The Microwave Factor

Killer Cell Phones: Why Honeybees Are Dying Worldwide

2012-01-31T17:51:00.000-05:00

Killer Cell Phones: Why Honeybees Are Dying Worldwide

October 4, 2011 at 09:22:41

By Justin Soutar (about the author)

Have you heard the news? In just the last ten years or so, the world's honeybee population has taken a huge dive--and nobody seems to know why. I found this out myself recently by reading an article called "Bees Feel the Sting: The buzz on the worldwide decline in honeybee populations," which appeared as the lead story in the September/October 2011 issue ofScience Illustrated. According to this article, a group of French biologists is attaching tiny microchips to honeybees to track their daily behavior patterns in an effort to learn what's killing them. Suspected causes of the unprecedented global honeybee dieoff include pests, predators, disease, pesticide sprays, climate change, and mobile phones. One single factor can be enough to do the bees in, as researcher Cedric Alaux of the Laboratoire Biologie et Protection de l'abeille admitted toScience Illustrated: "We cannot rule out that there is one single factor behind it all that influences the bees in a negative way."

To identify that factor, the key question we should ask is: What on earth has changed so drastically in the last ten years that would cause billions of honeybees to perish? There has been no drastic change in nature or the global environment that can adequately explain this occurrence. Honeybee pests and predators have been around for centuries, and although their numbers have fluctuated, their populations have not exploded recently as far as I know. Diseases have similarly come and gone. Our climate has been changing recently, but not so drastically or in such a short time period as to explain the mass disappearance of a single insect species.

Thus we can reasonably rule out any natural causes for the world's honeybee population plunge, and it makes sense to look for the culprit among possible artificial (i.e. manmade) causes. Although pesticide sprays have been in use for decades, their worldwide use has not increased dramatically in recent years; if anything, it has declined as the popularity of organic farming continues to grow.

The only other suspected manmade cause of the honeybees' death is mobile phones (i.e. cell phones)--or, more precisely, the radio waves emitted by cell phones. Here we're on to something, because in the last ten years the world's use of cell phones has exploded dramatically, and an ever-growing global network of cell phone transmitter towers established to meet this demand now continuously fills much of the Earth's air with a thick invisible web of electromagnetic radiation. Moreover, the negative effects of this artificial radiation on living organisms are already well known and documented by scientists. (Take, for example, the well-established link between increased cell phone use and increased rates of human brain cancer.) Furthermore, the steepest declines in honeybee populations have been observed in the United States and Europe--where cell phone use is greater than anywhere else in the world.

Nothing matches the worldwide decline in honeybee population like the worldwide increase in cell phone transmissions during the same time frame. Thus, it is reasonable to draw a link between the two and theorize that the former is the main cause of the latter.

But, some might say, the basis for this supposed theory is rather circumstantial. Is there any real, convincing evidence for it? Yes, there is. In a study conducted last year, researchers at Panjab University in Chandigarh, India fitted cell phones to a beehive and activated them twice a day for 15 minutes each. Within three months, honey production had ceased, the queen laid half as many eggs, and the hive population had fallen significantly. (See "Study links bee decline to cell phones," at http://articles.cnn.com/2010-06-30/world/bee.decline.mobile.phones_1_bee-populations-cell-phone-radiation-ofcom?_s=PM:WORLD)

But the effect of cell phone towers on bees is even more drastic than that of individual phones. Barbara Hughes, a columnist for theCatholic Virginian who has been visiting the Franciscan monastery at Mission San Luis Rey in California, recently visited a Benedictine abbey near the mission. She related the following in the August 22, 2011 edition of the paper:

One of the monks, who has been a bee keeper at the Abbey for 40 years, explained how until numerous cell phone towers were constructed on the back of their property, he had been collecting 100 gallons of honey a week.

But as the use of cell phones expanded, all of his bees died within a few weeks until he discovered a small area near the base of the hill where he could not get cell phone service. Once he moved his hives to that particular area, the bees once again began to thrive and reproduce.

This anecdote is a graphic example of the danger that cell phone radiation poses to honeybees. The radiation may be interfering with the bees' built-in navigational systems, disorienting them and preventing them from finding their way back to their hives, as some researchers think. Or it may be killing them in a more direct fashion. However it works, it's clear that radio waves from cell phones are lethal to bees. Additional future studies will continue to confirm and bear this out.

The typical cell phone transmitter tower is a veritable beehive of electromagnetic activity. At any given moment it can be sending and receiving the radio transmissions of 10 to 25 different phone calls. A whole row of cell phone towers can process thousands of calls simultaneously. Try to imagine what all the radio waves from all the towers just in your local area would look like, filling the air all around you. If we had the capability to see radio waves, we would be blown away. Thus cell phone towers pose a much more serious threat to living organisms than individual cell phones because they emit much more concentrated doses of radiation. When we consider that the radiation of a single cell phone can cause brain cancer in a human being at an early age, it's not difficult to imagine the deadly effect that thousands of times that radiation would have on a much smaller living creature.

In fact, the gradual, slight decline in world honeybee populations observed over the course of the twentieth century (which preceded the current precipitous decline) was probably due to the gradual establishment of radio stations and transmitters all over the world. Moreover, it is possible that radio waves crisscrossing our atmosphere from Earth-orbiting communications satellites as well as from more recently developed GPS satellites, satellite radio systems, and especially wireless Internet systems, all play minor contributing roles in the current honeybee population crisis. The lesson to be learned from this is that radio waves kill bees--and the world's more than five billion cell phones combined generate more artificial radio emissions by far than all other currently operating high-tech inventions on Earth put together. (See "List of countries by number of cell phones in use,"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_mobile_phones_in_use)

The modern handheld cell phone is a staple of globalized twenty-first century life--and it's not hard to understand why. It's a technological wonder, a marvel of electronic miniaturization and digital engineering, and a powerful tool of communication and entertainment whose convenience can't be beat. With a typical cell phone we can not only send and receive calls but also text messages and emails; we can take pictures, make audio recordings, store textual information, listen to music, access the Internet (and all that that entails), watch videos, read e-books, play games--the capabilities are endless. Cell phones allow us to stay connected like nothing else. Who ever thought this nifty little multi-purpose gadget would pose a threat to the environment?
It's unfortunate, but true: Within just the last ten years, the increasingly widespread and heavy global use of cell phones has placed the world's honeybee population at risk. We are literally buzzing the bees out of existence. Meanwhile, the global pace of construction of new cell phone towers continues unabated, and worldwide cell phone transmissions continue increasing by the day, filling the Earth's atmosphere with more and more artificial radio waves. If this trend continues into the next few years, we can expect further drastic reductions in the global honeybee population.

What would happen if honeybees became extinct? We would lose a lot more than just good-tasting natural honey. Honeybees play a critical role in the world's food chain: they pollinate 75 percent of all the crops consumed by humans, many of which are also consumed by animals. Thus the extinction of honeybees would precipitate a global food crisis of almost unthinkable proportions. I don't think any of us want to see that happen! Human survival is dependent on the survival of honeybees.

Given the enormity of the stakes involved, it is imperative that we take decisive measures soon to protect the endangered honeybees. This is not like trying to save the Pyrenean Ibex, the Golden Toad, the Javan Tiger, or the Alaotra Grebe (a bird of Madagascar that was officially declared extinct last year). All of these animal species have become extinct since the conservation movement began, but due to their isolated habitats and limited distribution, their extinction had little if any impact on the overall global food chain. The extinction of the honeybee would be an entirely different matter. Because of its worldwide distribution and the key role this little insect plays in crop growth, its demise would be catastrophic for a large percentage of life on earth.

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Killer-Cell-Phones-Why-Ho-by-Justin-Soutar-110930-811.html

2012-01-31T17:40:00.004-05:00

Markham eyes tougher cell tower rules

By L.H. Tiffany Hsieh
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Jan 30, 2012 - 11:24 AM
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Markham’s new guidelines aimed to minimize the impact of cellphone towers on the community provides only “nominal” protection, says one councillor.

“It should send a message that we are not interested in adding more poles,” said Thornhhill Councillor Howard Shore.
Adopted by town council last Tuesday, the revised policy for the establishment of telecommunication facilities in Markham added mostly minor revisions to the town’s existing policy.

Most of them are inconsistent with guidelines set out by Industry Canada, which has exclusive jurisdiction over cell towers.

For example, while Industry Canada exempts new antenna systems and structures less than 15 metres tall, municipal review is required by the Town of Markham.

Towers located in industrial, institutional and commercial zones are exempt from public consultation, but a policy revision states that should only be the case in Markham, provided the tower is a minimum of 120 meters, or a distance three times the tower height (whichever is greater), away from homes, schools and day cares.

Mr. Shore believes that’s not enough.

He made several proposals, including towers of any height within 300 meters of homes being deemed by the town as having potential impacts on the community, the environment or the existing urban fabric of the town.

“I’m not afraid of technology,” Mr. Shore said, adding cell towers are an eyesore and pose “legitimate” health concerns.
He described the replacement Bell tower in the Longos plaza at Bayview Avenue and Laureleaf Road as “a rocket ship” with a diameter larger than the original tower.

He suggested telecommunications companies consider using existing traffic light poles and light standards instead.
“We are already accustomed to seeing them,” Mr. Shore said.

With cell towers falling under federal jurisdiction, “They can say, ‘Screw you’ anyway, but you gotta try,” Mr. Shore said. “Otherwise, you sit on your hands and do nothing.”

He said the idea is for Markham to set a standard of rules and to get other municipalities to collectively write to Industry Canada to implement more strict conditions.

Thornhill resident Evelin Ellison went further to say that 500 meters should be the minimum requirement for cell tower set-back near schools and residential areas, even though she’d prefer a 1,000-meter restriction.

Ms Ellison told councillors she counted 13 Rogers cell towers in Thornhill.

“It’s a lot,” she said.

Ms Ellison applauded the town for taking a “proactive initiative” to lead the way on cell towers.

“I know there’s a magnetic field,” she said.

However, not everyone can say that for certain.

Resident Brian Gordon expressed concerns that added restrictions from Markham, albeit minor, will prevent cellular companies from providing him with “a five-bar service”.

Mr. Gordon pointed out that Markham is the high-tech capital of Canada and said he’d like to see faster Internet speed and fewer calls being dropped.

He said while public health seems to be the driving motivation behind the revision of the policy, there is still no conclusive scientific evidence on health risks associated with cell towers.

In addition to adopting the revised policy, Markham council also voted to have town staff consider the proposed additional changes from Mr. Shore and report back.

According to Mr. Shore’s website, residents will have the opportunity to comment on Bell Mobility’s application at 7 Harlech Crt., likely toward the end of February.

http://www.yorkregion.com/news/article/1288513--markham-eyes-tougher-cell-tower-rules

January 30, 2012 Press Release – SEMO (Quebec)

2012-01-31T17:37:00.004-05:00

January 30, 2012 Press Release – SEMO (Quebec)

by Sauvons nos Enfants des Micro-Ondes (Save our children from micro-wave dangers)

The ongoing debate in Canada regarding health consequences of involuntary and unremitting exposure to microwave emissions coming from “smart” meters, cell phone base station antennas, wifi, etc., has elicited many personal reports from those suffering electrosensitivity. Many citizen groups and associations, having received such reports, hope that these will not have been in vain and will contribute to ongoing follow-up on these matters in Ottawa. We are very pleased at the setting up by the federal NDP of anELECTROSENSITIVITY REGISTRY

Registry of persons whose health has been affected by devices using wireless microwave technologies

Creation of this Registry is a concrete response to one of 5 recommendations contained in the Report of the Standing Committee on Health, which examined the impact of microwaves on health (Report submitted December 2010).

Excerpt from the Health Committee Report (1):

5. Health Canada ensure that it has a process in place to receive and respond to reports of adverse reactions to electromagnetic radiation emitting devices.

Charmaine Borg, MP, designated by the NDP caucus as responsible for this dossier in Ottawa, has agreed to receive submissions from people suffering from this condition.

Anyone desiring to attest to his/her situation is invited to mail or email to the following addresses:

Email : Charmaine.Borg@parl.gc.ca

Constituency office:

ELECTROSENSITIVITY REGISTRY

Charmaine Borg

House of Commons

Ottawa, ON

K1A 0A6

(No postage required!)

It is recommended to specify the microwave source(s) suspected of producing these problems: wireless “smart” meters, wifi routers, cell phone base station antennae, cell phones, cordless phones, wireless computers, Bluetooth device, Wii and XBOX virtual game devices, etc.

The federal government has until now ignored this majority Report recommendation by MPs (from all parties except Conservative) on the Standing Committee on Health. This recommendation was based on the Committee’s having noted that indeed there are people affected in such a way by microwave exposures (including self-report by one Committee Member, Serge Cardin, at both hearings of April 27 & 29, 2010), in contrast to Health Canada’s negation of such a possibility, there thus being nowhere in Canada to receive such citizen complaints.

Health Canada maintains that according to some forty studies recognized by its experts, this is a psychiatric matter. It was in the context of this denialist approach that the Registry was recommended. It should allow accumulation of evidence to confront the official Health Canada denial of much other existing scientific study.

This type of evidence, demonstrating a clear relationship between health effects and microwave sources, has in Europe led to many appeals by physicians in various countries, demanding application of the Precautionary Principle (2). These appeals have led the European Environment Agency, the European Parliament and now the Council of Europe, to recommend safer public microwave exposure levels at thousands of times lower than Canadian norms (3).

François Therrien

Electrical studies teacher SEMO Spokesperson

ftherrien@aei.ca www.dangersemo.com

450 471 8371

NB: The Committee’s third recommendation has also not been heeded:

“3. [...] develop a comprehensive risk awareness program for exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation [...] as well as the provision of information promoting the safe use of wireless technologies.”

(1) http://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?DocId=4834477&Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=40&Ses=3&File=48#concl

(2) http://web.archive.org/web/20070930041008/http://www.emrnetwork.org/news/IGUMED_english.pdf

(3) http://assembly.coe.int/main.asp?Link=/documents/workingdocs/doc11/ edoc12608.htm

François Therrien
SEMO

Headaches, Migranes, and Sleeplessness from Phone Masts

2012-01-31T17:37:00.001-05:00

Headaches, Migranes, and Sleeplessness from Phone Masts

A mobile phone mast has been erected within 100 metres of where I live, which is a built up area. Fellow residents and myself have been experiencing headaches, migranes, and sleeplessness ever since, and thus I have decided to start a campaign to rid my area of such masts.

However, I have now noticed three similar masks within a one square mile area, and realise it will be a big job to take on such organisations. Does anyone have any suggestions?

The masts are made to look like normal poles, and stand on the pavement which makes people assume they are not what they really are. This seems to be a new tactic by Vodafone etc, as this is a direct, blatant attack upon the health of the public.

I live in Glasgow and have already spoken to a local councillor, who could only confirm that it was Vodafone who had setup the mast without any public consultation.

http://forum.davidicke.com/showthread.php?t=198895

Robert

Study probes ailments attacking beehives

2012-01-31T17:36:00.001-05:00

Study probes ailments attacking beehives
To find out, they gave 20 hives protein food (a substitute for pollen, which is fed to developing larvae) that had been spiked with imidacloprid (insecticide). In 10 cases the dose was five parts per billion; in the other 10 it was 20 parts per billion.Previous experiments have shown that neither dose perceptibly harms bees.

http://thechronicleherald.ca/world/56449-study-probes-ailments-attacking-beehives

http://www.economist.com/node/21543469

Note - If this insecticide previously did not harm bees, what is it that is now harming their immune systems?

Are Cell Phones The New Cigarettes?

2012-01-31T17:35:00.000-05:00

Are Cell Phones The New Cigarettes?

JINI on January-26-12

How many kids do you know aged 11 and older that have their own cell phone? In my son’s class of 11 year olds, all but 5 have their own cellphone. And in spite of the school policy being no cell phones allowed on school grounds, they text each other back and forth in class and many of them keep their cell phone in their front pocket all day, turned on. Needless to say, in spite of knowing the data on cell phone risks, my son is really pressuring me to let him buy himself a cell phone!
Infertility
He knows that an adult male who has a cell phone in his front pocket for one hour has a drastic reduction in sperm count… yes, you can get that sperm count back up, but still, what’s the cell phone doing to a child who has not even reached puberty, or one who is going through puberty? His response: Who cares? I probably don’t want to have kids anyway.
Of course you don’t. You’re 11. Come talk to me when you’re 30. Ooops, too late. Would that be an example of good mothering?
Nevertheless, I do feel his pain. There’s an entire culture now around texting. And he is excluded from the circle, he cannot participate in the conversation and he is outside the community. That’s pretty heavy and pretty nasty for him.
So… if most of his peers smoked, would I buy him cigarettes so that he could join in the group and not feel excluded?
Cigarettes vs. Cellphones Cancer Risk
Some people have said to me that this is not a fair analogy. Hmmm, I thought, well what is the statistical comparison of these two carcinogens (the W.H.O. has classified microwave RF radiation – WiFi, cellphones, iPads, etc. – as a Class 2b carcinogen)? So I went looking…
The increased lung cancer risk for smokers is:
10% increase at age 30
40% increase at age 50
The increased risk of a brain tumor from a cell phone after 10 years of use is:
420% increase for children who start using a cellphone before the age of 20
And then, funnily enough, I found this video by Magda Havas PhD that directly compares cellphones to cigarettes! She looks at the marketing, the industry CYA, and the health effects…

Still, as I said, I feel my son’s pain and I really don’t want to isolate him or make him feel like an outcast. So I go looking for a different kind of stat that just might allow me to justify him having a cellphone. Because I remember my brother saying to me, “Sure the stats may show a 500% increased risk, but if the normal rate of brain tumors in kids is 1 in 10 million, then even a 500% increase is only going to be 5 kids in 10 million – which is actually a very minute risk.”
Brain Tumor Risk
So I go looking for these stats: If the increased risk of a brain tumor to my child is 420%, then what does this mean in terms of real numbers? How many kids out of 100 will actually get a tumor? AND how does that compare to the number of kids who got tumors before cellphones existed? I figure that will give me a really good picture of the ACTUAL risk to my son (and my daughter, who will likely want one next!). Here’s what I find:
In 1970, before cellphones existed, but when there was still plenty of electropollution from power lines etc., the incidence rate of brain tumors in children were:
10.7 brain tumors per 100,000 children
In 2001, there were:
15.2 brain tumors per 100,000 children
so in 2012, after 10 years of use, a 420% increase would be:
64 brain tumors per 100,000 children (or .00064% risk to children of developing a brain tumor)
Well that’s a relief! That actual risk is miniscule. Yay, I’m off the hook and I can let my son have a cell phone, because really, the risk of him getting a brain tumor from using that cell phone is SO low – only .00064%!!
But then I have another thought: I remember my Mum and I talking about why people didn’t care about the radiation risk from these devices and she theorized it was because they just didn’t believe it would ever happen to them. “Look at car accidents,” she said, “More people have died in car accidents than in every war in the 20th century put together, but people get in their cars without a second thought, every single day, and we would not be wiling to go without them.”
Risk of Brain Tumor vs. Risk of Car Accident Death
So this line of thought makes me wonder… If the risk of brain tumors to children is so low that people obviously don’t think it will happen to their child, so they’re safe… then what is the risk of their child dying in a car accident?
Well blow me if I wasn’t in for another HUGE surprise – brace yourself for this one – the actual incidence of child deaths from not just car accidents, but falls, fire and drowning all combined is…
12 deaths per 100,000 children
Say what??
Look at those stats again, side by side:
12 deaths per 100,000 children from car accidents, falls, fire and drowning
64 brain tumors per 100,000 children
Are you kidding me? We are mandated by law to strap our kids in with a seatbelt every time we get in a car, to protect them. We have to strap a helmet on their heads when riding a bike, scooter, skateboard etc. to protect them. We have lifeguards at every swimming pool, lake and ocean and kids under age 6 are not even allowed in the pool unless their parent is with them. These are the safety measures society and all us good parents carry out to prevent 12 death per 100,000 children – a risk of .00012%.
Yet the brain tumor rate in those same children is FIVE times higher – 64 kids per 100,000 and we do NOTHING. In fact, we buy them the carcinogenic device, encourage them to use it to keep in touch with us, and send them happily on their way.
And that’s just looking at brain tumors. We haven’t even looked at leukemia, fertility, genetic damage (DNA double-strand breaks), effects on learning, quality of sleep, and all the other documented effects of this type of radiation. Nor have we looked at the cumulative effect of using cellphones, iPads, WiFi computers, baby monitors, Wii, Xbox, Playstation, cordless phones, smart meters and every other wireless device that uses this same microwave RF radiation.
If we look at these same actual incidence numbers for deaths from lung cancer (age adjusted for white people in the U.S.) from the National Cancer Institute, then they are:
25 deaths per 100,000 for women
80 deaths per 100,000 for men
So, you might as well buy your daughter cigarettes, since they’re much safer than a cell phone!
Great. I’m right back where I started.
The logic then follows that if I’m not concerned about radiation to my children’s heads from cellhphones, WiFi, etc. then I also shouldn’t bother strapping them in with a seatbelt, or getting them to wear a helmet. What’s the point? The risk is so small.
And yet, you’d be hard-pressed to find a caring mother who didn’t make her child wear a seatbelt in the car. Yet that same mother will hand her child a cellphone, have WiFi internet in the house and buy her kids Xbox, Wii and Playstation all with wireless controllers. WHY?
Why Mothers Don’t Take Action
I think there are 3 reasons: Firstly, we just don’t know. We don’t have the data, and like cigarettes, the mainstream media is publishing story after story about how there’s no risk from these devices. Secondly, everyone around you thinks it’s safe and is buying their kids these devices, so there is massive peer pressure to disregard the data – or not even ask the questions in the first place. It’s the “world is flat” syndrome. Thirdly, because we cannot see, hear, smell or feel this radiation, it doesn’t feel real to us and because it takes a long time for the consequences to manifest, we look around at everyone we know using these devices all day, every day, and everyone’s fine – the risk just doesn’t seem real.
Which just makes it that much harder for those of us who are saying no to our kids. My son feels his strongest argument is, “I’m the only one in my class who doesn’t have a cell phone.” He’s sick of hearing the research, he says it doesn’t feel “real” to him when he is surrounded by people using wireless devices. And he views me as cruel and uncaring that I would subject him to such ostracism from his peers. I’m reminded of this article written by a university student, Vices: Smoking Cigarettes To Make Friends where the author writes:

“While countless parents, teachers, and those guilt-tripping Truth commercials have warned me about the dangers of smoking, I really just don’t give a f**k. Sure, I could save myself the health damages and money if I stop now. On the other hand, I’m young and will probably live forever.”

And when my son is in university, well really, by the time he’s 15 or 16 (or knowing him, even younger), I won’t have much control over what he does outside the house anyway.
In all honesty, after all my research, I still don’t know what to do with all this. In a perfect world, the government wouldn’t take industry payoffs and would force industry to make this technology safer and reduce children’s exposure – like what is happening in Switzerland.
Is that too much to ask? Or, like cigarettes, will we have to wait 40 years for that to happen?
P.S. In case you want to know what the increased risk of ipsilateral tumor is for adults who use a cell phone for more than 10 years:
Adults glioma (brain): 90%
Adults acoustic neuroma (ear): 60%
Adults uveal melanoma (eye): 320%
NOTE: This post is not meant to be an exhaustive analysis of each of the risks highlighted. For example, of course cigarettes don’t just cause lung cancer, they cause heart disease, stroke, emphysema, mouth cancer, etc. Likewise, as pointed out, cell phones and WiFi radiation doesn’t just cause brain tumors. I was simply trying to cherry-pick a few things that people tend to agree are threats (and so implement safeguards against) and compare those to the risk/incidence of the most well-known facet of microwave RF radiation damage (brain tumors). The other aspect I’d like to point out is that I’m well aware I’m comparing the occurence of brain tumors, not deaths from brain tumors. This is because for me, personally, my child getting a brain tumor would be something I’d want to avoid as strongly as I’d want to avoid something that might kill them.
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WALMER UPROAR OVER CELL PHONE TOWER

2012-01-31T17:33:00.003-05:00

WALMER UPROAR OVER CELL PHONE TOWER

By CLARISSA VENTER

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2012-01-18 01:00

WALMER residents, businesses, schools and a church are rallying in a bid to stop the Cell C cellular company from erecting a signal tower in this prestige neighbourhood.

The proposed tower will be erected in Water Road, behind the Walmer Town Hall, adjacent to the Library and opposite the St John the Baptist Anglican Church on the Walmer Bowling Club grounds.

This past Monday an urgent public meeting was held in the Clarendon Park Primary School hall so that Walmer residents and business owners could raise their concerns. A petition has also been drawn up.

One of the campaigners against the erection of the tower is Tanya Wyatt, a nutrition and lifestyle coach, whose children go to school in Walmer.

“The metro should seriously look at changing the policy around this situation. They are following outdated regulations.”

Wyatt said these towers have a huge impact on a person’s health. “There are massive health implications regarding the towers.”

She said the municipality is obliged to protect residents of the metro. “They are responsible for keeping the environment safe.”

Wyatt added that the World Health organisation had retracted its previous “no harm to human health” statement and declared electromagnetic fields (EMF’s), produced by cell towers, are a “possible carcinogen” and have been categorised alongside DDT and lead. “It means EMFs are a possible cause of cancer. Apparently children are harder hit than adults by the radiation produced, due to thinner skulls,” said Wyatt.

Prof Reinhardt Botha, a Professor of Information Technology at the Institute for ICT Advancement & School of ICT, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, warned against such "comments without a comprehensive study of the evidence".

"Studies like this can easily be flawed as the variables are difficult to control, making hard and fast conclusions very difficult. As far as I can see from media statements from the WHO, they did not make such an announcement, at least not with the exact claim.

"What they did do is state that 'the International Agency for Research on Cancer as possibly carcinogenic to humans' and that the WHO will conduct a formal risk assessment in 2012," Botha explained.

He further pointed out that there are also many studies that claim to find no relationship (that cell phone towers may cause cancer). "Making a claim just on selected evidence is cherry-picking the evidence and extremely unscientific," he said.

In the meantime, Brian Meyer, chairman of the Walmer Bowling Club, said no lease has been signed yet. “It is now all in the hands of Cell C. They are in the process of following all the necessary regulations.”
Meyer said the initial lease will be for 10 years.

Earlier the PE Express learned that an Environment Impact Study of the ground was done and given the green light. The metro is now busy with the permit process.

Apparently the Cell C tower will eventually be camouflaged as a yellow-wood tree.

UPDATE! UPDATE! UPDATE!

Monday’s meeting was well attended (about 300 attended) and positively received. The concerns of erecting the Cell C tower were raised during the meeting. According to Wyatt their greatest defence to use against this move, is to use the precautionary principle.

“The precautionary principle applies where scientific evidence is insufficient, inconclusive or uncertain and preliminary scientific evaluation indicates that there are reasonable grounds for concern that the potentially dangerous effects on the environment, human, animal or plant health may be inconsistent with the high level of protection chosen.”

Essentially, the municipality will receive all the objections and forward them to Cell C, who will be required to answer every one. “Robert Martindale, our attorney, has asked the municipality for an extension on the deadline for objections. They had originally set it for December 19, but of course almost no-one got their objections in on time for this,” Wyatt said.

“In addition, we only know of about three residents who were notified via the municipality of this proposal. He (their attorney) made it very, very clear that we have total control over the environment in which we live...that our destiny is firmly in our hands with this sort of issue and he strongly encouraged every single person present to send in a letter of objection (no matter what the reason – aesthetics, health concerns, devaluation of property, etc.).”

They also discussed the possibility of attempting to change national policy regarding cell masts. “We can’t, with good conscience, make this a localised fight and then watch as Cell C (and others) go and put their masts in other less economically ‘healthy’ areas."

http://www.pe-express.co.za/12330/news/article/walmer-uproar-over-cell-phone-tower

Italian Electro-Smog Concerns

2012-01-31T17:31:00.003-05:00

Italian Electro-Smog Concerns

The AgenParl, Parliamentary Information Agency political and economic, is the oldest news agency parliamentary Italy.
http://www.agenparl.it/articoli/news/regionali/20120120-fvg-picco-lnp-misure-di-prevenzione-contro-sindrome-da-elettrosmog

Venerdì 20 Gennaio 2012 12:00

FVG: PICCO (LNP), MISURE DI PREVENZIONE CONTRO SINDROME DA ELETTROSMOG

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FVG PEAK (LNP), PREVENTIVE MEASURES AGAINST ELECTROMAGNETIC SYNDROME
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(AGENPARL) - Trieste, Jan. 20 - "Electro-smog is insidious. Underrated, and therefore even moredangerous. And the region has a duty to be vigilant to protect the health of citizens of Friuli VeneziaGiulia." To say this is the regional director of the Northern League in Friuli Venezia Giulia EnorePeak, in a question that asks what the government is doing and especially what will. "The question is further to urge the junta Round - explaining that the peak stresses electro syndrome is a disease that causes debilitating damage to the central nervous system. It is difficult to diagnose despite beingwidespread in the territory, even in our mountain . debilitates its victims to force them to marginalization. prevents any contact with computers, telephones and all the accessories which are now indispensable tools. the region needs to address this problem urgently, even considering the factthat Information and magnetic waves are increasingly present in our daily lives - the director insiststhe League, adding that there is no cure against this disease. the EHS people can not work and have no social contact, unless they are far away from the artificial magnetic sources. and with the prospect of impacting new construction, we should take the necessary precautions. it is urgent toidentify and certify areas free from electromagnetic fields. Any development project must be compatible with the protection of public health. Prevention is the only solution, since care does not exist - is the conclusion of Peak. "

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(AGENPARL) - Trieste, 20 gen - "L'elettrosmog è un male subdolo. Sottovalutato, e quindi ancora più pericoloso. E la Regione ha il dovere di vigilare per tutelare la salute dei cittadini del Friuli Venezia Giulia." A dirlo è il consigliere regionale della Lega Nord in Friuli Venezia Giulia Enore Picco, che in un'interrogazione chiede cosa l'esecutivo stia facendo e soprattutto cosa farà. "L'interrogazione è l'ennesima, per incalzare la Giunta Tondo - sottolinea Picco spiegando che la sindrome da elettrosmog è una malattia invalidante che causa danni al sistema nervoso centrale. È difficile da diagnosticare malgrado sia molto diffusa sul territorio, anche nella nostra montagna. Debilita le sue vittime fino a costringerle all'emarginazione. Impedisce qualunque contatto con computer, telefoni e tutti gli accessori che ormai sono diventati strumenti indispensabili. La Regione deve occuparsi di questo problema con urgenza, anche in considerazione del fatto che l'informatica e le onde magnetiche sono sempre più presenti nella nostra quotidianità - insiste il consigliere leghista aggiungendo che non c'è cura contro questa malattia. Le persone elettrosensibili non possono lavorare e avere alcun contatto sociale, salvo che non si svolga lontano dalle fonti magnetiche artificiali. E con la prospettiva di nuove costruzioni impattanti, è doveroso prendere le necessarie precauzioni. È urgente individuare e certificare le zone libere da campi elettromagnetici. Qualunque progetto di sviluppo deve essere compatibile con la tutela della salute pubblica. Prevenire è l'unica soluzione, visto che le cure non esistono - è la conclusione di Picco".

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Report #2: Review of relevant associated literatures

2012-01-31T17:29:00.003-05:00

Report #2: Review of relevant associated literatures

Report Prepared for the Landlord and Tenant Board Hearing, File Number TWL-03388-10.

Oshawa mayor visit's electrifying apartment unit

2012-01-31T17:27:00.003-05:00

Oshawa mayor visit's electrifying apartment unit

January 27, 2012

Oshawa's mayor paid a visit Friday to the apartment of Katherine Loader and her husband who allege faulty or mislaid wiring has caused unhealthy electromagnetic radiation in their apartment.

http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/video/183619

Is his apartment making Oshawa man sick?

2012-01-31T17:26:00.001-05:00

Is his apartment making Oshawa man sick?

Matter before the court, as residents claim wiring under floors caused sores, arthritis

How Cell Phones are Causing Health Complications -- Protect Yourself

2012-01-31T17:24:00.002-05:00

How Cell Phones are Causing Health Complications -- Protect Yourself

Andre Evans
Activist Post

Experts in EMF and wireless technologies are saying that cell phones and similar devices are capable of causing a number of health defects, including depression, body irregularities, infertility and even damaging your DNA.

How Cell Phones are Causing Health Complications, Protect Yourself

A number of foreign countries are attempting to adopt precautionary protocols to limit cell phone use in an attempt to mitigate the number of adverse effects they have on human health.

In 2011, the WHO/IARC released a report stating that cell phone radiation may have a carcinogenic effect on humans. In fact, the World Health Organization actually said that cell phones are in the same cancer-causing category as lead, engine exhaust, and chloroform.

Though known, there is a growing contingent of researchers and scientists coming to terms with the fact that cell phone radiation is having a large effect on human health, causing physical deterioration, mental disorders and infertility.

The nature of our society in this day and age leaves little breathing room, however. In a country where cell phone subscriptions actually outnumber the amount of people, you are basically guaranteed to be exposed to cellphone microwaves whenever you enter a social setting.

People rationalize that it’s a ‘necessary evil’, and it may be, but the acceptance leads to increased health risk overall. It is for this reason that we recognize the issues and develop a wide-scale solution.

Studies on cellphones indicate that the brain is highly affected by any level of exposure, altering its normal function and causing mental disorders. Younger people are more susceptible to damage from cellphone radiation because their bodies are still underdeveloped.

Research also shows its carcinogenic effect on the body can produce metabolism problems, affect organs, and cause cancer. These devices are also having an impact on our ecosystem, causing the bee population to become confused, disoriented, and soon die from the signals emitted.

Taking steps to avoid exposure to cellphone radiation is important, but it is very hard to completely eliminate the radiation. Simply by talking on your cell phone less will result in less radiation exposure. Even placing your cell phone far away from you instead of in your pocket at all times limits exposure. Although it is a small amount, it is a very simple solution.

Another solution for limiting exposure would be to invest in an EMF protector or other similar and very available technologies that reduce exposure.

Explore More:

Please visit Natural Society for more great health news and vaccine information.

http://www.activistpost.com/2012/01/how-cell-phones-are-causing-health.html

Electrical hypersensitivity triggers and treatment.

2012-01-31T17:22:00.001-05:00

Electrical hypersensitivity triggers and treatment.
EMF expert Melody Chan Graves to give us an update on the latest research regarding electrohypersensitivity and what cutting edge environmental docs like Dr. Bill Rea of the Environmental Health Center in Dallas, TX are really seeing with their patients.
By the way, Melody Chan Graves herself overcame a debilitating case of fibromyalgia with the help of alternative treatments and building biology. Because of her remarkable recovery after eliminating electromagnetic radiation exposure in her home, she became not only passionate about spreading awareness for electrical hypersensitivity syndrome, but now specializes in electromagnetic radiation detection and mitigation in clients’ homes (www.ecodynamicliving.com).
Here’s Melody’s report:
Dr. William Rea shared insights about electrical hypersensitivity gleaned from nearly thirty years of working with environmentally ill patients.
Rea opened by saying that human beings are all antennas with different levels of sensitivity, and finding safe places for sensitive people is like trying to “reinvent the cave.”
He has observed a high correlation with sensitivity to metals like zinc, copper, stainless steel, titanium, molybdenum, manganese, and magnesium. Metal implants like dental fillings, metal jaws, shoulder joints, etc. will contribute to electrical sensitivity, because they act as antennas.
Underscoring the synergistic relationship between different types of environmental exposures, Dr. Rea remarked that 80-90% of ES is preceded by multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), and pesticide exposure is the initiator in 80% of patients seen.
A growing area of concern is chemical exposure from fracking associated with natural gas wells. Dr. Rea is convinced that whatever is in the gas line is present in the air around the gas well and is being inhaled by occupants inside the fracking zone. He attributes this to the use of hydrochloric acid in conjunction with toxic chemicals in the fracking fluid. This can be confirmed through a breath analysis that he performs on patients at the clinic. In other words, he can detect specific fracking chemicals in the exhaled breath of patients living in fracking zones,ranked natural gas drilling as the second most prevalent trigger to electrical sensitivity in the patients he has seen in his clinic. The four major triggers are listed below:
Four Major Triggers to Electrical Sensitivity

Exposure to Pesticides, Molds, and Mycotoxins
Fracking from natural gas drilling
Formaldehyde
Technology, such as occupational exposure to high levels of electromagnetic fields

He also shared the methods of treating electromagnetic sensitivity he had developed over his many years in practice.
Treatment of Electromagnetic Sensitivity

Live away from electrical and pesticidal areas in regions like West Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana.
Live in areas where it is difficult to pick up Wi-Fi, television, cellular service, etc.
Live in areas where grounding is feasible, and avoid underground wires, cables, metal, pipes, etc. ES patients must be grounded.

Inside, decrease your toxic load.
- Pay attention to your building materials and design. Build with wood, ground rods, a floor raised off the ground, not situated over iron veins or old railroad tracks. Choose low-terpene woods.
- Shield the computers and TV.
- Shield building wiring, and try to have some walls in each room with no interior wiring.
- Place the bed in the middle of the room. This aids in reducing exposure to any electromagnetic fields coming from your existing house wiring.
- Choose a hardwood or ceramic floor. These are the materials least likely to trigger chemical sensitivities.
- Sleep on a wooden bed frame made of hardwood, not pine or cedar. Pine and cedar are high in natural terpenes, which often trigger reactions in sensitive people.
- Use cotton or silk bedding (no wool). Most commercial wool and some eco-wool is still treated with toxic fire retardants.
- Sleep on a “metal-free” bed. Dr. Rea’s clinic uses rawhide springs in the box springs of their beds.
- Eat organic foods and adhere to a rotary diet to minimize food sensitivities.
- Drink spring, distilled, or filtered water. Some ES patients can tolerate distilled water better because of its lack of minerals.
- The best spring waters are as follows:
  - Mountain Valley Springs Water (Hot Springs, AR)
  - Evian
  - Some German waters
  - Some British waters
- Various treatments he uses at his clinic include:
  - Neurotransmitter supplementation
  - Magnesium, multivitamin, multimineral, and lipid/oil supplementation
  - Oxygen and hyperbaric therapy
  - Immune modulators
    - Gammaglobulin replacement
    - Autogenous Lymphocytic Factor (ALF) for improved T-cell function
  - Traditional sauna treatment with wood and glass or ceramic sauna

When asked to describe the end result of ES, Dr. Rea said the syndrome most definitely telescopes into a fatal disease. He stated that ES has a genetic component waiting for a trigger, and that Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, dead nerves in the brain, and heart arrhythmias are all examples of end results of ES patients left untreated.
Despite the rather gloomy news about ES, he expressed hope at the continued growth of the environmental medicine field. Currently, there are three physician’s organizations dedicated to environmental medicine, and there are about 5,000 complementary doctors worldwide. Please visit www.buildingbiology.net for more information.
Further Reading:

Full text copy of Dr. Rea’s 1989 study http://www.aehf.com/articles/em_sensitive.html
More documentation on ES from Britain’s Powerwatch.org http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/health/sensitivity.asp
Kathy.

Critique on recent Greek study on cell phone effects on mice brains

2012-01-31T15:03:00.000-05:00

Critique on recent Greek study on cell phone effects on mice brains

On the 21st of January I posted a press release on the recent study by researchers from the University of Athens and the Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens that reported finding a large number of changes in major brain proteins after exposure to cell phone radiation. The authors speculated that these changes may play a role in effects reported as a consequence of mobile phone exposure, including memory deficits, headaches, sleep disorders, brain tumors. Dariusz Leszczynski has posted his critique of this study and it is available, with comments, on his blog post at: http://betweenrockandhardplace.wordpress.com/2012/01/29/•greek-proteomics-study-on-effect-of-cell-phone-radiation-on-mice-brain/

http://www.emfacts.com/2012/01/critique-on-recent-greek-study-on-cell-phone-effects-on-mice-brains/

Jake Reilly's 'Amish Project:' 90 Days Without a Cell Phone, Email and Social Media

2012-01-30T13:18:00.000-05:00

Jake Reilly's 'Amish Project:' 90 Days Without a Cell Phone, Email and Social Media

College Student Drops Social Media, Reconnects with Romance

By Brad Sylvester | Yahoo! Contributor Network – 16 hrs ago

From October to December, he unplugged from social media, email, texts, and cell phones because he felt that we spend more quality time with gadgets and keyboards than we do with the people we really care about.

During his social experiment, he found that some people he counted among his close friends really weren't that close after all. He also discovered that taking a break from his relationship with social media and really paying attention to the people around him can revive real-life romance.

I spoke with Reilly over the phone this weekend about his 90-day project, what he learned from living without electronic leashes and how it changed his life.

Before we get to the interview, take a few minutes to watch Reilly's video:

You say you spent three months completely cut-off from the virtual world. What steps did you take to do that?

Reilly: I called Verizon and suspended service for my cell phone. I deactivated Facebook. I deactivated Twitter, deactivated Linked-In, deactivated Spotify, and anything where there was a social component. I put up an out-of-office on both of my email accounts, like, "I'm sorry for the inconvenience, but I won't receive this until the end of the year."

Did you ever cheat and check to see what messages came in?

Reilly: I never went back on any of the social stuff. There were a few times when the bank would send me an email verification. My roommates would see me checking something like that, and they'd see me with my hands up to shield my eyes from the bulk of the screen, like a girl would do when she's watching a horror movie that she doesn't want to see. I genuinely didn't want to see what was there, because once you look you've got an urge to read it.

Before what you called "The Amish Project," how much time would you typically spend on social media sites, texting, and so forth every day?

Reilly: It was pretty bad. I was reading every single Tweet and I follow 250 people. Then, I would waste a good hour and a half on Facebook. I was sending more than 1,500 texts a month. I never really counted minutes on the phone, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was 600 to 900.

What about now, has it changed?

Reilly: I mean, I struggle with that because everyone wants to know about it, and wants to know how different it is. It's hard, because I was just going to turn off my phone at first. That was the thing that bothered me most, but I realized that if I turned off the phone, people were just going to email me all the time or send me a million Facebook messages. It's kind of a hard thing, because we're getting to the point where if you're not responding to people's text messages within an hour of when they send them, or within a day for emails, it's just socially unacceptable. It's been hard for me since I've been back. I've been bad with my phone and people are, like, "What the hell? I text messaged you…" So I haven't been up to social standards in terms of responding and people don't really understand that, I guess.

In the opening of your "Going Amish" presentation, you say that you had friends over and realized what was going on. Describe what you noticed and your feelings right at that moment.

Reilly: I live with three guys and we had two of our best friends in visiting from New York City. We only see these guys once a year, maybe every six months. We were at the University of Wisconsin watching a Badgers basketball game or something like that. Every single person had either a laptop or a cell phone. That's just kind of funny to begin with, then, I was like, "What are we all doing?" I asked everyone what they were doing and somebody's playing Words with Friends, somebody's playing Angry Birds, somebody's playing online trivia. Nobody's really doing anything, just sitting quiet. It's like this was what we were all looking forward to and we're just sitting here numbing our minds.

That's the thing that drives me crazy. People go out to dinner with a crowd and everyone's on their phone. I mean, what else are you looking for?

How did you communicate with family, friends and business associates during your "Amish" period?

Reilly: Ha! Not well, to say the least.

Do you have a landline?

Reilly: At first, we didn't, but my mom started freaking out a little bit and we got a landline. For the first three weeks, there was a hospital right next to my apartment. I went into their waiting room where there's a courtesy phone for their patients. I was using that to call people. I had written a little address book with all the important people that I needed to have their phone numbers, but, you know, most people don't answer their phones. Most people just use them to see who called. Then, they'll text you, or they'll call you back when they have time. So, I'd either sit at the hospital waiting for people to call back or I'd go home. I was in and out of this stupid hospital waiting room all the time for the first couple of weeks.

Then, we started to have more fun with it. I started to carry chalk around with me. I ride my bike a lot, so, I'd ride my bike over to people's houses and leave them messages in chalk on their sidewalk. I set up a couple of systems with people where, when they got home, they would put something in the window, like a stuffed dog, or put a pumpkin up on the ledge that meant "Hey, I'm here. Come talk." I started having fun trying to dream up different ways to get people's attention.

Were there people who said, "I'm just not going to participate in this. If you can't answer my texts, I don't need to talk to you."

Reilly: Yeah, I mean, I definitely just lost complete contact with people that normally would have been part of my life. I mean it's also an interesting metric for your life to see who some of your closest friends are, you know, and who's willing to take the time. I started to feel bad for them, too, because it definitely became a nuisance, but, yeah, it definitely changed the level of, or the number of friends that I had and the level of contact that I had with them.

So, with some people it clearly decreased your level of interaction, but were there others with whom your contact increased in either quality or quantity while you were disconnected from the virtual social society?

Reilly: That was my other favorite part. I had so much free time on my hands. I also wasn't watching TV, because that felt sort of counter-productive. I would go to school, and then there was really nothing for me to do at home, so I would just ride my bike to people's houses, all these people that I would usually text or just see on the weekends or whatever. I would just ride by and chat with them, face to face. So, that was really cool, reconnecting, doing things you'd never normally do like having breakfast with someone's parents.

You posted several of the notes you received from friends during your isolation. One note read "Jake, I'm pregnant. Call me." What was that about?

Reilly: Ha! At the school, there's an elevator. No matter where you're going, everyone has to use the elevator on the ground floor. So, for the people that I went to school with, that was the first place we'd post projects or memes. I didn't say this is my message board, but one of the girls just started leaving messages, like, "Hey. I'm on the fourth floor. Come find me," or "Jake, where are you?" It's a very public forum, so everybody can read it. It became my message spot.

Then, people almost treated it like a Facebook wall. It evolved from leaving messages for each other, to joking around, like, "Jake, your mother called. She said she doesn't love you anymore," and "Jake, the cops are looking for you," and all this stuff. It turned into a funny thing.

At one point there was a Christmas greeting trampled in the snow? What were the circumstances around that?

Reilly: Yeah, that was mine for my long-term girlfriend who I had kind of stopped seeing, but then this whole thing kind of, I think, helped us get back together because whenever we were together there was no pressure. It was, OK, we're just going to enjoy each other right now, because I don't know when I'm going to see you again. There was no drunken text messaging and jealousy from Facebook. It was just her and I.

So we started seeing each other again, and I did a lot of cheesy stuff like writing a big chalk message on the street in front of her office building and sending her a cookie with a message written in frosting and stuff like that. On the last week that she was in Colorado I went out and wrote Merry Christmas to her -- that picture was taken from the roof of the apartment we were staying at.

Do you think that those who rely so heavily on social media to interact with others are training themselves to communicate only at the most superficial level?

Reilly: Yeah, for sure. I think that Facebook is the biggest waste of time, because everyone is just presenting such a filtered picture of themselves. You only put up your best pictures. People only check in when they are at the fanciest restaurant in the city. They only keep things up there that are flattering to themselves. I just think it's like keeping up with the Joneses, but for life. You're never going to get on top of it. Someone's always going to have a better job than you, go on better vacations than you, have a better looking wife than you, or whatever it is. So, it's superficiality on top of superficiality. You never get to see the real parts of people.

Did you have to relearn skills to function without electronic communications? Writing letters, for example. I know my son has nearly illegible penmanship because he has been typing everything instead of handwriting since he was very little.

Reilly: I really don't have good penmanship at all. The funny thing is that I had written like 15 or 20 letters, and I just held them for two weeks until one time I dropped my pack and realized that I had lost the letters. I had taken all the time to write the letters and then lost them, because I didn't take the time to go mail them. You know, when's the last time I sent a letter? Never. So, I had to remember to stamp it right away and get it in. Then, it's going to take a week to get there. So when you need to say something to someone, you need to get it right in on time.

You said that you had much more free time when you stayed off Facebook and social media sites. Did this extra time translate into higher productivity or better grades at school?

Reilly: Yeah, a hundred times over. Like I said, there wasn't really much to do at the house, so I stayed at school most nights until 10 when everyone else leaves around 6, without a doubt. I think what's so hard for people and so distracting for people is that where they work, there are social media distractions on the same machine that they are supposed to be using to do their work. I'm sure every office in the country suffers from these things. I couldn't go to these sites, and when you can't distract yourself, all you can do is work.

How did you fill all this extra time? What's one thing you would have never accomplished if you hadn't taken this break in your relationship with social media?

Reilly: I did a lot of things that I don't know […] other people would say they want to do. But I think, if they actually did them, they'd be of incredible value. I started meditating. People give you a lot of books that you can take time for, like "The Power of Now."

The best part for me was just the difference between riding your bike to work and going for a bike ride just for the fun of it. I would sit in the park a lot, throw the football with my friends, go ice-skating, and all that kind of silly stuff that you take for granted. It's all around you. I think that was the best part and most people really overlook that.

So you ended up not only with more time for work, but more time for play as well.

Reilly: Yes, absolutely. It was weird, because you had to think of how to play. Most people think more time for play means let's watch a whole series of video clips or tag some pictures, but when you don't have all that stuff, you expand your mind about what you want to do with your free time.

There's a real difference in the quality of that time. If I sit and play Angry Birds for an hour a day, I don't look back and say "You know, I had a really great Angry Birds session three weeks ago. That was a really great time," but if I share a sunset walk on the beach with someone, that's a memory that I can treasure forever.

Reilly: Yeah, sometimes you just sit on the internet and four hours goes by, and you're, like, I really didn't do one single thing. Maybe I looked at an article, looked at pictures, watched some dumb videos and got stuck in a YouTube black hole for an hour, just looking, looking, looking. I think you'd have a hard time finding anyone who thought that was really enriching your life.

I mentioned your story to my father-in-law the other day, he said "You want to interview somebody, talk to me. I've been doing that for 69 years!"

Reilly: Ha! I think that's what's so much fun about it. I've had a lot of action on Twitter for the last few days and a lot of people send me emails saying exactly that. I think adults really relate to it and think it's cool that someone from my generation is choosing to do it. They all say, "That's how we lived for 40 years. Can you imagine our whole life is like that?" That was interesting to me. I asked my grandparents, "How did you guys find each other when you wanted to go out or something?" They said stuff like throwing window pebbles and just driving by people's houses, and having a diner that you would go and turn up at where people were always there. I mean, they obviously managed just fine, and I was anxious about it and didn't like it for the first few weeks. Then, I didn't even think about my phone or miss it at all. You just find new ways.

I understand your father, ESPN sportswriter Rick Reilly, had a suggestion about your experience?

Reilly: Yeah, he's tweeted it out on his account and he's gotten a lot of reaction to it, too. He's been talking about trying to do a romantic comedy about it. There were so many missed connections. I mean, at first, I would meet girls out at the bar, and they'd be, like, "Here, take my phone number." I would have to explain that I didn't have an email address or Facebook…

…but if they'll give you their address you'll stop by sometime?

Reilly: Yeah, and they were, like, "Screw you. If you don't want to call me just say so." I'd say "No, no. Tell me where your office is, and I'll send you a bike courier message or whatever." I think there's a lot of funny stuff like that. I keep telling people the hardest part was having to send all of my sexts by USPS. I mean, I didn't actually send pictures…

In the end, having finished this whole thing, is your life different now or did you fall right back into old habits?

Reilly: It's definitely different, but I catch myself doing exactly what I hated. Someone is talking to me and I'm half-listening and reading a text under the table. For me, it's trying to be more aware of it. It kind of evolved from being about technology to more of just living in the moment. I think that's what my biggest thing is: There's not so much chasing for me now. I'm here now, and let's just enjoy this. You can be comfortable with yourself and not have to go to the crutch of your phone. For me, that's more what I will take away from this.

Do you have future projects planned?

Reilly: I keep telling everyone I should do another 90 days where I don't speak to anyone in person and only communicate by internet or through technology, but that's just a joke. It's really changed my life. Like I said, I'm back with this girl. Everything's a lot simpler. I'm more than happy that I did it.

What else did you learn?

Reilly: I think the letters were the coolest part and how people were really into it. I think I wrote 75 letters and nearly, I'd say, 85 percent came back with responses. Now all these people are responding to the video online. All the appreciation, I think the coolest part is that all these people really see this in themselves and wish that there was a different way and we weren't so tied to all that stuff.

Let me ask you one more question about the letters. What's the difference in the level of thought and feeling that you put into writing a letter compared to typing 140 characters?

Reilly: What we do now, on e-chat, is people just flying off with whatever comes to mind. It's so much different to have it really thought-out. I'm a writer, so it's time consuming. I think it takes 20 minutes or half an hour to write a letter and really get it the way I want it. I think it's a better, purer way to communicate. People appreciate it so much more when you send them a handwritten letter or even a thank-you note showing that you're taking the time to think about them.

Conclusion:

With modern technology, texts and Facebook wall posts can serve as an attractive veneer making relationships seem more genuine than they really are. Conversely, social media can interfere with our most intimate real-life relationships. How many of your closest relationships would suffer if people had to invest more effort than sending a text to stay in touch? How much better could your relationship with your significant other be if you could give your partner your full attention whenever you're together? There's one way to find out, if you dare.

http://news.yahoo.com/90-days-without-cell-phone-email-social-media-015300257.html

Yes, Your Cell Phone Is That Bad For You

2012-01-30T12:39:00.000-05:00

Yes, Your Cell Phone Is That Bad For You [INFOGRAPHIC]

8:30 am, January 30th | by Amy Tennery

Yup, your work Blackberry (or iPhone, or Droid, or…) actually may be shooting horrid deathrays straight into your face… at least according to a new infographic from the Infographic List blog.

Because there’s no better way to start your week than in utter terror, check out this freaky list of reasons that your cell phone might be killing you.

http://www.thejanedough.com/cell-phone-dangers/

Elektronik i soveværelset ødelægger din nattesøvn

2012-01-30T12:19:00.000-05:00

Elektronik i soveværelset ødelægger din nattesøvn

MEDIER. Det kan forstyrre ens søvn, hvis man har pc eller mobilen med, når man går i seng - Foto: Jonas Pryner Andersen

Soveværelset bør kun bruges til søvn og sex, viser ny forskning.

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Det kan virke både hyggeligt og uskyldigt at bruge sin computer eller mobiltelefon i sengen, men i virkeligheden kan det have en meget negativ effekt på hverdagen.

Det viser en ny undersøgelse, der er foretaget af en gruppe forskere fra Universitetet i Bergen og Nasjonalt Kompetansesenter for søvnsykdommer i Norge. Resultaterne er for nylig blevet publiceret i tidsskriftet Journal of Sleep Research.

»Brug af pc og mobil i soveværelset hænger tydeligt sammen med det, vi i fagsprog kalder for forsinket døgnrytme», siger professor og søvforsker Ståle Pallesen til videnskab.dk.

»I praksis fører sådan en tilstand til, at du sover mindre i hverdagene, noget som videre vil gøre dig mere uoplagt om dagen og svække din evne til læring«.

Et rum til søvn og sex
Studiet er baseret på svar fra 816 repræsentativt udvalgte nordmænd i alderen 16-40, der har fortalt om deres brug af medier i soveværelset.

De mennesker, der ofte bruger aktive medier som pc og mobil, når de befinder sig i soveværelset, har en tendens til generelt at gå senere i seng om aftenen og stå senere op om morgenen, viser resultaterne.

»Resultatet af dette bliver som regel et stort spænd mellem sengetid til hverdag og i weekenderne, hvilket igen vil gøre det mere vanskeligt at falde tidligt nok i søvn på hverdage«, siger Ståle Pallesen.

LÆS OGSÅBippende smartphone gav Per hjertebanken

Søvnforskeren mener, at man bør holde de aktive medier ude af soveværelset, idet de ødelægger den rolige atmosfære, der bør være i et soveværelse. Derfor mener han heller ikke, at man bør spise eller arbejde samme sted, som man sover.

»Hvis man gør de ting og foretager andre vågne aktiviteter over længere tid, vil man efter et stykke tid forbinde soveværelset med aktiverende stimuli. Værelset vil ikke stimulere til søvn, men til vågenhed«, siger han.

Ifølge Ståle Pallesen bør man udelukkende bruge soveværelset til søvn og seksuel aktivitet.

Ungdommen sover dårligst
Særligt ungdommens brug af de aktive medier gør forskerne bekymrede. Især er det nemlig de unge, der har en tendens til at tage elektronikken med i seng.

»Ungdommen er den gruppe, som får mindst søvn, sammenlignet med deres faktiske behov, samtidig med at de bruger de nye medier vældigt aktivt«, siger Ståle Pallesen tilvidenskab.dk.

LÆS OGSÅStressklinikker: Smartphones gør danskere syge

»De skruer ikke ned for telefonlydene eller sætter på lydløs, når de går i seng. De bruger telefonen aktivt, før de skal sove, og forstyrres også af sms eller opringninger, mens de sover«.

Computerspil viste ingen negativ effekt på søvnvanerne, men ifølge søvforskeren skyldes det, at der ikke var mange, der spillede computer i soveværelset.

FACEBOOKBliv ven med Politiken

http://politiken.dk/tjek/sundhedogmotion/sundhed/ECE1519695/elektronik-i-sovevaerelset-oedelaegger-din-nattesoevn/

From: Olle Johansson

Till Alla!/Dear All,

I just got this link, http://politiken.dk/tjek/sundhedogmotion/sundhed/ECE1519695/elektronik-i-sovevaerelset-oedelaegger-din-nattesoevn/, it is about "Electronics in the bedroom destroys your sleep", and written in Danish.

I give you below the crude Google translation:

"It may seem pleasant and harmless to use her computer or mobile phone in bed, but in reality it can have a very negative effect on everyday life.
It shows a new study conducted by a group of researchers from the University of Bergen and nationally of excellence for søvnsykdommer in Norway. The results were recently published in the Journal of Sleep Research.
"Using PC and mobile in the bedroom is clearly related to what we call the LSP for delayed circadian rhythms", says Professor søvforsker Ståle Pallesen to videnskab.dk.
"In practice, lead such a state that you are sleeping less every day, something further will make you more lethargic during the day and weaken your ability to learning '.
A room for sleep and sexThe study is based on responses from 816 representatively selected Norwegians aged 16-40, who have described their use of media in the bedroom.
The people who frequently use active media such as PC and mobile when they are in the bedroom, have a tendency to generally go to bed later at night and get up later in the morning, the results show.
"The result of this is usually an important gap between bedtime on weekdays and weekends, which in turn will make it more difficult to fall asleep early enough on weekdays," says Ståle Pallesen.
READ OGSÅBippende smartphone gave Per heartbeat
Sleep researchers believe that one should keep active media out of the bedroom because they destroy the peaceful atmosphere that should be in a bedroom.Therefore, he believes does not mean you should eat or work in the same place as you sleep.
"If you do those things and make other waking activity over longer time, you will after a while connecting the bedroom with activating stimuli. The room will not stimulate sleep, but wakefulness, "he says.
According Ståle Pallesen you should only use the bedroom for sleep and sexual activity.
Young people are sleeping lessEspecially the youth use of active media makes researchers worried.Specifically, it is namely the young people who have a tendency to take electronics into bed.
"Youth is the group that gets less sleep compared to their actual needs, while using the new media mighty active," says Ståle Pallesen to videnskab.dk.
READ also stress clinics: Smartphones do Danes sick
"They do not screw down the phone sounds or put on silent when they go to bed. They use the phone activated before going to sleep and also disturbed by sms or phone calls while they sleep. "
Computer showed no negative effect on sleep habits, but according søvforskeren it is because there were many who played computer in the bedroom."

Med många vänliga hälsningar/With my very best regards
vännen/Yours sincerely
Olle

(Olle Johansson, assoc. prof.
The Experimental Dermatology Unit
Department of Neuroscience
Karolinska Institute
171 77 Stockholm
Sweden

&

Professor
The Royal Institute of Technology
100 44 Stockholm
Sweden)

Columbia University Law School – Wireless Hazards Panel

2012-01-29T09:30:00.001-05:00

Columbia University Law School – Wireless Hazards Panel

15.11.2009 by Camilla Category Electromagnetic Health Blog

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Columbia University Law School will be the site for a panel December 1st on the health hazards of electromagnetic fields. The panel will be comprised of health advocate, Camilla Rees, founder of www.ElectromagneticHealth.org; attorney Whitney North Seymour, Jr., a co-founder of the Natural Resources Defense Council, and Martin Blank, PhD, of the Dept. of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics at Columbia University, a widely published scientist in this field.

Date and Time: Tuesday, December 1st – 12:10-1:15 p.m.
Location: JGH 104 (Jerome Greene Hall)

EMF Presentation Poster

Flyer for Faculty and Students

Columbia Law School Announcement

Columbia Law School

Wireless Hazards Panel
An Emerging Public Health and Environmental Issue Tuesday,
December 1st – 12:10-1:15 p.m. – JGH 104 (Jerome Greene Hall)

Faculty and students are invited to attend a panel discussion on an important emerging public health issue related to wireless technologies at 12:10 p.m. on Tuesday, December 1st in Jerome Green Hall #104 at Columbia Law School. Panelists will include Whitney North Seymour, Jr., Esq. who is former NY State Senator and U.S. Attorney, Southern District of NY, and co-founder of the Natural Resources Defense Council; Health Advocate Camilla Rees, MBA (Barnard ’80), co-author of “Public Health SOS: The Shadow Side of the Wireless Revolution”, co-author of “Cellphones and Brain Tumors: 15 Reasons for Concern” and Founder of ElectromagneticHealth.org; and Martin Blank, PhD of the Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics at Columbia University, who is past President of the Bioelectromagnetics Society.

The panel will give an overview of 1) the new condition, “electrohypersensitivity”, where people become functionally impaired and sometimes disabled near wireless technologies, such as cell phones, cell towers, DECT portable phones, RFID tags and wireless routers; 2) known biological effects of microwave radiation; and 3) the legal battles being fought across the country and the globe related to this rapidly proliferating invisible environmental pollutant.

Learn:

How the Telecommunications Act of 1996 took away the ability of state and local governments
to protect people from wireless hazards.
Why the European Parliament has recommended greatly lowered exposure guidelines,
including wireless-free schools, day care centers, retirement homes and health care facilities.
Why countries around the globe are recommending limited cell phone use by children.
What the impact of microwave radiation is on animals and wildlife.
How the telecommunications industry is responding.
How lawyers and law students can make a difference.

Understand why this is a critical issue for our country to address now, including 1) links to many chronic and serious illnesses, which are expected to increase with chronic exposures; 2) plans to blanket metropolitan areas in Wi-Max, a high powered form of wi-fi, 3) federal commitment to a National Broadband Plan which is comprised heavily of wireless technologies; and 4) new radiationemitting utility technologies being deployed in SmartGrids, bringing an additional layer of radiation onto electrical wiring.

Join us for this most interesting discussion with experts at the forefront of this field. Attendees will receive of copy of the new book by Camilla Rees and Magda Havas, PhD, “Public Health SOS: The Shadow Side of the Wireless Revolution”.

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EMF Research Studies

2012-01-29T08:50:00.000-05:00

EMF Research Studies
Showing Links Between RF Exposure and Possible Adverse Health Effects

Many studies show a connection between exposure to radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and adverse health effects; many do not, preventing across-the-board conclusions about health risks associated with use of wireless technologies such as cellular and cordless phones, WiFi or baby monitors. Below is an incomplete list of studies which demonstrate a nexus between EMF and adverse health effects and/or the development of thermal or non-thermal effects which may lead to health problems.

General:

Blackman C. Cell phone radiation: Evidence from ELF and RF studies supporting more inclusive risk identification and assessment.Pathophysiology. 2009 Aug;16(2-3):205-16. [Abstract]

Hallberg Ö, Johansson O. Long-term sickness and mobile phone use. J Aust Coll Nutr & Env Med. 2004;23:11-12.

Johansson O. Electrohypersensitivity: State-of-the-art of a functional impairment. Electromag Biol Med. 25: 245-258, 2006. [Abstract]

Khurana VG, Hardell L, et al. Epidemiological evidence for a health risk from mobile phone base stations. Int J Occup Health. 2010, July-Sept. 16(3):263-7. [Abstract]

Santini R. [Cellular telephones and their relay stations: a health risk? (article in French)] Presse Med 1999; 28: 1884-1886. [Abstract]

Santini R, Seigne M, et al. [Danger of cellular telephones and their relay stations (article in French)]. Pathol Biol (Paris) 2000; 48: 525-528. [Abstract]

Santini R, Santini P, et al. [Investigation on the health of people living near mobile telephone relay stations: I/Incidence according to distance and sex (article in French)]. Pathol Biol (Paris) 2002; 50: 369-373. [Abstract]

Cancer - Studies Linking Exposure to RF Energy to Development of Tumors:

Balcer-Kubiczek EK,Harrison GH. Evidence for microwave carcinogenesis in vitro. Carcinogenesis, 6;859, 1985. [Abstract]

Hardell L, Mild K H, et al. Ionizing radiation, cellular telephones and the risk for brain tumours. Eur J Cancer Prev 2001; 10: 523-529. [Abstract]

Hardell L, Hallquist A, et al. Cellular and cordless telephones and the risk for brain tumours. Eur J Cancer Prev 2002; 11: 377-386. [Abstract]

Hardell L, Mild KH, Carlberg M. Case-control study on the use of cellular and cordless phones and the risk for malignant brain tumours. Int J Radiat Biol 2002; 78: 931-936. [Abstract]

Hardell L, Carlberg M, et al. Long-term use of cellular phones and brain tumours: Increased risk associated with use > 10 years. Occup Environ Med. 2007 September; 64(9):626-632.

Hardell L, Nasman A, et al. Case-control study on radiology work, medical x-ray investigations, and use of cellular telephones as risk factors for brain tumors. MedGenMed 2000 May 4;2(2):E2. [Abstract]

Interphone Study Group. Brain tumour risk in relation to mobile telephone use: results of the INTERPHONE international case control study. Int J Epidemiol, 2010 June;39(3):695-8.

Lönn S, Ahlbom A, et al. Mobile phone use and the risk of acoustic neuroma. Epidemiology 15: 653-659, 2004. [Abstract]

Genotoxcity - Studies Linking Exposure to RF Emissions and Effects on DNA:

Aitken RJ, Bennetts LE, et al. Impact of radio frequency electromagnetic radiation on DNA integrity in the male germline. Inter J Androl 28:171-179, 2005. [Abstract]

Balode, Z. Assessment of radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation by the micronucleus test in bovine peripheral erythrocytes. Sci Total Environ180(1):81-85, 1996. [Abstract]

Belyaev IYa, Alipov YD, et al. Resonance effect of microwaves on the genome conformational state of E. coli cells. Z Naturforsch [C] 47(7-8):621-827, 1992. [Abstract]

Belyaev IY, Shcheglov VS, et al. Resonance effect of millimeter waves in the power range from 10(-19) to 3 x 10(-3) W/cm2 on Escherichia coli cells at different concentrations. Bioelectromagnetics 17(4):312-321, 1996. [Abstract]

Belyaev IY, Hillert L, et al. 915 MHz microwaves and 50 Hz magnetic field affect chromatin conformation and 53BP1 foci in human lymphocytes from hypersensitive and healthy persons. Bioelectromagnetics.26(3):173-184, 2005. [Abstract]

Belyaev IY, Koch CB, et al. Exposure of rat brain to 915 MHz GSM microwaves induces changes in gene expression but not double stranded DNA breaks or effects on chromatin conformation.Bioelectromagnetics. 27:295-306, 2006. [Abstract]

Busljeta I, Trosic I, Milkovic-Kraus S. Erythropoietic changes in rats after 2.45 GJz nonthermal irradiation. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 207(6):549-554, 2004. [Abstract]

d’Ambrosio G, Massa R, et al. Cytogenetic damage in human lymphocytes following GMSK phase modulated microwave exposure.Bioelectromagnetics 23:7-13, 2002. [Abstract]

Diem E, Schwarz C, et al. Non-thermal DNA breakage by mobile-phone radiation (1800MHz) in human fibroblasts and in transformed GFSH-R17 rat granulosa cells in vitro. Mutat Res. 583:178-183, 2005. [Abstract]

Ferreira AR, Knakievicz T, et al. Ultra high frequencyelectromagnetic field irradiation during pregnancy leads to an increase in erythrocytes micronuclei incidence in rat offspring. Life Sci. 80:43-50, 2006. [Abstract]

Fucic A, Garaj-Vrhovac V, et al. X-rays, microwaves and vinyl chloride monomer: their clastogenic and aneugenic activity, using the micronucleus assay on human lymphocytes. Mutat Res 282(4):265-271, 1992. [Abstract]

Gadhia PK, Shah T, et al. A Preliminary Study to Assess Possible Chromosomal Damage Among Users of Digital Mobile Phones.Electromag Biol Med 22:149-159, 2003. [Abstract]

Gandhi GA. Genetic damage in mobile phone users: some preliminary findings. Ind J Hum Genet 11(2): 99-104, 2005. [Abstract]

Gandhi G, Singh P. Cytogenetic damage in mobile phone users: preliminary data. Int J Hum Genet 5(4):259-265, 2005.

Garaj-Vrhovac V, Fucic A, Horvat D. The correlation between the frequency of micronuclei and specific chromosome aberrations in human lymphocytes exposed to microwave radiation in vitro. Mutat Res281(3):181-186, 1992. [Abstract]

Garaj-Vrhovac V, Horvat D, Koren Z. The effect of microwave radiation on the cell genome. Mutat Res 243(2):87-93, 1990. [Abstract]

Garaj-Vrhovac V, Horvat D, Koren Z. The relationship between colony-forming ability, chromosome aberrations and incidence of micronuclei in V79 Chinese hamster cells exposed to microwave radiation. Mutat Res263(3):143-149, 1991. [Abstract]

Garaj-Vrhovac V. Micronucleus assay and lymphocyte mitotic activity in risk assessment of occupational exposure to microwave radiation.Chemosphere 39(13):2301-2312, 1999. [Abstract]

Garaj-Vrhovac V, Horvat D, Koren Z. The effect of microwave radiation on the cell genome. Mutat Res 243(2):87-93, 1990. [Abstract]

Haider T, Knasmueller S, et al. Clastogenic effects of radiofrequency radiations on chromosomes of Tradescantia. Mutat Res 324(1-2):65-68, 1994. [Abstract]

Lai H, Singh NP. Acute low-intensity microwave exposure increases DNA single-strand breaks in rat brain cells. Bioelectromagnetics 16(3):207-210, 1995. [Abstract]

Lai H, Singh NP. Single- and double-strand DNA breaks in rat brain cells after acute exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation. Int J Radiat Biol 69(4):513-521, 1996. [Abstract]

Lai, H, Singh NP. Melatonin and a spin-trap compound block radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation-induced DNA strand breaks in rat brain cells. Bioelectromagnetics 18(6):446-454, 1997a. [Abstract]

Lai H, Singh NP. Interaction of microwaves and a temporally incoherent magnetic field on single and double DNA strand breaks in rat brain cells.Electromag Biol Med 24:23-29, 2005. [Abstract]

Lai H, Carino MA, Singh NP. Naltrexone blocks RFR-induced DNA double strand breaks in rat brain cells. Wireless Networks 3:471-476, 1997. [Abstract]

Lixia S, Yao K, et al. Effects of 1.8GHz radiofrequency field on DNA damage and expression of heat shock protein 70 in human lens epithelial cells. Mutat Res. 602:135-42, 2006. [Abstract]

Markova E, Hillert L, et al. Microwaves from GSM Mobile Telephones Affect 53BP1 and gamma-H2AX Foci in Human Lymphocytes fromHypersensitive and Healthy Persons. Environ Health Perspect.113(9):1172-1177, 2005.

Mashevich M, Folkman D, et al. Exposure of human peripheral blood lymphocytes to electromagnetic fields associated with cellular phones leads to chromosomal instability. Bioelectromagnetics 24:82-90, 2003. [Abstract]

Narasimhan V, Huh WK. Altered restriction patterns of microwave irradiated lambdaphage DNA. Biochem Int 25(2):363-370, 1991. [Abstract]

Nikolova T, Czyz J, et al. Electromagnetic fields affect transcript levels of apoptosis-related genes in embryonic stem cell-derived neural progenitor cells. ASEB J. 19(12):1686-1688, 2005.

Ono T, Saito Y, et al. Absence of mutagenic effects of 2.45 GHz radiofrequency exposure in spleen, liver, brain, and testis of lacZ-transgenic mouse exposed in utero. Tohoku J Exp Med. 202(2):93-103, 2004.

Paulraj R, Behari J. Single strand DNA breaks in rat brain cells exposed to microwave radiation. Mutat Res. 596:76-80, 2006. [Abstract]

Pacini S, Ruggiero M, et al. Exposure to global system for mobile communication (GSM) cellular phone radiofrequency alters gene expression, proliferation, and morphology of human skin fibroblasts.Oncol Res 2002;13: 19-24. [Abstract]

Sarimov R, Malmgren LOG, et al. Nonthermal GSM microwaves affect chromatin conformation in human lymphocytes similar to heat shock.IEEE Trans Plasma Sci 32:1600-1608, 2004. [Abstract]

Sarkar S, Ali S, Behari J. Effect of low power microwave on the mouse genome: a direct DNA analysis. Mutat Res 320(1-2):141-147, 1994. [Abstract]

Semin IuA, Shvartsburg LK, Dubovik BV. [Changes in the secondary structure of DNA under the influence of external low-intensity electromagnetic field (article in Russian)] Radiats Biol Radioecol35(1):36-41, 1995. [Abstract]

Sykes PJ, McCallum BD, et al. Effect of Exposure to 900 MHz Radiofrequency Radiation on Intrachromosomal Recombination in pKZ1 Mice. Radiat Res 156(5):495-502, 2001. [Abstract]

Sun LX, Yao K, He JL, Lu DQ, Wang KJ, Li HW. [Effect of acute exposure to microwave from mobile phone on DNA damage and repair of cultured human lens epithelial cells in vitro.] Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi. 24(8):465-467, 2006. [Abstract]

Tice RR, Hook GG, et al. Genotoxicity of radiofrequency signals. I. Investigation of DNA damage and micronuclei induction in cultured human blood cells. Bioelectromagnetics 23:113-126, 2002. [Abstract]

Trosic I. Multinucleated giant cell appearance after whole body microwave irradiation of rats. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 204(2-3):133-138, 2001. [Abstract]

Trosic I, Busljeta I, et al. Micronucleus induction after whole-body microwave irradiation of rats. Mutat Res 521(1-2):73-79, 2002. [Abstract]

Trosic I, Busljeta I, Modlic B. Investigation of the genotoxic effect of microwave irradiation in rat bone marrow cells: in vivo exposure.Mutagenesis. 19(5):361-364, 2004.

Trosic I, Busljeta I. Erythropoietic dynamic equilibrium in rats maintained after microwave irradiation. Exp Toxicol Pathol. 57(3):247-251, 2006. [Abstract]

Zhang DY, Xu ZP, Chiang H, Lu DQ, Zeng QL. [Effects of GSM 1800 MHz radiofrequency electromagnetic fields on DNA damage in Chinese hamster lung cells.] Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi. 40(3):149-152, 2006. [Abstract]

Zhang MB, He JL, et al. Study of low-intensity 2450-MHz microwave exposure enhancing the genotoxic effects of mitomycin C using micronucleus test and comet assay in vitro. Biomed Environ Sci15(4):283-290, 2002. [Abstract]

Zotti-Martelli L, Peccatori M, et al. Induction of micronuclei in humanlymphocytes exposed in vitro to microwave radiation. Mutat Res 472(1-2):51-58, 2000. [Abstract]

Zotti-Martelli L, Peccatori M, et al. Individual responsiveness to induction of micronuclei in human lymphocytes after exposure in vitro to 1800-MHz microwave radiation. Mutat Res. 582(1-2):42-52, 2005. [Abstract]

Cellular Stress Response - Studies Linking Exposure to RF Emissions to Production of Stress Proteins:

Blank M. Goodman R. Electromagnetic Fields Stress Living Cells.Pathophysiology. 2009 Aug;16(2-3):71-8. [Abstract]

Daniells C, Duce I, et al. Transgenic nematodes as biomonitors of microwave-induced stress. Mutat Res 1998; 399: 55-64. [Abstract]

Leszczynski D, Joenvaara S, et al. Non-thermal activation of the hsp27/ p38MAPK stress pathway by mobile phone radiation in human endothelial cells:Molecular mechanism for cancer-and blood-brain barrier-related effects.
Differentiation 70: 120-129, 2002. [Abstract]

Shallom JM, DiCarlo AL, et al. Microwave exposure induces hsp70 and confers protection against hypoxia in chick embryos. J Cell Biochem86:490-496, 2002. [Abstract]

Cardiovascular Effects - Studies Linking Exposure to RF Emissions to Heart Disturbances

Havas M, Marrongelle J, et al.Provocation study using heart rate variability shows microwave radiation from 2.4 GHz cordless phone affects autonomic nervous system. Eur. J. Oncol. Library Vol. 5, 2010.

Brain Effects - General:

Volkow ND, Tomasi D, et al. Effects of Cell Phone Radiofrequency Signal Exposure on Brain Glucose Metabolism. JAMA. 2011;305(8):808-813. [Abstract]

Brain Effects - Studies Linking Blood Brain Barrier and Nerve Effects to Exposure to RF Emissions:

Leszczynski D, Joenvaara S, et al. Non-thermal activation of the hsp27/p38MAPK stress pathway by mobile phone radiation in human endothelial cells: Molecular mechanism for cancer- and blood-brain barrier-related effects. Differentiation 2002; 70: 120-129. [Abstract]

Salford LG, Brun A, et al. Permeability of the bloodbrain barrier induced by 915 MHz electromagnetic radiation, continuous wave and modulated at 8, 16, 50, and 200 Hz. Microsc Res Tech 1994; 27: 535-542. [Abstract]

Salford LG, Brun AE, et al. Nerve cell damage in mammalian brain after exposure to microwaves from GSM mobile phones. Environ Health Perspect. 2003 June; 111(7): 881–883.

Immune Response - Studies Linking Exposure to RF Emissions and Immune Reactions:

Electrical Hypersensitivity – Human Studies in the UK. Conference Presentation WHO International Workshop on Electrical Hypersensitivity, October 25-26, 2004, Prague, Czech Republic.

Gangi S, Johansson O. A theoretical model based upon mast cells and histamine to explain the recently proclaimed sensitivity to electric and/or magnetic fields in humans. Med Hypotheses 2000; 54: 663-671. [Abstract]

Johansson O. "Electrohypersensitivity: Observations in the human skin of a physical impairment," Symposium on "Electrical Sensitivity in Human Beings". Royal Society of Medicine, London, U.K., September 11, 2004. [Extended abstract]

Kimata H. Enhancement of allergic skin wheal responses by microwave radiation from mobile phones in patients with atopic eczema/dermatitis syndrome. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2002; 129: 348-350. [Abstract]

Group calls for moratorium on 'dangerous' smart meters

2012-01-28T16:58:00.002-05:00

Group calls for moratorium on 'dangerous' smart meters

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Updated: Wed Jan. 25 2012 11:24:27 PM

ctvmontreal.ca

MONTREAL — The fight against Hydro-Quebec's plan to install smart meters across the province continued on Wednesday as a group of Montrealers called for a moratorium, citing the unknown danger of the radio frequency used by the meters.

"We don't know what's the environmental danger if these smart meters are put in our homes,"said Marie-Michelle Poisson.

A resident of Villeray, Poisson refused to be part of the 18-month, 20,000-customer trial where Hydro-Quebec tested the meters in her neighbourhood and other small markets in the province.

A $350 million project, Hydro-Quebec hopes to have the meters installed province-wide by 2017. The meters can transmit accurate power and water data to the utility, removing the need for manual readings and invoices based on prior usage.

"We have a long way to go is to explain to our customers, one by one, that the technology is safe," said Isabelle Courville, president of distribution for Hydro-Quebec.

Courville said the RF emissions from the new wireless device are 100,000 times below recommended limits. Health Canada compares the signals to those emitted by cell phones and wireless Internet routers.

Despite the reassurances, organizers with the Quebec Coalition to Fight Electromagnetic Pollution want the government to enact tougher standards.

According to McGill Science and Society Director Joe Schwarcz, radio frequency studies are conclusive: the meters will not have negative health effects.

"We know that radiofrequency cannot break chemical bonds and in order to induce cancer you need to break chemical bonds," said Schwarcz.

Poisson cited another concern, her feeling that Hydro-Quebec was ignoring her right to choose.

"I don't have a cell phone, I've never had one. As for WiFi, I will be switching back to cables because I have the choice," said Poisson. "With smart meters, you don't have the choice."

http://montreal.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20120125/mtl_hydro_120125/20120125/?hub=MontrealHome

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Columbia University Law School – Wireless Hazards Panel

Columbia University Law School – Wireless Hazards Panel

Wireless Hazards PanelAn Emerging Public Health and Environmental Issue Tuesday,December 1st – 12:10-1:15 p.m. – JGH 104 (Jerome Greene Hall)

EMF Research Studies

Group calls for moratorium on 'dangerous' smart meters

Group calls for moratorium on 'dangerous' smart meters

Wireless Hazards Panel
An Emerging Public Health and Environmental Issue Tuesday,
December 1st – 12:10-1:15 p.m. – JGH 104 (Jerome Greene Hall)