Author Archives: Stop Smart Meters Australia

Cranbourne Smart Meter Public Awareness Forum – 20 September 2012

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Letter of the week!

  Stop Smart Meters Australia receives copies of numerous letters addressed to power distributors from people who are refusing installation of smart meters. We thought this letter, addressed to United Energy and copied to Minister O’Brien and Service Stream, deserves … Continue reading

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Smart Meter Public Meeting in the City of Whittlesea – Wednesday, 12 September

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Smart meters too toxic to touch – Sydney Morning Herald

It is perhaps the biggest single public policy failure in the energy sector of the past decade – mandated smart meters which are being introduced in Victoria. With the cost of the roll-out now estimated at more than $2 billion … Continue reading

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Is Origin Smart sleepwalking into a shocking personal data breach?

Early last week, Origin Energy, Australia’s pre-eminent energy retailer, launched an online energy-use monitoring portal Origin Smart to much fanfare. All good – but what about the privacy and security of the data being collected and made available? Origin Smart has all the characteristics … Continue reading

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British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal approves smart meter class action

On August 28, 2012, the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal issued a decision approving a representative complaint (akin to a class action) against BC Hydro on behalf of “those persons allegedly diagnosed with electromagnetic hypersensitivity and who have been advised … Continue reading

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Emerald Smart Meter Awareness Meeting – 6th September

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The government has its head in the sand….

Now have we all forgotten how governments work? A long time ago Governments said smoking is not harmful and took the advice of tobacco companies and promoted smoking as good for you and reaped in mega billions of dollars and … Continue reading

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Canadian hospital recognises symptoms from wireless radiation

TORONTO, June 18, 2012 /CNW/ – Women’s College Hospital says family doctors must learn to detect the symptoms of exposure to wireless radiation. The hospital released a statement saying the symptoms include disrupted sleep, headaches, nausea, dizziness, heart palpitations, memory problems, and … Continue reading

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Your entire home will become a node on the internet…

  Yesterday, on the news, Mr O’Brien was seen supporting and promoting power companies’ push to sell the ‘benefits’ of HLAN (home energy monitoring) to electricity customers. Whilst it is understandable that the power corporations would do that (they desperately … Continue reading

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