The World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) recently declared “outdoor air pollution” as: "Class 1, Carcinogenic to Humans." In 2011, the same IARC declared all wireless communication emissions as: "Class 2b, Possibly Carcinogenic to Humans." Aren't we humans supposed to be wise enough to learn from our mistakes?
Do we really think it's wise to be constantly in air that is polluted with the non-natural electromagnetic radiation that pumps out from all big and small wireless electronic devices and networks? Are we too stubborn or too lazy to learn from our "traditional" outdoor air pollution mistakes?
I'd like to think that we're wise enough to see the sense in making choices that reduce this relatively "modern" type of air pollution before it gets out of hand.
It took centuries for "outdoor air pollution" to make its way to the worst recognition at the top of IARC's 5-level ranking regarding carcinogenicity. IARC positioned wireless communication emissions at the midpoint of that 5-level ranking in 2011, and their reasoning included a need for more research to be conducted because this is a relatively new air pollutant in human experience and because it's heavy and widespread exposure. A mere 2 years later (not centuries), scientists are already urging that wireless communication emissions be raised to the next level in the IARC ranking (closer to the top level where "outdoor air pollution" is).
There are plenty of existing ways to personally, publicly, and globally reduce this modern air pollutant. Plus, we're talking about technology ... we know that Homo sapiens are clearly capable of making innovations in technology that reduce harm, eliminate harm, and prevent harm. That would be real progress. Just do it.
Tuesday, 5 November 2013
Sunday, 20 October 2013
Sunday, 15 September 2013
Back To The Future
So many people pretend it would be a fate worse than death for anyone to be not participating in and enabling massive use of wireless connectivity. That is absolute non-sense (yes, I purposely hyphenated that). Other than for money or power gains, it's non-sense (regarding any topic) that so much effort occurs to stifle all extremely forward-thinking research, scientific, behavioural, and medical experts and accuse them of wanting to impede progress. And this continues to astound me: why do the collective "we" repeatedly allow ourselves to be duped into handing over all our money and power? Ahh, lack of knowledge and understanding; yes, I get that. So when these experts who have no share of any related money or power deliver new knowledge and understanding to us, suddenly our DNA mutates and we become Homo un-sapiens. Hmm, why are there all these rumours that we love to learn new things, "lifelong learning," bla-bla-bla? Oh, only if our opinion is that we like what we're learning.
Sure, lots of things are possible, and then new knowledge and understanding comes along: oops.
Wasn’t it progress to move from the oh-so-marvellous invention of cigarettes and suggest and then insist that people reduce or stop cigarette smoking? Wasn’t it progress to move from the oh-so-marvellous, innovative, beneficial ways to use asbestos and suggest and then insist that people reduce or completely eliminate use of asbestos? Isn’t it considered progress to move from the oh-so-marvellous inventions of certain methods of electricity generation to other methods of electricity generation? Wasn’t it progress to outright ban peanut butter from schools?
In Canada, people certainly have a right to live in a home, or attend a public school, or get care at a hospital without having cigarette smoke, asbestos, unrestricted radiation, or peanut butter forced upon them.
In many jurisdictions, if you tell a school that your child has an allergy or special need, a Principal (in the year 2013) does not shrug his/her shoulders and say to you, “Gee, that’s unfortunate. I can't keep this doctor's note explaining your child's diagnosis. I can't keep the note because we don't care about it and certainly wouldn't do anything differently because of it. If that doesn't suit you, you can home-school your child. Don't give me any more information about this, ever. And I will never answer questions about it. And if you tell anyone else about this, I will publicly state that your concerns are invalid and should be disregarded and ignored.”
Wireless communication is always-on radiation everywhere there is coverage (WiFi and telecommunication networks and other personal or commercial or other devices and networks). It's a type of radiation that pierces through solid objects and into everyone’s body and into everyone’s home whether or not a person is using a wireless device or never uses a wireless device. At present, it is legal that this happens, however, if it's hurting anyone, isn't that extremely unfair, cruel, and inhumane? Most people who understand this tell people about it because they don’t want anyone to suffer.
By aiming to reduce or eliminate individual and public exposures to the radiation used to communicate wirelessly, NO ONE IS TRYING TO TAKE ANYTHING AWAY FROM ANYONE — quite the opposite. This understanding is a great gift that you can give yourself and others. And it is progress.
Sure, lots of things are possible, and then new knowledge and understanding comes along: oops.
Wasn’t it progress to move from the oh-so-marvellous invention of cigarettes and suggest and then insist that people reduce or stop cigarette smoking? Wasn’t it progress to move from the oh-so-marvellous, innovative, beneficial ways to use asbestos and suggest and then insist that people reduce or completely eliminate use of asbestos? Isn’t it considered progress to move from the oh-so-marvellous inventions of certain methods of electricity generation to other methods of electricity generation? Wasn’t it progress to outright ban peanut butter from schools?
In Canada, people certainly have a right to live in a home, or attend a public school, or get care at a hospital without having cigarette smoke, asbestos, unrestricted radiation, or peanut butter forced upon them.
In many jurisdictions, if you tell a school that your child has an allergy or special need, a Principal (in the year 2013) does not shrug his/her shoulders and say to you, “Gee, that’s unfortunate. I can't keep this doctor's note explaining your child's diagnosis. I can't keep the note because we don't care about it and certainly wouldn't do anything differently because of it. If that doesn't suit you, you can home-school your child. Don't give me any more information about this, ever. And I will never answer questions about it. And if you tell anyone else about this, I will publicly state that your concerns are invalid and should be disregarded and ignored.”
Wireless communication is always-on radiation everywhere there is coverage (WiFi and telecommunication networks and other personal or commercial or other devices and networks). It's a type of radiation that pierces through solid objects and into everyone’s body and into everyone’s home whether or not a person is using a wireless device or never uses a wireless device. At present, it is legal that this happens, however, if it's hurting anyone, isn't that extremely unfair, cruel, and inhumane? Most people who understand this tell people about it because they don’t want anyone to suffer.
By aiming to reduce or eliminate individual and public exposures to the radiation used to communicate wirelessly, NO ONE IS TRYING TO TAKE ANYTHING AWAY FROM ANYONE — quite the opposite. This understanding is a great gift that you can give yourself and others. And it is progress.
Saturday, 14 September 2013
Saturday, 7 September 2013
Email from Dr. Magda Havas: EHS Children Forced from School
An attachment is mentioned below. I will paste its contents at the bottom here.
------ Forwarded Message
From: Magda Havas <drmagdahavas@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2013 15:05:24 -0400
To: Protecting People <protecting-people-from-electrosmog@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Fwd: EHS Children Forced from School
for distribution:
Normally I don't forward emails that request financial support but I believe this situation is precedent setting and very important to those who want to protect children against microwave radiation in Canada and in other countries.
School is a very important part of a child's education, but more and more schools are installing Wi-Fi for the convenience of wireless internet access. Parents who know their children are sensitive and those who do not want this additional daily 6-hour exposure to microwave radiation have had limited success convincing schools boards, superintendents and principals that this technology may be unsafe for students and their teachers.
Since Health Canada is ignoring the science documenting adverse effects at levels well below their guidelines and since they are reluctant to change their guidelines it is time to take steps that do not include Health Canada. This involves educating the public, medical professionals, school boards, lawyers, policy makers, the media and this is being done by groups around the world.
At some stage, when rights are ignored by those in authority, it becomes necessary to take legal action. This is a situation where legal action is required.
Schools need to use wired access to the internet for the health of their population and for safety, security, and speed of delivery. The cost is minimal and many schools have wired ethernet access but prefer to use wireless access because they were told by Health Canada that it is safe. Even the manufactures don't make this claim. Their claim is that exposures are within Health Canada's guidelines and based on measurements–in at least one school–this is inaccurate information.
While C4ST (Canadians for Safe Technology) is making a concerted effort trying to improve HC's guidelines this will take time and students don't have the luxury of time. They need an education now and home schooling, which may be excellent, is not the only answer.
We need schools without Wi-Fi radiation and we need them now. We need to protect students. They should not have to experience heart palpitations, headaches, nausea, difficulty concentrating because of Wi-Fi (microwave) exposure at school.
Years from now, Health Canada will recognize that this radiation is much more dangerous than asbestos ever was in the school setting. But students and their teachers should not have to pay the price for Health Canada's willful ignorance. They have been wrong before and they are wrong now.
Please support parents trying to protect their children.
Please consider distributing this email to your friends and colleagues and to those who truly care about the health of children and their teachers. Any size contribution will help pay the financial bills associated with this legal action and a small victory can help the rest of those who are fighting similar battles in their own communities.
If you are unable to contribute, at this time, consider other ways you may be able to help.
Please share this email with others.
Thank you,
-magda havas
drmagdahavas@gmail.com
A society that doesn't protect its children won't last more than one generation.
Begin forwarded message:
From: "Dennis and Sharon Noble"
------ Forwarded Message
From: Magda Havas <drmagdahavas@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2013 15:05:24 -0400
To: Protecting People <protecting-people-from-electrosmog@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Fwd: EHS Children Forced from School
for distribution:
Normally I don't forward emails that request financial support but I believe this situation is precedent setting and very important to those who want to protect children against microwave radiation in Canada and in other countries.
School is a very important part of a child's education, but more and more schools are installing Wi-Fi for the convenience of wireless internet access. Parents who know their children are sensitive and those who do not want this additional daily 6-hour exposure to microwave radiation have had limited success convincing schools boards, superintendents and principals that this technology may be unsafe for students and their teachers.
Since Health Canada is ignoring the science documenting adverse effects at levels well below their guidelines and since they are reluctant to change their guidelines it is time to take steps that do not include Health Canada. This involves educating the public, medical professionals, school boards, lawyers, policy makers, the media and this is being done by groups around the world.
At some stage, when rights are ignored by those in authority, it becomes necessary to take legal action. This is a situation where legal action is required.
Schools need to use wired access to the internet for the health of their population and for safety, security, and speed of delivery. The cost is minimal and many schools have wired ethernet access but prefer to use wireless access because they were told by Health Canada that it is safe. Even the manufactures don't make this claim. Their claim is that exposures are within Health Canada's guidelines and based on measurements–in at least one school–this is inaccurate information.
While C4ST (Canadians for Safe Technology) is making a concerted effort trying to improve HC's guidelines this will take time and students don't have the luxury of time. They need an education now and home schooling, which may be excellent, is not the only answer.
We need schools without Wi-Fi radiation and we need them now. We need to protect students. They should not have to experience heart palpitations, headaches, nausea, difficulty concentrating because of Wi-Fi (microwave) exposure at school.
Years from now, Health Canada will recognize that this radiation is much more dangerous than asbestos ever was in the school setting. But students and their teachers should not have to pay the price for Health Canada's willful ignorance. They have been wrong before and they are wrong now.
Please support parents trying to protect their children.
Please consider distributing this email to your friends and colleagues and to those who truly care about the health of children and their teachers. Any size contribution will help pay the financial bills associated with this legal action and a small victory can help the rest of those who are fighting similar battles in their own communities.
If you are unable to contribute, at this time, consider other ways you may be able to help.
Please share this email with others.
Thank you,
-magda havas
drmagdahavas@gmail.com
A society that doesn't protect its children won't last more than one generation.
Begin forwarded message:
From: "Dennis and Sharon Noble"
Subject: EHS Children Forced from School
Date: September 6, 2013 8:25:10 PM EDT
To: "'Magda Havas'" <drmagdahavas@gmail.com>
Dear Magda,
I am going to ask you for a favour -- would you please circulate the attached letter to your contacts?
You most likely have heard that these 2 families are fighting for the right of their children to attend schools without being exposed to wifi. Both families have children who are sensitive, suffering severe headaches, rashes, and sleep disturbances. When away from wireless devices, both children are fine and able to function well.
It is a sad state when parents must take legal action to protect their families, but that is where they are. I believe it is only a matter of being unaware of the cause of health problems that explains why more people are not participating with the Hoffmanns and Jeskes in this action. With C4ST's efforts in raising awareness of symptoms, and if we are able to get more doctors educated on the topic, more families will be making the same plea. If this law suit can set a precedent, every family with sensitive children and even families who want to prevent their children from becoming sensitive or harmed, will benefit, even those in the US.
They desperately need financial help to continue with their legal actions. Both Tammy Jeske and Janis Hoffmann are dedicated members of the Coalition and have been fighting the proliferation of wireless devices for years. Now they are fighting for their families. They have spent much of their savings to pay the legal bills so far and cannot carry on without help. It would be tragic if they could not proceed with this ground-breaking lawsuit for lack of funding.
snip
Thanks.>>> That attachment says the following. And if the links in it aren't clickable, please do copy-paste. Thanks.
Sharon
Parents for Safe Schools:
Request for Donations Please
Our two families continue to fight the
unjust dismissal of our children’s appeal for a ‘Wi‐Fi free’ learning
environment that would prevent the ill symptoms they experience with the mandatory
exposure to microwave
radiation emitted by the commercial Wi‐Fi routers installed in our schools. Our
request is simple: one school in the district free of wireless technologies,
with hardwired communications only.
These
purposeful actions are not only for our children but also on behalf of all
students and parents across Canada who simply ask for a safer mode to connect
with the Internet that doesn’t pose a serious risk to health. Our experienced
lawyer, David Aaron, is recommending a judicial review, citing many errors in
the arbitrator’s reasoning and application of the law. He believes we have a
very strong case.
We are now
asking for your financial support to help us continue this vitally important
fight for accommodation in schools; to set a precedent whereby all EHS students
across Canada can have access to public education without fear of ill symptoms.
So far our
legal expenses have totaled $17,500 and we will need approximately another
$20,000 to have our case judicially reviewed by the BC Courts and, if need be,
by the Human Rights Tribunal. A successful appeal will open the door to more
far‐reaching changes at an occupational health and safety level, benefiting all
workers with a safer environment.
We must pull
together and act for the protection of all our children. Now is the time
please.
Thanks so much
for your support!
Janis Hoffmann
& Tammy Jeske
Donation site
for EHS Children Forced from School
Cheque
donations can also be made c/o:
‘Parents for
Safe Schools’
PO BOX 28154,
WEST SHORE RPO,
VICTORIA, BC,
V9B 6K8
Add to memo
line: ‘EHS Kids- legal fund’
Videos:
Jeske/McGinnis interview – Citizen’s Forum
Hoffmann/McGinnis
interview – Citizen’s Forum
EHS Stories by
Kim Goldberg
Background
Information:
Friday, 30 August 2013
Is there an app that teaches Compassion 101?
Our advocacy groups know that many parents and most teachers who are concerned regarding wireless radiation in school environments feel as if they have been muzzled regarding this issue.
I can’t comment on whether or not any impropriety or discrimination or harassment or other harm is intended or disregarded. I know that whatever transpires, it’s a fact that there are many teachers who personally feel ridiculed and that their job security and related normal expectations are imperiled by their efforts to investigate and be prudent about these radiation exposures to school children and for reasons of workplace safety.
It’s also a fact that there are many teachers — and children — who are made ill by exposure to this type of radiation.
Even if it is legal to urge and insist that teachers and parents must ‘voluntarily’ agree to accept the presence of a physical radiation agent in schools, and even if it is legal to insist that teachers ‘voluntarily’ agree to not discuss the topic of wireless radiation in schools with their peers nor anyone else (and I’m not saying whether or not such insisting is legal, because I don’t know), it’s certainly unconscionable to accept this approach when supposedly we all care about each other and care about children, and where certainly we live in a country where usually no one should ever feel attacked or afraid to speak up in the best interests of children (or anyone else).
Saturday, 10 August 2013
What would YOU do with $1,442,000,000?
In case anyone wonders who’s pumping how much into that constant swamp of wireless radiation we’re all wallowing in, and some astounding (although not surprising) stats, please visit the link above the headline shown at the bottom of this post. The headline happens to mention they’re swamping the general population — i.e., it’s the coverage area, regardless whether or not anyone in it happens to be using a mobile device.
Also, stats and the discussion in the article are reminders of emphasis on corporate health, with the people population reduced to a collection of numbers and status as earning units. “wireless revenues increased to $1,442 million” << that’s only one company in Canada, Bell Mobility; and they refer to it as “Q2 results,” so I guess $1,442,000,000 is only a 3-month chunk of revenue. The article doesn’t mention profit, but I’m pretty sure it’d be safe to assume that expenses were no where near $1,442,000,000.
Also, the 73% is referring specifically to LTE — I don’t know for sure but I’m pretty sure that there are still other Bell network transmitters providing coverage in areas not yet covered by Bell LTE. So I doubt it’s that Bell provides a radiation coverage swamp that inundates 73% of the Canadian population; that stat would be higher than 73%.
I’ll take this opportunity to point out Bell’s coverage map that certainly visually portrays (to a layperson) the look of an unwanted spread of disease/virus (if it isn’t automatically selected, please choose the button for “4G HSPA+”). And indeed here their website reads, “Covering over 97% of the population.” (Friendly reminder: If you click on this coverage link, please remember to end up back here so that you also visit the link at the bottom of the post.) English: http://network.bell.ca/en/coverage or French: http://network.bell.ca/fr/coverage
I didn’t at all go looking for that article with the Q2 results and stats ... oddly, google considered it the second most relevant result today when I did a basic search for “population of Canada 2013” -- directly below the first result of the official federal government’s Statistics Canada website.
http://mobilesyrup.com/2013/08/08/bell-q2-2013-results-subscriber-base-now-at-7715641-arpu-56-85-and-lte-network-reaches-73-of-the-canadian-population/
the headline:
Also, stats and the discussion in the article are reminders of emphasis on corporate health, with the people population reduced to a collection of numbers and status as earning units. “wireless revenues increased to $1,442 million” << that’s only one company in Canada, Bell Mobility; and they refer to it as “Q2 results,” so I guess $1,442,000,000 is only a 3-month chunk of revenue. The article doesn’t mention profit, but I’m pretty sure it’d be safe to assume that expenses were no where near $1,442,000,000.
Also, the 73% is referring specifically to LTE — I don’t know for sure but I’m pretty sure that there are still other Bell network transmitters providing coverage in areas not yet covered by Bell LTE. So I doubt it’s that Bell provides a radiation coverage swamp that inundates 73% of the Canadian population; that stat would be higher than 73%.
I’ll take this opportunity to point out Bell’s coverage map that certainly visually portrays (to a layperson) the look of an unwanted spread of disease/virus (if it isn’t automatically selected, please choose the button for “4G HSPA+”). And indeed here their website reads, “Covering over 97% of the population.” (Friendly reminder: If you click on this coverage link, please remember to end up back here so that you also visit the link at the bottom of the post.) English: http://network.bell.ca/en/coverage or French: http://network.bell.ca/fr/coverage
I didn’t at all go looking for that article with the Q2 results and stats ... oddly, google considered it the second most relevant result today when I did a basic search for “population of Canada 2013” -- directly below the first result of the official federal government’s Statistics Canada website.
http://mobilesyrup.com/2013/08/08/bell-q2-2013-results-subscriber-base-now-at-7715641-arpu-56-85-and-lte-network-reaches-73-of-the-canadian-population/
the headline:
"Bell Q2 2013 results: Subscriber base now at 7,715,641, ARPU $56.85 and LTE network reaches 73% of the Canadian population"
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