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| I just signed this, you should too | |
| USA | Created: 9 Jun 2013 |
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Dear Friend, If the Fourth Amendment prohibition of unreasonable search and seizure is to mean anything, not to mention our First Amendment right to free speech, we must take action and demand answers in the face of these recent revelations about government spying. Join me in speaking out. http://act.credoaction.com/sign/nsa_spying/?sp_ref=2510811.4.162.e.0.2&referrer_akid=8115.4110716.BVNMBS&source=mailto_sp Poul Doyon. EMF Refugee |
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| Source: Agnes Ingvarsdottir. | |
| Urge Congress on EMF Safety, FCC Must Change Exposure Guidelines for Microwave Radiation Exposure | |
| USA | Created: 8 Jun 2013 |
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Urge Congress on EMF Safety, FCC Must Change Exposure Guidelines for Microwave Radiation Exposure We the undersigned, the American people, petition Congress to take immediate and effective measures to protect the public from electromagnetic pollution. The following 4 steps should be taken: 1. Mandate the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) revisit its exposure guidelines for radiofrequency radiation (RF) immediately. 2. Repeal Section 704 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which took away the rights of state and local governments to stop the erection of cell towers and wireless antennas in their communities based on "environmental" grounds (defined by FCC as "human health"). 3. Declare a national moratorium on further wireless infrastructure build-out, including the Wi-Max roll-out currently underway, a joint venture of Sprint, Time Warner Cable, Google, Clearwire and others. 4. Establish cell phone and wireless-free neighborhoods, transportation options, government buildings, and public spaces; require employers to establish wireless free zones; and, mandate... http://www.thepetitionsite.com/6/urge-congress-on-emf-safety-fcc-must-change-exposure-guidelines-for-microwave-radiation-exposure/ |
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| Source: Agnes Ingvarsdottir. | |
| PETITION: Stop 4G and free the world of the Toxic Radiation Smog | |
| United Kingdom | Created: 8 Jun 2013 |
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Why this is important: Stop 4G and free the world of the Toxic Radiation Smog. Only recently IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer) announced that mobile phone radiation 'could' cause cancer. http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/vol80/mono80.pdf Increasingly the dangers of mobile phone radiation are being known: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/10059834/Are-we-ignoring-the-dangers-of-mobile-phones.html The mobile phone industry together with bodies such as the WHO, ICNRP, has been influencing scientific results to support its use of radiation but this has to stop! Science is 'peer reviewed' before it can be accepted by the world community but the mobile phone industry has used its power to influence research that points to its toxicity of which there are 1000s of scientific papers! Many scientists object but are simply ignored, the precautionary assessment is simply not correct. "In recommending that the Precautionary Principle be applied in EMF matters, the European Environment Agency’s Director Jacqueline McGlade wrote in 2009: “We have noted from previous health hazard histories such as that of lead in petrol, and methyl mercury, that ‘early warning’ scientists frequently suffer from discrimination, from loss of research funds, and from unduly personal attacks on their scientific integrity. It would be surprising if this is not already a feature of the present EMF controversy… » Such unfortunate consequences have indeed occurred." For this and a complete scientific assessment see http://maisonsaine.ca/smart-meters-correcting-the-gross-misinformation/: For those in the business,a telecoms employee involved in 4G testing: "I agree that the health implications of 4G have not been properly investigated. The health implications for 4G are staggering. When I was doing the trials I had serious headaches and I'm quite hardy.... You are going to have more masts, more concentrated areas, more power in cities, hospitals. The industry internally is not really bothered" Read more at link: https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/Stop_4G_and_free_the_world_of_the_Toxic_Radiation_Smog/?Day2Share |
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| Source: Agnes Ingvarsdottir. | |
| Obama wants Wi-Fi in schools - envious of South Korea | |
| USA | Created: 7 Jun 2013 |
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President Obama Thursday unveiled ConnectED, a plan to link 99 percent of America's students to the Internet via high-speed connections within five years. Obama also called on the Federal Communications Commission to modernize and leverage its existing E-Rate program to meet that goal, the White House said in a release. Obama, calling on businesses, states, districts, schools and communities to support his vision, also directed the federal government to make better use of existing funds to get Internet connectivity and educational technology into classrooms and teachers trained on its advantages. "Today, the average American school has about the same bandwidth as the average American home, even though obviously there are 200 times as many people at school as there are at home. Only around 20 percent of our students have access to true high-speed Internet in their classroom," Obama told students, teachers and administrators in announcing the program at Mooresville Middle School in Mooresville, N.C. "By comparison, South Korea has 100 percent of its kids with high-speed Internet. We've got 20 percent; South Korea 100 percent. In countries where -- in a country where we expect free WiFi with our coffee, why shouldn't we have it in our schools? Why wouldn't we have it available for our children's education?" The initiative does not require congressional action, the White House said. "We are living in a digital age, and to help our students get ahead, we must make sure they have access to cutting-edge technology," Obama said. "So today, I'm issuing a new challenge for America -- one that families, businesses, school districts and the federal government can rally around together -- to connect virtually every student in America's classrooms to high-speed broadband Internet within five years, and equip them with the tools to make the most of it." Millions of students now lack high-speed broadband access and less than 20 percent of educators say their school's Internet connection meets their teaching needs, the White House said. The White House said ConnectED will bring high-speed Internet within students' reach, particularly benefiting rural communities that typically lag in connectivity. |
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| Source: UPI.com, 06 Jun 2013 | |
| Millions could lose TV signal as new 4G network switches on | |
| United Kingdom | Created: 7 Jun 2013 |
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Millions of households are being warned they could suffer interference with their television signal in the coming weeks, as mobile telephone companies switch on thousands of 4G masts. Postcards are being sent to homes across the Capital this week, warning households that next generation 'super-speed' mobile phone services from the entire industry could be launched in a matter of weeks. An industry funded body charged with clearing the way for the 4G launch has begun the mail-out after giving companies the green light to start their roll-outs in Greater London. It means O2, 3 Mobile and Vodafone are all likely to dramatically increase the testing of their own networks in the coming weeks before a full launch. Experts fear it could create chaos in the living rooms as signals interfere with Freeview TV. All three operators would be able to launch 4G services on the 800mhz frequency in London - close to the 700mhz band occupied by Freeview. Industry sources admit there are fears that in some homes, people could lose the sound from their TV, the pictures or even entire channels. EE - the only operator to have so far launched 4G packages - uses the 1800mhz frequency, comfortably clear of the TV band. A source told The Telegraph: "From July London is going to start to light up. By the end of the year there could be thousands of masts carrying 4G. The broadcasters in particular are getting very jittery about this." At800, a company funded by the mobile industry and charged with making sure viewers are not affected, insists that tests in south-east London since April have so far shown there is nothing to worry about. But Ofcom's own estimates are that up to two million people could be hit nationwide given the number and power of the 4G base stations that will be installed. In February, the regulator warned that one per cent of UK households could be left with no broadcast television at all as 4G is rolled out across the country. At800 admitted it had ordered in "a few million" filters that worried homeowners can fit to the aerial going into the back of TV set to fix any problem with interference. Some of the £180 million funding provided by the mobile phone operators for at800 has also gone towards recruiting engineers and recruiting 100 call centre staff. Ben Roome, at800 spokesman said: "We are scaled up for anticipated problems." "But so far in tests in south-east London, although we have received calls from lots of households, any problems they have been having with their television has not been caused by interference from 4G." After London, the mobile phone operators will be given the go-ahead to switch on 4G, 800mhz masts in other towns and cities across the country as part of a phased nationwide roll-out. Other tests have been carried out by at800 in both Brighton and York. In its postcards to Londoners, at800 insists only a "small minority" of people are likely to be affected. It says people should get in touch "if you have had good reception in the past but experience disruption to your television picture over the next few months". 4G services are championed by the industry as transformational, allowing faster and more reliable mobile connectivity and slashing the time taken to download files or click onto internet pages. EE - the owner of Orange and T-Mobile UK - has signed up more than 400,000 4G customers since going live with its services before Christmas. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10102072/Millions-could-lose-TV-signal-as-new-4G-network-switches-on.html By Steve Hawkes, Consumer Affairs Editor |
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| Source: Agnes Ingvarsdottir. | |
| Act against conventional pollution, cell tower radiation, experts exhort | |
| India | Created: 6 Jun 2013 |
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Act against conventional pollution, cell tower radiation, experts exhort Radiation from cellphones and towers is set to become as major a source of pollution as air, water and noise. Skin rashes, hearing problems, sleeplessness, migraines, fatigue, lack of concentration, fearfulness and skin dehydration are among the problems reported by people living in the vicinity of mobile phone towers, which are to be found in every other building in the city. Environmental activists and experts say that citizens and the government must act not only against conventional sources of pollution, but also radiation from cell towers and gadgets. "International studies show that mobile tower radiation may not only be capable of causing cancer, but also neurotic disorders like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's," said Manoj Londhe, a member of the Mobile Tower Grievances Forum. "Worst, prolonged exposure to radiation may cause DNA mutations and so are very dangerous for foetuses." The forum is part of a growing movement in the city to highlight the risks posed by electromagnetic radiation. Cellphones are a source of distress too. Doctors report receiving cases of up to 50% hearing loss among cellphone users. Dr Divya Prabhat, ENT surgeon with Bhatia and Wadia hospitals, said, "The most common complaint of patients is that after cellphone use, the ears become hot. Many come with complaints of tinnitus, where there is buzzing in the ears. This results in irritability and lack of concentration." That is not to say that hazards by conventional sources of pollution are any less. They have indeed grown. For example, dumping grounds can cause respiratory problems . This was not quite known till KEM Hospital did a study on people living around dumping grounds, especially Deonar, and found that the incidence of respiratory ailments among them was more than among other Mumbaikars. Then, air pollution levels were found to be high in and around Bhuleswar, which has a number of gold-plating units, and suspended particulate matter (SPM) levels in Kurla's air were found to be high because of construction sites. As for water pollution, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board has said that special studies in Chembur have revealed the presence of copper, chromium, calcium, arsenic and mercury in ground water—an extremely harmful phenomenon. British-era pipes in most areas in the city run parallel to sewage lines and thus are risk of contamination from leaks. Meanwhile, noise pollution has only been increasing. The Central Pollution Control Board has declared Mumbai as the noisiest city in the world. "Noise over permissible limits is not just about pollution, but also is a health hazard," said Sumaira Abduali of the NGO Awaaz. "Even in non-festival days, noise levels in Mumbai are 117 decibels, whereas as per the WHO, no one should be subjected to more than 80 decibels, that too for eight hours a day." Effect of pollution on health Water: Mumbai's water is supposedly among the cleanest in the country and conforms to WHO standards at the stage of leaving filtration plants. But by the time it reaches homes, it gathers dirt and pathogens. The city's water supply gets contaminated especially during the monsoon when it floods in many areas British-era pipes continue to supply water to most parts of Mumbai. Many of these pipes run parallel to sewage lines. At times there are leaks, which lead to severe contamination and jaundice, typhoid, gastroenteritis and cholera outbreaks Even mild contamination of water can lead to complications like diarrhoea, abdominal cramps, dryness of skin, excessive thirst, nausea and dehydration Air: Suspended particulate matter: SPM is a mix of solid and liquid particles, including dust, sand, smoke, lead, nickel and arsenic. It lodges in lung tissues and causes respiratory problems—aggravated asthma and acute respiratory symptoms, including difficult or painful breathing, chronic bronchitis and decreased lung function Sulphur dioxide | SO2 leads to lung diseases Nitrogen dioxide NO2 is a reddish-brown toxic gas with a characteristic sharp, biting odour. Its most important sources are internal combustion engines. It makes children susceptible to respiratory diseases, especially in winter, and contributes to the formation of tropospheric ozone, which is a pollutant Noise: Scientists have conclusively proved that continued exposure to noise pollution not only leads to hearing loss, but also to a greater risk of heart attack, high blood pressure, and even depression Radiation from cellphones and mobile towers: Skin rashes, hearing problems, sleeplessness, migraine, fatigue, lack of concentration, fearfulness and skin dehydration are a few short-term problems reported by people living in the vicinity of mobile towers International studies have shown that major disorders can be caused by radiation, among them cancer and neurological disorders like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. Most importantly, prolonged exposure to radiation may cause DNA mutations and so is most dangerous to foetuses Excessive cellphone use can cause the deadliest of health hazards among users, from hearing loss to neuro-endocrine disruption, and from hormonal imbalance to cancer. By Pratibha Masand, TNN |
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| Source: Sylvie/Agnes Ingvarsdottir | |
| Video: Cell Phone Antennas on Apartment Rooftops and their Health Effects | |
| USA | Created: 5 Jun 2013 |
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A woman provides testimony as to the illness she experienced after living for two months underneath an array of cell phone antennas that were placed directly above her bedroom and balcony. Some of her symptoms include dizziness, nausea, headaches, skin pain, rashes, brain fog, buzzing in her ears. Video (about 2 mins): http://www.forbiddenknowledgetv.com/videos/radiation-poisoning/cell-phone-antennas-on-apartment-rooftopsand-their-health-effects.html Alexandra. Forbiden knowledge |
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| Source: Agnes Ingvarsdottir. | |
| FCC: Reassessment of Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields Limits and Policies | |
| USA | Created: 4 Jun 2013 |
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This document seeks comment on proposals developed in the course of the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission's) proceeding regarding compliance with our guidelines for human exposure to RF electromagnetic fields. The Commission's further proposals reflect an effort to provide more efficient, practical, and consistent application of evaluation procedures to ensure compliance with its guidelines limiting human exposure to RF energy from Commission-regulated transmitters and devices. In addition the Commission has initiated a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) in a new proceeding to determine whether there is a need for reassessment of the Commission radiofrequency (RF) exposure limits and policies. The NOI acknowledges the research that has occurred in recent years and the changing nature of RF devices and their uses, and focuses on the propriety of the Commission's existing standards and policies, including its fundamental exposure guidelines and aspects of its equipment authorization process and policies as they relate to RF exposure in light of these changes since its rules were adopted. This article has a comment period that ends in 91 days (09/03/2013) Read the entire document via the source link below. |
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| Source: Federal Register, 04 Jun 2013 | |
| Electromagnetic hypersensitive Finns: Symptoms, perceived sources and treatments, a questionnaire study | |
| Finland | Created: 4 Jun 2013 |
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Neither psychotherapy nor medication found to be significantly helpful in lessening EHS symptoms. Abstract The aim was to analyze the subjective experiences of Finns who describe themselves as suffering from electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS), their symptoms, self-perceived sources of the health complaints and the effectiveness of medical and complementary alternative therapies. A total of 395 questionnaires were mailed to self-diagnosed EHS persons. Of the participants 345 belonged to a Finnish self-help group and 50 came from outside of the group. The return rate of the study was 52.1% (206) and 80.9% of the respondents were women. Before the onset of EHS the most common health complaints were different types of allergies (35.1%, 68). During the acute phase of EHS the most common symptoms were nervous system related: “stress” (60.3%, 117), “sleeping disorders” (59.3%, 115) and “fatigue” (57.2%, 111). The sources that were most often reported to have triggered EHS were: “personal computers” (50.8%, 94) and “mobile phones” (47.0%, 87). The same devices were also claimed to cause the most symptoms during the acute phase. After the acute phase of EHS had passed, the respondents still claimed to react to these same digital and wireless devices while their reactions to basic electrical appliances were reduced. According to 76% of 157 respondents the reduction or avoidance of electromagnetic fields (EMF) helped in their full or partial recovery. The best treatments for EHS were given as: “dietary change” (69.4%), “nutritional supplements” (67.8%) and “increased physical exercise” (61.6%). The official treatment recommendations of psychotherapy (2.6%) and medication (−4.2%) were not significantly helpful. According to the present results the official treatment protocols should take better account the EHS person’s own experiences. The avoidance of electromagnetic radiation and fields effectively removed or lessened the symptoms in EHS persons. Click source link below for full paper. |
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| Source: Pathophysology, Hagstöm et al. (via Next-up newsletter), 04 Jun 2013 | |
| Increasing incidence of burnout due to magnetic and electromagnetic fields | |
| Germany | Created: 4 Jun 2013 |
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The article by Warnke and Hensinger about the link between burnout and electromagnetic fields, which was published in the edition 1/2013 of “Umwelt-Medizin-Gesellschaft”, a German journal for environmental medicine, is now also available in English. It can be downloaded from: Englisch and German version : http://www.mobilfunk-studien.org/dokumentationen/v-z/warnke-mobilfunk-foerdert-stress-und-burn-out.php or http://www.mobilfunk-studien.org/assets/warnke_hensinger_umg_1_2013_engl_df.pdf Increasing incidence of burnout due to magnetic and electromagnetic fields of cell phone networks and other wireless communication technologies Ulrich Warnke and Peter Hensinger Abstract: Burnout syndrome (BOS) is a psychosomatic stress disorder. Exogenous stress leads to oxidative cellular stress, the formation of excessive reactive oxygen species, reactive nitrogen species, and reaction products (ROS/RNS). This then leads to mitochondrial metabolic dysfunction, which results in a lack of ATP (adenosine triphosphate) and subsequently in a diminished performance of cells. Lack of ATP is a crucial factor in BOS, as well as in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). A crucial element in the multisystem disease BOS is inflammation as a consequence of nitrosative and oxidative stress, as well as the acquired mitochondriopathy. Weak ambient magnetic fields (e.g. from transformers in devices) and various radio-frequency resonances increase the level of free radicals and their reaction products that have toxic effects. The nonionizing radiation of cell phone networks and other wireless communication technologies (cell towers, cell phones, Wi-Fi, etc.) also leads to cell stress. There is a correlation between the stress trigger due to living conditions, magnetic fields, and RF radiation of cell phone networks and other wireless communication technologies. The affected person will suffer from functional impairment and diseases; and if these are hereditary, they will be passed on to the next generation as a pre-existing defect, as is the case with e.g. “acquired energy dyssymbiosis syndrome” (AEDS). |
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| Source: EMFacts, Don Maisch, 01 Jun 2013 | |
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