Working hard on the political front
I wrote to three groups online; Bioinitiative.org energyfields.org and SNAFU of SF. I also contacted a SF radio talk show host (Layna Berman) who lives nearby. All were generous in helping me with ideas and info. I have a good friend who's into health and she has been a great support. We created a community letter signed by 5 people, myself, emf electrician and three health educators and sent that via email to everyone we knew. I will post a copy of that letter below. We asked people to circulate it. In that letter we started an online petition (as well as on paper) and gathered 300 signatures in a month.(200 online) Given simple information most people will easily sign. That said, I do live in a progressive community.
I tirelessly posted and discussed info on a local e-bulletin board. Others joined our team as they learned about it. I wrote a letter to the local paper and several people have contacted the council as well and the internet provider to question them. We had 8 people speak at the last council meeting. My goal after learning about how emf's had affected our health was to educate my local city and I am doing it. Its very exciting. The industry has boondoggled the studies to their advantage. I think it's going to be like putting out fires. You get one doused and another appears. Worth the effort though.
Here's the community letter. PLEASE DO NOT SIGN OUR PETITION We need that to be just people from our area.
Dear Sebastopol community and friends,
On Nov. 20 the Sebastopol City Council voted to have Sonic install wi-fi on the light poles, beginning in the downtown core and then expanding throughout the city. Several residents submitted information and expressed concern about the dangers of the electromagnetic radiation increase, however Sonic led the council to believe there would be an overall decrease in radiation because businesses and people would trade their current units for free wi-fi. An initial inquiry of 20 downtown businesses proves their theory incorrect. There was no environmental impact report and it was claimed exempt after they voted on it.
Wi-fi has not been proven safe for long term exposure. The proposed wi-fi emits pulsed microwave radiation 24 hours a day. This is electrical pollution and it will radiate our plaza, our streets, our homes and parks, affecting people, animals, and plant life. The London Resolution (Nov. 2007) calls for no wifi in homes, schools and public places. Paris libraries have banned wifi. The European Environmental Union advises no wifi. The CA EMF program and the World Health Organization urge governments to apply the precautionary principle especially concerning children.
Please sign our online petition urging the Sebastopol City Council to reconsider their decision to install city wide wi-fi. http://www.petitiononline.com/mufifree/petition.html
(To view the signature list click on "view current signatures "and then click on the numbered live link next to "view signatures" and the list will be shown.)
On February 5 we presented the Sebastopol City Council with 300 signatures asking them to reverse their decision and vote no on city wide Wi-Fi. After 8 brief informative presentations Linda Kelley motioned to re-agendize this issue! Come to the next City Council meeting on Tuesday Feb 19 at 7 pm at the Teen Center to support this important issue. Please pass this info to others and ask them to sign the online petition.
Here are web links with information about wireless/ EMF Public health concerns:
http://www.energyfields.org/pdfs/WiF-SNAFU-Havas-Science.pdf
http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/wifi.asp
http://www.energyfields.org/science/becker.html
http://policies.lakeheadu.ca/policy.php?pid=178 http://www.next-up.org/pdf/TheNewsZealandHeraldEUcallsForUrgentActionOnWiFiradiation16092007.pdf
http://www.youtube.com/v/7tZDor-_co0
Thank You,
Sandi Maurer, Electrical Pollution/Sensitivity Research
Melissa Weaver, The Center for Sustainable Health, Environmental Health Educator and Consultant Michael Neuert, Electrical Engineer and EMF Consultant, www.emfcenter.com
Layna Berman, www.yourownhealthandfitness.org, Health Educator, KPFA talk show host
Jeffry Fawcett, PhD., www.yourownhealthandfitness.org