Category Archives: Smart Meter

Power switch may mean smart meter cost unless ‘metering competition’ is delayed | Herald Sun

VICTORIAN households and small businesses risk being charged up to $140 for a new smart meter if they switch retailers. Rules allowing only distributors, rather than retailers, from installing or replacing meters are due to expire at the end of … Continue reading

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Getting smart about so-called ‘smart’ meters: Presentation and Film – Guildford

Join us on 3rd August at the historic Guildford Music Hall (11 kms south-east of Castlemaine) for a presentation by Janobai Smith followed by the screening of ‘Smart Meters and EMR: the Health Crisis of our Time’ and discussion. Citizens Advocating … Continue reading

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British Columbia (Canada) backs down on wireless smart meters

The B.C. Government does a back flip on their smart meter mandate by suggesting that they won’t force people to accept a wireless smart meter after 60,000 people objected to having one installed on their property. It was reported on … Continue reading

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UK medical doctors call for immediate action against wireless technologies

Open letter by UK medical doctors: Health and safety of Wi-Fi and mobile phones

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Biological Effects from RF Radiation at Low-Intensity Exposure and the Implications for Smart Meters and Smart Appliances

Physicist Ronald M. Powell (Ph.D., Harvard University, 1975), in layman’s  terms, explains the implications of the BioInitiative 2012 Report for Smart Meters and Smart Appliances. He compares the low RF power density levels at which biological effects have been reported … Continue reading

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Get Wired – A Historic Event To Open Minds And Inspire Action

“Governments and power companies tell us that ‘smart’ meters are going to save us money, make our lives easier, help the environment – that they’re an all-round wonderful thing. But the truth is almost exactly the opposite.  Put one of … Continue reading

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When Health Issues are not the responsibility of a Health Department – How Bizarre!

Taking a stand Part 6 – Taking the Chief Health Officer of Victoria to task While I was in correspondence with ARPANSA over Australia’s questionable RF standards, I decided I would send a please explain letter to the Victorian Chief … Continue reading

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THE VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT: MANDATING AN UNLAWFUL ACT AND CREATING A POTENTIAL PUBLIC HEALTH CATASTROPHE

Occasionally SSMA receives letters from the public in relation to smart meters and the actions they have taken. We thought this letter deserves sharing. The writer of this featured letter developed severe, debilitating symptoms from neighbouring smart meters and for … Continue reading

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When ‘Smart’ Meters Kill: The Story of Larry Nikkel

The following text below is an excerpt from a story posted by Joshua Hart, Director StopSmartMeters.Org in the United States. “Details have come to light of a man killed by a Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) Smart Meter that caught … Continue reading

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Canadian Tech Leader Warns of Wi-Fi, Smartphone, Cell Tower Radiation

The former president of Microsoft Canada is among those warning about the dangers of Wi-Fi and electromagnetic radiation exposure, and he’s heading up initiatives to find safe alternatives to current wireless uses. Frank Clegg, a leader on the Canadian technology … Continue reading

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