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

[Andrew Clegg]

I vote hype.

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From: "Alan Henney" <alan at henney.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 12:35 AM
To: "Scan DC" <Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [Scan-DC] PEPCO Wireless Meters Fear -- Hype or Real?

>
> 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
> Over for more events à
>
> 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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