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| Comcare is liable to pay compensation in respect of an injury | |
| Australia | Created: 4 Mar 2013 |
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In a groundbreaking judgement, an Australian court has determined that Comcare is to pay compensation for an injury suffered by Dr David McDonald as a result of exposure to electromagnetic fields at work. The judge ruled: ‘I am satisfied on the balance of probabilities that Dr McDonald has suffered either: an aggravation of his sensitivity to EMF; or, an aggravation of his symptoms by reason of his honest belief that he suffers from the condition of EMF sensitivity…’ The determination can be found at: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/aat/2013/105.html Lyn McLean Director EMR Australia PL http://www.emraustralia.com.au 02 9576 1772 |
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| Source: EMR Australia / Bürgerwelle, Lyn McLean, 04 Mar 2013 | |
| James Rubin’s scientific Ponzi scheme – and more! | ||
| Australia | Created: 20 Feb 2013 | |
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From Andre Fauteux, Editor, La Maison du 21e siècle magazine. For those who missed this great article by Andrew Marino http://andrewamarino.com/blog/?s=ehs Excerpts “…my candidates for the top five science scandals of 2011 involved publications by Leeka Kheifets, James Rubin, Michael Repacholi, Joe Elder, and Mays Swicord. Articles they published in 2011, which were continuations of their life work, directly and materially contributed to the occurrence of cancer and other dreadful diseases in many million men, women, and children.” SNIP James Rubin, King’s College London published a blindingly biased paper in which he argued that there was no such thing as electromagnetic hypersensitivity (no robust evidence). His numerous studies on electromagnetic hypersensitivity are all negative, but that negativity was manufactured by employing experimental designs and statistical analysis that were virtually guaranteed to produce negative results. By means of jaundiced analyses he comes to the conclusion that EHS sufferers have a purely psychosomatic disease, a viewpoint that has untold benefits for his clients and funders, particularly the cell-phone companies. His work is a scientific Ponzi scheme in which he gets money from the phone industry effectively by promising negative results, creates and publishes such results, and is then rewarded by the industry with even more funds, like petting a trained dog. The natural consequence of his work is to stigmatize EHS sufferers as neurotics who need the care of a psychiatrist, not an internist or allergist. Rubin is almost a perfect example of a scandalous scientist in a scandalous system that consists of cell-phone companies having enough money to buy any results they want, dependable trained dogs who produce the desired results, and scientific journals such as Bioelectromagneticsthat publish the results without properly vetting them, and without insistence on simultaneous publication of conflict-of-interest statements. SNIP Read rest of article via source link below... |
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| Source: EMFacts, Don Maisch, 21 Feb 2013 | ||
| PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION | |
| Australia | Created: 27 Jan 2013 |
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Protect our kids - pls sign this petition and forward on Please sign this very important Biologically based EMF petition by adding your name and broadly distributing the link to all of your contacts and friends. As parents, caregivers, teachers, students and the wider community we call on you to take an immediate precautionary approach to minimise children’s exposure to electromagnetic radiation at school. Mandating the installation of WiFi in schools and the use of 3G internet is unnecessarily increasing the health risks to children from low intensity, long-term radiation exposure. Based on the overall scientific evidence of risk, responsible governments and authorities overseas have banned or warned against the use of WiFi in schools until it has been proven to be harmless for long-term use. We urge the Australian government to do the same and to put children’s health ahead of convenience and short term profits. Act now. Promote safer wired connections. Best.Karla http://www.wifi-in-schools-australia.org/ http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/Australian_schools_Stop_Exposing_Children_to_Radiation_from_WiFi_and_3G_until_longterm_exposure_is_proven_harmless/?cQGgTdb |
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| Source: Olle Johansen/Agnes Ingvarsdottir | |
| WiFi in Schools | |
| Australia | Created: 27 Jan 2013 |
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WiFi in Schools Around the world an increasing number of governments and authorities have banned or warned against the use of WiFi in schools. Many experts, scientists and doctors are warning schools to take a precautionary approach. It’s time for Australian parents, caregivers, teachers, students and the wider community to pay attention to the warnings about the health risks from exposure to electromagnetic radiation (EMR) from wireless technologies. WiFi technology has not been proven to be safe for long term use, yet wireless infrastructure has been mandated in schools across Australia - exposing our children unnecessarily to electromagnetic radiation for 6 hours a day, 5 days a week. View this video for a short summary of the issue and the main facts about WiFi in schools. http://www.wifi-in-schools-australia.org/ |
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| Source: Olle Johansen/Agnes Ingvarsdottir | |
| New Report on Smart Meter Problems | |
| Australia | Created: 15 Jan 2013 |
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The December 2012 report “Analysis: Smart Meter and Smart Grid Problems – Legislative Proposal” is now available to the public. This 173-page report by activist Nina Beety has extensive referenced information about many of the problems and risks of the Smart Meter program, with information from state, national, and international resources. Supplemental documents can be downloaded via source link below. Originally written for California legislators, this updated report also provides a legislative and regulatory action plan for halting this program, and suggestions for reforming utility regulation so that the public is protected in the future. Table of Contents Introduction What is a Smart Meter? Smart Grid/Smart Meter problems and issues - Overview - Overcharging, accuracy, and the Structure Group report - Reliability - Privacy invasion - Fires and electrical problems - Health problems - Switching mode power supply (SMPS) - Interference with electronics - Interference with medical devices - Hacking/cyber-security - Remote disconnection of power - Vulnerability of nuclear facilities - Vulnerability to electromagnetic pulses (EMPs) - No utility liability for hacked data - Increased burglary risk - Increased metal and infrastructure corrosion - Impacts to building integrity - Job loss – Environmental costs - Smart Grid/Smart Meters – energy intensive - Weaponized RF - Control of household electrical use - FCC violations - Burdensome and excessive costs - Costs exceed benefits - Fraudulent claims and unavailable information - Strong-arm tactics by CPUC and utilities - Violation of jurisdiction and mandate by CPUC - CPUC procedural violations - No CEQA EIR - Violation of state and federal laws - Criminal negligence - Strengthening utility monopolies - Ignoring realities and open process Origins Opt-out limitations Smart Meter opposition Legislative solutions Fiscal impacts Other states Prior or similar legislation Websites for additional information Antoinette “Toni” Stein PhD 892 Arlington Ave Berkeley, CA 94707 650-823-7662 tweil {-at-} igc.org |
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| Source: EMFacts, Don Maisch / Antoinette Stein, 16 Jan 2013 | |
| Join the Alliance : Dereel Anti Tower Alliance | |
| Australia | Created: 9 Jan 2013 |
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Dereel Anti Tower Alliance A website worth with looking at, with a load of very good and usefull information: Look under Facts in the headline. To join the Dereel Anti Tower Alliance and provide your support to keep microwave radiation towers out of Dereel please fill out the form below. Your details will be kept strictly confidential: http://www.savedereel.com/ Alternatively, you can provide your name and landline phone number by writing to us at: Dereel Anti Tower Alliance (DATA) PO Box 369 Sebastopol VIC 3356 http://www.savedereel.com/ |
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| Source: Olle Johansen/Agnes Ingvarsdottir | |
| Telstra claim: we are just following the recommendations of the World Health Organization. | |
| Australia | Created: 4 Jan 2013 |
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Alan Jones radio interview from Enrico Grani, with Peter Rochlin in Sydney, about Telstra wanting to erect an antenna on an electricity pole extremely close to people. Local community - objecting The council - objecting The local member - objecting How can Telstra get away in a democracy with ignoring the concerns of these people? They claim: we are just following the recommendations of the World Health Organization. Listen via the source link below. |
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| Source: Iris Atzmon/Enrico Grani/Agnes Ingvarsdottir | |
| Former Motorola Strategic Director directing the Victorian Government’s response to smart meter health complaints | |
| Australia | Created: 11 Nov 2012 |
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In a recent letter to a concerned Victorian citizen from the Office of the Minister for Energy and Resources, the Minister discounted the potential for any health impacts of smart meters partially based on the expert advice of the Victorian Radiation Advisory Committee. To Quote: Victoria’s Chief Health Officer has endorsed the advice of the Victorian Ministerial radiation Advisory Committee, consisting of doctors and experts in the field of radiation, which found “that there is no substantive evidence to suggest that exposure to radiofrequency radiation such as from Smart Meters can increase the risk of chronic health effects, such as cancer”. Further information is available on the Chief Health Officer’s website at http://www.health.vic.gov.au/chiefhealthofficer/smart-meters So, I wondered just who were the non-ionizing radiation experts on the Radiation Advisory Committee? Read the entire post via this link: http://www.emfacts.com/2012/11/news-flash-former-motorola-strategic-director-directing-the-victorian-governments-response-to-smart-meter-health-complaints/ |
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| Source: EMFacts, Don Maisch, 11 Nov 2012 | |
| Implications of IARC classification that are not spoken aloud | |
| Australia | Created: 2 Aug 2012 |
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MELBOURNE, Australia, August 2, 2012--In May 2011 at the meeting at the Headquarters of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in Lyon, France, the Working Group of 30 scientists nearly unanimously classified cell phone radiation as a possible carcinogen. This surprising outcome, which went against the opinion propagated by the ICNIRP, was possible because the IARC invited to Lyon not only scientists that agreed with ICNIRP's opinion but also scientists that disagreed with it. The outcome was a real scientific debate (for more explanation see earlier column). Following the IARC meeting, my first idea was that the classification of cell phone radiation as a possible carcinogen will scientifically justify the need for more research and will lead to more research funding to help close the gaps in the knowledge. It was very naïve of me to think this way... (read the entire article at the source link below) |
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| Source: Washington Post, Dariusz Leszczynski, 02 Aug 2012 | |
| Action against Smart Meters in Victoria | ||
| Australia | Created: 18 Jul 2012 | |
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East Gippsland Action Group is running a Stop Smart Meter Petition – Print, share and send. Click the source link below to go to the petition site. |
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| Source: East Gippsland Action Group, 16 Jun 2012 | ||
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