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DESCRIPTION:EMF Safety Network \nPO Box 1016 Sebastopol CA 95473 
 \nwww.emfsafetynetwork.org\n\nMEDIA ADVISORY	\n		\nContacts: \nSandi 
 Maurer, EMF Safety Network emfsafe[at]sonic[dot]net\nJoshua Hart, Stop 
 Smart Meters! joshuanoahhart[at]gmail[dot]com\n\nOctober 27, 2010\n\nNORTH 
 BAY RESIDENTS TO PROTEST PG&E’S FORCED SMART METER 
 INSTALLATIONS\nOpposition Growing as State Watchdog Agency Calls For 
 Hearings On Health Risks\n\nRohnert Park- As North Bay residents prepare to 
 protest continuing ‘smart’ meter installations, California’s utility 
 watchdog agency has demanded public hearings on smart meter health and 
 safety risks.  On Wednesday, California’s Division of Ratepayer Advocates 
 called upon the appointed members of the Public Utilities Commission to 
 thoroughly investigate potentially lethal problems with PG&E’s 
 ‘Smart’ Meter program.  Saying that ‘there is clearly a high level of 
 public concern’ about the health impacts of ‘smart’ meters, the DRA 
 asserts that “…the Commission would be remiss in its duty to ensure 
 ‘safe and reliable’ service if it did not solicit further evidence and 
 perform an analysis.” (on health problems associated with their wireless 
 signals, the ignition potential of meters in proximity to natural gas 
 lines, and widely reported electronic interference.)\n\nFed up residents 
 will gather at the gates of PG&E’s Rohnert Park installation yard 
 tomorrow morning (Thursday, October 28) starting at 7:30am to demand that 
 the CPUC call a halt to the so-called ‘smart’ meter program which they 
 say is putting lives at risk. Many are alarmed and outraged by the forced 
 installation of radiating ‘smart’ meters against the democratic will of 
 residents and nearly two dozen local governments throughout the Greater Bay 
 Area.  The cities of Watsonville and Fairfax, and Santa Cruz County have 
 even banned ‘smart’ meters under local law.  Yet twelve thousand of the 
 meters continue to be deployed daily. Despite the fact that the $2.2 
 billion program is being funded by ratepayers, and the new meters installed 
 on people’s homes, there has been virtually no public consultation in 
 advance of one of the largest rollouts of technology in history.\n\nThe 
 meters will allow PG&E to turn off your power, turn down your thermostat, 
 shut off your water heater, and control your appliances remotely. They will 
 have access to minute by minute details of your private lives via wireless 
 data and required appliance change outs. This is an unprecedented 
 fundamental change in the way electricity is used and delivered.\n\nDecades 
 of research link radio frequency radiation to health impacts, including 
 sleep problems and headaches and long term risk of cancer. Peer-reviewed 
 scientific studies suggest the meters may have serious unintended health 
 consequences, similar to cell phones, which have been linked to brain 
 tumors. There has been no environmental safety study that proves Smart 
 Meters are safe. \n\nDetails of Thursday’s emergency protest:\nWhere: 
 5500 Commerce Blvd. Rohnert Park CA\nWhen:  Thursday Oct 28th 7:30 am-9:00 
 am\nWho: Alarmed residents angry about property, civil and health rights 
 trespassed\nVisuals: Protesters holding signs, crossing entrance to the 
 Wellington driveway, workers arriving and being handed information and 
 having discussions with outraged residents.\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/10/27/18662480.php
SUMMARY:North Bay Residents to Protest Forced Smart Meter Installations
LOCATION:5500 Commerce Blvd. Rohnert Park CA
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/10/27/18662480.php
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