[Scan-DC] PEPCO Wireless Meters Fear -- Hype or Real?

[Alan Henney]

Smart Meter and EMF Weekend of Events
 
1)  What You Need to Know About Smart Meters
 
When:                Sunday, February 5, 2012, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Where:           Silver Spring Library, Multipurpose Room
                        8901 Colesville Rd. 
                        Silver Spring, MD  20910
Cost:                  Free of charge, but must register - Seating capacity 75
To register:       Email Elizabeth Nobbe: ean52 at rcn.com
 
Question: What is a Smart Meter?
Answer:  A digital electric meter that will replace your analog electric meter.  It has two wireless radio-frequency transmitters allowing two-way communications between your home and Pepco.  Pepco started the installation process in June 2011 and will continue through December 2012 until all Maryland customers have had a new meter installed.
 
Diana Schultz and Tom Wilson will present the facts and issues surrounding Smart Meters from their unique perspectives as an Urban Planner and Building Biologist working with electrically sensitive clients and an Electrical Engineer seasoned in the wireless telecommunications world.
 
Issues with Smart Meters
1.     Health Effects
·       Sleep problems, headaches, migraines, tinnitus (ringing in the ears)
·       Skin rashes, redness, itching
·       Vertigo, cognitive impairments, blood-brain barrier breaches
·       Problems with children's development, compromised immune systems
2.     Functionality
·       Billing questions, higher monthly billing for same usage levels
·       New fire hazards
3.     Privacy
·       Wireless transmissions of personal usage data day and night
·       Reporting times of appliance usage and non-usage
·       Revealing when residents are not at home
·       Usage data being sold to companies for marketing purposes
4.     Personal right to opt out is denied
·       Installation is done without homeowner's consent
 
What you can do - The Good News
1.     Shielding techniques and strategies
2.     Personal rights and resources
3.     Take-away information                       
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2)  Electromagnetic Radiation:  Making the Invisible Visible
 
When:             Saturday, February 4, 2012, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Where:           A private home in Gaithersburg, MD
Cost:                  $50/family 
Early bird registration:  $40/family if registered and pre-paid by 1/25/12
To register:       Email: szimmermann123 at gmail.com
 
This one-day workshop will include important information that everyone needs to know about the concerns and choices you have to reduce and prevent EMR exposures from electric fields, magnetic fields and radio frequencies.   You will walk away knowing the following:
 
·       Typical problems found in residential homes
·       How to mitigate exposures in your own home so that you may support natural healthy living conditions for yourself and your family
·       Some of the best meters for your needs and how to use them
 
The information on Smart Meters (presented on February 5th) will not be included in this workshop.  Those also interested in the Smart Meter presentation should register for both events.  Some of the people coming to this presentation are considering sharing the cost and use of a set of meters. 
 
3)  Home Consultations
 
See Services and then Home Assessments: http://www.greenandhealthyhomes.net.
 
Individual consultations will be scheduled Feb 3rd, 6th and 7th.
 
Email or call Diana Schultz:
diana at greenandhealthyhomes.net
407.859.0006
 
 
All presentations by Green and Healthy Homes
http://www.greenandhealthyhomes.net
www.buildingbiology.net
 
Tom Wilson, BSEE, is an Electrical Engineer and Building Biologist in-certification at Green and Healthy Homes.  tom at greenandhealthyhomes.net
 
Diana Schultz, BA, BBEC, is a Certified Building Biologist and Bau-Biologie Environmental Consultant, and CEO of Green and Healthy Homes in Orlando, Florida.
diana at greenandhealthyhomes.net
 
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