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October 2012 Newsletter
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We are working against odds (powerful industry plus government interest) to obtain a no cost Smart Meter opt out for utility customers.
I'm very very grateful for your support, encouragement and for the donations you have sent!
This is a HUGE effort and I really need fundraising help! Please contact me with any help you can offer.
Donations can be sent to the EMF Safety Network online through paypal, or by sending a check to EMF Safety Network. PO Box 1016, Sebastopol CA 95473.
Donations of $100 or more can be tax deductible. Click here to donate.
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CPUC Smart Meter Opt Out Testimony
On Oct 5, 2012 testimony was served in the CPUC smart meter opt out proceeding. On behalf of the EMF Safety Network I served the Testimony of Sandi Maurer. Excerpt from the summary,
"All customers should be allowed to opt-out of Smart Meters at no cost. Smart Meter opt-out costs should be paid by utility shareholders and/or shifting of utility funds. There should be no initial fees, no monthly fees and no exit fees.
I believe that charging fees to opt out of a health and safety hazard is unlawful, and defeats the purpose of the opt out program which was to give utility customers a choice. Punitive opt out fees must be eliminated because they are unjust, unreasonable and in my opinion unlawful based on the Public Utilities Code.
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 TURN Advocates Customers to Pay More Than Current Opt Out Fees
In a shocking turnabout, The Utility Reform Network (TURN), a leading California utility consumer advocacy group. has encouraged its members to refuse Smart Meters on their homes since 2009.
TURN is now advocating Smart Meter opt out customers pay even more than the current "interim opt out fees "of $75/10 and $10/5 for CARE- low income, which are already punitive! This is a major contradiction. I called TURN to discuss this, but the lawyer who worked on the case was out of town and unavailable for comment.
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The Maine Coalition to Stop Smart Meters filed a complaint this week requesting Maine's Attorney General, William Schneider, open a criminal investigation into smart meter opt out fees.
The complaint alleges that in order to avoid health and privacy harms from the detailed information gathering and radiation emitting meters, citizens are forced to pay extortionate fees.
They request the Attorney General target Central Maine Power and Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) in the extortion investigation.
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Smart Meters & EMR - The Health Crisis Of Our Time
Click here to see Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt, MD, PhD, speak on smart meters and EMR. |
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National Day of Action: Health and Safety Advocates Say 'Smart Meters' - Not So Smart
 From Maine to Maui, a growing wave of health and safety advocates are questioning the rush to install so-called "smart meters." The wireless devices to track electricity use down to each appliance have been associated with health problems and house fires.
Last week, nearly three dozen demonstrations were held across the country -including Washington, D.C., and Detroit - all to coincide with Grid Week, a conference of industry and government proponents of the "smart" grid.
In solidarity with Stop Smart Meter groups across the US, health and safety advocates from the EMF Safety Network and Refuse Smart Meters, held signs, passed out flyers and waved to passers by on the four corners of downtown Sebastopol today. People responded with honks, beeps, and even a couple thumbs up were given as encouragement!
Click here for more information on the demonstrations.
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Demonstration in Sebastopol, California
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EMF Safety Network Contact Information
p: 707-824-0824 e: emfsafe@sonic.net
w: www.emfsafetynetwork.org
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