Year: 2017

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Wireless: The Dark Side of Convenience

September 5, 2017 Ron Gordon 0
Wireless: The Dark Side of Convenience The ancient Romans became sickened by lead pipes bringing them drinking water. Today the story repeats with wireless. Something new is in the air. You can’t see it, hear it, smell it or feel it, but the cells in your body can. It’s called ‘wireless’. Wireless fills the air around us with microwave radiation used to communicate with devices like cell phones, tablet computers, and smart (utility) meters. The wireless age is revolutionizing the way we communicate, shop, and even live our lives – with devices like smartphones tapping into our ancient human need to communicate and belong. We’ve thrown open our hearts and minds (and brain-blood barrier, by the way) in our unquestioning embrace of this technology pushed onto us by government and industry… but has anyone stopped to ask: is this safe? How does this stuff really work? Or are we so desperately addicted already to our mobile devices that we no longer care to ask? Pardon me for mentioning it, but there is something industry would rather we not know: people are getting sick from wireless; there is a trail of ignored studies going back decades showing horrific dangers; our industry derived safety ‘guideline’ is obsolete and largely deceptive; and there is no proof whatsoever that this technology is safe – absolutely none. While Europe begins to awaken to the dangers and starts to step back, North America hurtles towards a potential public health disaster. Could it be that the ultimate […]
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Tower Roulette: The Wireless Gamble With Your Health

September 3, 2017 Ron Gordon 0
  By Ron Gordon May 2016 In June of 2015 *Renee Adams of Maple Ridge B.C. was awakened by the sound of heavy trucks and workers affixing ‘microcell’ broadcast antennas to a telephone pole 100 feet from her front door. Surprised by the lack of warning and concerned about possible health effects, the single mother of two autistic boys asked for an explanation, but was told by workers that it was ‘none of her business’ and ordered out of the construction zone.  Finding no government department at any level willing to listen to her concerns, she appealed to city council. Council, however, was unaware of the plan to deploy the antennas, confused about responsibilities, and uncertain of dangers. As the wireless industry rapidly unleashes new technologies onto a public naively unaware of potential consequences, should we be concerned? As with tobacco and asbestos, once promoted by health authorities as ‘safe’, is it not prudent for citizens to ask about the potential for harm? I set out to find answers, but quickly found that many ‘answers’ are available, depending on who you ask, that are as confusing as the technology itself. On one hand, wireless companies and government agencies provide seemingly convincing reassurances of safety. But on further examination, it becomes clear that no actual ‘proof’ of safety is offered, or available. Further questions on the topic raise eyebrows, sometimes resulting in hints of ‘anti-technology zealotry’ or ‘resistance to progress’. On the other hand, a number of self-organized volunteer citizen groups […]