners found out the damage reports were FALSE. LBAM has been in California for over 50 years now, not a recent arrival (about 10 years) as CDFA preaches, but either way, NO DAMAGE, NONE. Check for yourself! LBAM has been in Hawaii for 100 years and NO DAMAGE. Santa Cruz and San Francisco Counties have millions of LBAM, with tens of thousands being trapped, and NO DAMAGE. - Two Berkeley Professors determined that LBAM can only develop populations in a couple Northern coastal areas in California. Other places where LBAM gets transported are not suitable for their populations to establish & sustain. - A few moths cannot initiate permanent populations places they are not suited for. Even the permanent populations in Central Coast, California and San Francisco Bay California are harmless to Agriculture, backyard gardens and forests. - CDFA and USDA in some areas pretend that their quarantine and forced pesticide measures "Eradicated" the moth when doing nothing would have the same results without the toxins and the money spent. Suzanne Ledeboer, reporter - make a few phone calls to agriculture commissioners in California where LBAM lives and learn the truth. The sky is NOT falling, but if you continue to spread the false rumors given to you by CDFA and your local agriculture commissioner who is obligated to the CDFA, SD taxpayers will spend the $$$ and farmers will suffer the sacrifices as though the sky were falling. Again, LBAM does NOT cause damage to Agriculture in California. See a Professor's Press Release on the Fraud of the CDFA/USDA LBAM program at: http://www.californiachronicle.com/articles/view/…
— April 8, 2011 11:02 a.m.