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DESCRIPTION:MASS PROTEST/ PRESS CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 14, 2011 12:30PM\n\n'OPT OUT' 
 WORKSHOP ALL DAY 9:30AM- 5PM\n\nCALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION 505 
 VAN NESS, SAN FRANCISCO\n \n\n\nAttend the all day "opt out" workshop, 
 which will be held in the main auditorium at the CPUC- 505 Van Ness Ave. in 
 San Francisco- starting at 9:30am until 5pm.  Let's pack the chambers!\n 
 \nJoin us during the lunch break at 12:30 to make some noise and protest 
 this illegal opt out extortion plan.\n\n\n\nOUR DEMANDS:\n \n*** Charging a 
 fee based on a medical condition is immoral not to mention illegal under CA 
 Utility Code. Analog opt-outs must be at no cost.\n \n*** Communities 
 retain the right to say NO to the 'smart' meter program.\n \n*** Pull the 
 plug on the wireless mesh network.  Period.\n\n\n\nIT'S TIME TO SEPARATE 
 'SMART' METER FACT FROM 'SMART' METER FICTION:\n \nMYTH: The utilities 
 claim that smart meters are a fraction of the radiation levels of cell 
 phones.\nFACT: "Smart" Meter radiation is significantly stronger than from 
 cell phones- see 
 http://stopsmartmeters.org/2011/09/04/comparing-cell-phone-and-smart-meter-radiation/\n 
 \nMYTH: The CPUC defers to the FCC on maximum allowable wireless pulses.   
 The FCC claims that no "non-thermal" biological effects exist.\nFACT:  The 
 National Institutes of Health (NIH) found chemical changes in the brain 
 from cell phone exposure, a 'smoking gun' finding that demonstrates a clear 
 non-thermal effect.  See 
 http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/22/cellphone-use-tied-to-changes-in-brain-activity/\n 
 \nMYTH:  The utilities have been citing the World Health Organization (WHO) 
 to justify the safety of their radiation emitting "smart" meters.\nFACT:  
 On May 31st, 2011 the WHO classified smart meter radiation as a Class 2B 
 carcinogen.  See 
 http://www.iarc.fr/en/media-centre/pr/2011/pdfs/pr208_E.pdf (pdf) The 
 utilities no longer refer to the WHO at all.\n \nMYTH:  CPUC President 
 Michael Peevey has been insulting electro-sensitive individuals, inferring 
 that they are "just making it up" or are "psychosomatic"\nFACT:  On Sept. 
 5th, the International Journal of Neuroscience reported that "EMF 
 hypersensitivity can occur as a bona fide environmentally inducible 
 neurological syndrome."  See 
 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21793784\n\n\n\nMore information: 
 http://stopsmartmeters.org\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/09/11/18689952.php
SUMMARY:Anti-'Smart' Meter Protest/Press Conference
LOCATION:California Public Utilities Commission\n505 Van Ness, San Francisco
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/09/11/18689952.php
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