This is from Jeromy Johnson: One of the questions I often see is “Do I have a smart meter?” To help make sense of the various types of electrical meter systems, I have put together a series of … Continue reading
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An Electronic Silent Spring August, 2016 Newsletter from Katie Singer www.electronicsilentspring.com Priorities: Mobility or Survival? Election season and starting a new school year have us clarifying priorities. In public and private discourse, we need to include that using technology … Continue reading
Katie Singer works with Citizens for Fair Rates and the Environment (CFRE) to intervene in PNM’s proposal to install “smart” electric utility meters in its service areas in New Mexico. Her testimony, and other case documents, can be found using … Continue reading
The House Communications and Tech Subcommittee will review FCC Chair Tom Wheeler’s proposal to make 5G “a national priority” on Tuesday, July 12. FCC Commissioners will vote on this plan, the Spectrum Frontier’s Proceeding on Thursday, July 14. Your action … Continue reading
“SMART” METER UPDATE from Citizens Alliance for Utility Safety (CAUS) PNM has asked the NM Public Regulatory Commission (PRC) for permission to install electric “smart” meters in the areas it serves. A “smart” meter is a digital, wireless, transmitting … Continue reading
An Electronic Silent Spring March, 2016 Newsletter from Katie Singer www.electronicsilentspring.com E-Invisibles Since posting Mark Mills’ amazing report about how much electricity the Internet requires, “The Cloud Begins with Coal,” https://www.ourwebofinconvenienttruths.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Cloud_Begins_With_Coal.pdf, I’ve learned about * The University of Melbourne’s Centre … Continue reading
Brian Thiesen has posted a new video about “smart” meters. … Continue reading
A Talk By Katie Singer March 4, 2016 The University of Oregon/Eugene Environmental Law Conference Transcript: Would everyone kindly turn their mobile device to airplane mode? This talk is dedicated to the memory of Doug Tompkins, founder of the North … Continue reading
List of school union and PTA actions that have removed Wi-fi by EH Trust. This list is also available on the EH Trust website here: http://ehtrust.org/policy/schools-unions-and-pta-actions/ Schools, Unions and PTA Actions Schools, teachers and parents are taking action … Continue reading
See more Radiant Times cartoons here: https://www.ourwebofinconvenienttruths.com/radiant-times/ From a reader: THANK YOU for Electronic Silent Spring and for your cartoons. The least we can do, or perhaps the most, is laugh a little and bring up the vibration… I … Continue reading
An Electronic Silent Spring February, 2016 Newsletter from Katie Singer www.electronicsilentspring.com ** Check out “The Cloud Begins with Coal” by Mark Mills, CEO of the Digital Power Group, a spectacular report (from August, 2013) about how much energy electronics … Continue reading
See more Radiant Times cartoons here: https://www.ourwebofinconvenienttruths.com/radiant-times/ Notes from readers: Katie, Excellent. But airplane mode won’t protect him. A cell phone that is brought within several feet of me affects my heart immediately, even if it is in airplane mode, … Continue reading
Allstate, the insurance company, has launched a campaign: TXTNG KLLS. DON’T TEXT & DRIVE. With references from Virginia Tech Transportation, etc., Allstate notes that texting takes your eyes off the road for an average of five seconds. At 55 mph, … Continue reading
11 teenagers die daily because they text while they drive. Check out what Allstate is doing to end this practice: https://www.allstate.com/auto-insurance/teen-text-pledge.aspx … Continue reading
Email from reader: Katie, I’ve discovered that the reason I feel tired when driving was the magnetic fields in my car. It’s a 1994 model Chevy Suburban, with no fancy electronic stuff. All I know is its coming from where … Continue reading
From Forbes.com: Dig more coal — the PCs are coming Peter W. Huber May 31, 1999 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON, meet Amazon.com. Somewhere in America, a lump of coal is burned every time a book is ordered on-line. The current fuel-economy … Continue reading
The Cloud Begins with Coal: An Overview of the Electricity Used by the Global Digital Ecosystem by Mark P. Mills, CEO, Digital Group, August 2013. … Continue reading
See more Radiant Times cartoons here: https://www.ourwebofinconvenienttruths.com/radiant-times/ … Continue reading
Dr. Al Manville was interviewed by Ray Brown about birds and lighting on TalkinBirds.com on February 7, 2016. Listen here. … Continue reading