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.electronicsilentspring.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.electronicsilentspring.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
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Dr. Al Manville was interviewed by Ray Brown about birds and lighting on TalkinBirds.com on February 7, 2016. Listen here. … Continue reading
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An Electronic Silent Spring January, 2016 Newsletter from Katie Singer www.electronicsilentspring.com Check out this coffee shop’s sign: Dr. Al Manville, retired biologist, US Fish and Wildlife, consultant with Wildlife and Habitat Conservation Solutions, has written a comprehensive paper, “Impacts to … Continue reading
Dr. Al Manville, retired biologist, US Fish and Wildlife, consultant with Wildlife and Habitat Conservation Solutions, has written a comprehensive paper, “Impacts to Birds and Bats Due to Collisions and Electrocutions from Some Tall Structures in the United States: Wires, … Continue reading
Don’t miss the link after the cartoon p.s. Please read what the CDC says about caution and cell phones: https://www.electronicsilentspring.com/cell-phones-cdc/ … Continue reading
Recent articles in the New Mexcan have reported that since the City began installing Badger “smart” water meters, many people have had outrageously high bills. http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/problems-with-city-s-new-smart-water-meters-generate-numerous/article_d4a8e931-9ff9-58a4-8a90-d366f2d3692e.html FYI, I submitted the following letter in response. I hope the New Mexican will … Continue reading
“Smart” transmitting utility meters are being installed internationally for electric, gas and water. Meters may transmit data by technology similar to a cell phone call, a text message, or via fiber optics. Depending on how they’re programmed, meters can collect … Continue reading