Author Archives: Stop Smart Meters Australia

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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Professor Yury Grigoriev calls for order and the world needs to listen!

“Man conquered the Black Plague, but he has created new problems – EMF pollution” The Russian National Committee on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection has agreed to provide a detailed report for the world containing clear information on the most important Russian … Continue reading

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I don’t want a smart meter either | Gippsland Times

I write in support of Mrs Allitt’s letter last week headed “We don’t want or need smart meters” (Gippsland Times 21/8). We are told that we have no choice. Well, we do have a choice. This is Australia, not Syria. You can object on … Continue reading

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Not so reassuring – Wimmera Mail Times

I was pleased CitiPower and Powercor corporate affairs manager Hugo Armstrong endorsed the importance of seeking accurate information, in his letter, published in the Mail-Times on August 6. I refer Mr Armstrong to page 13 of his organisation’s publication titled, ‘Everything you should know about smart … Continue reading

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Hope for our New Zealand friends across the Tasman!

    New analogue meters are an option in NZ Just had a call from a chap at Contact Energy offering me a new analogue power meter. The company wrote to me about two weeks ago to say a Smart … Continue reading

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