1) Many items in prior updates have related to industry’s awareness that fibre optic cable is the “future” because wireless cannot accommodate the growing needs of the public. It makes no sense for the telecoms to invest in so many cell towers and the spread of 5G. In the long run, it cannot compete. New … Continue reading 2023-04-20 How the FCC has failed to protect the environment
1) From Marg Friesen of C4ST. (click on photos to enlarge) Calling on members of Council of Canadians A member of C4ST would like to put forward a resolution regarding safety and wireless radiation exposures for the next COC meeting and needs two co-sponsors. If you are a member in good standing with COC and … Continue reading 2023-04-17 RF readings 60 meters from 5G antenna extremely high
1) A meeting is planned and all are invited to discuss the proliferation of cell towers and the resultant increase in microwave radiation. Full details, plus lots of other relevant information, are below in Marg Friesen’s excellent newsletter. Please be advised that the map showing cell towers (by Nikkel) is not completely accurate. I can … Continue reading 2023-02-16 Board of Health continues fight cell tower
1) An announcement appeared in the Nov. 23 Comox Valley Record, announcing plans to erect a 63 meter cell tower on Hornby Island on provincial property. Is it near homes, schools or a hospital, or in an environmentally fragile area? Gregg doesn’t want to meet with people but rather is scheduling a Zoom meeting on … Continue reading 2022-12-01 63 meter tower Rogers plans for Hornby Island
1) A CALL TO ACTION. You’ve helped before by sending emails, and C4ST is asking for you to help again. CEPA can and must be amended. A template is provided in the link below if you don’t have the time or feel uncomfortable writing your own. Please consider taking just a few minutes. Your email … Continue reading 2022-11-28 A CALL TO ACTION FOR CEPA
1) Ecological Threats of the Connected World and 5G is a series of 3 excellent short videos providing different informatiion about 5G. Here is part 1 and I will have parts 2 and 3 in the next updates. Miguel Coma on energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions of 5G. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYonbiK0MQQ (20:58 min.) 2) An … Continue reading 2022-10-31 Ecological threats of 5G
1) Scientists have been urging/demanding that IARC (part of WHO) re-examine the classification of EMF/RF as a 2B (possible Carcinogen) since so many new studies, done since the last review in 2011, show EMF/RF to be carcinogenic. But WHO is heavily influenced by industry and the military and IARC has been silent re. the review. … Continue reading 2022-10-20 CELA’s webinars re. CEPA
Have a very happy Thanksgiving. The next update will be on Tuesday, Oct. 11. 1) New federal funding for another round of smeters in the USA has resulted in a cost/benefit analysis of the first round, and the results are not good. It seems that customers are not getting what they were promised, especially cost … Continue reading 2022-10-07 US Dept Nat’l Intelligence, RF risks
1) No automatic shut off by smeters as in Colorado but Californians are being asked for voluntary energy reduction during the current major heat spell. I wonder if the huge data storage units, which use so much energy, are being asked to reduce usage, too. And what about more energy that is being used by … Continue reading 2022-09-08 Is this the time for microgrids?
1) You will recall efforts by Dr. Meg Sears and C4ST to have CEPA amended to ensure the right to a healthy environment. Protect Birds, Bees and Trees: Include Anthropogenic Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Radiation in CEPA https://preventcancernow.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Include-Anthropogenic-Radiofrequency-Electromagnetic-Radiation-in-Canadian-Environmental-Protection-Act-CEPA-Amendments_PCN-C4ST_2022-04-07.pdf She will be one of the experts participating in this series of webinars hosted by the Canadian Environment Law … Continue reading 2022-09-07 Telus plans new towers on Cortes Island