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- LePage, legislators back opt-outs for CMP's 'smart' meter customers, The Forecaster (Maine), March 1, 2011.
- EPRI examines radio frequency smart meter safety, PennEnergy, February 22, 2011.
- Summary. "Radio-frequency exposure levels from one type of smart meter, even at close range, fall substantially below the protective limits set by the Federal Communications Commission for the general public, according to a new report from the Electric Power Research Institute."
- Smart Meter Made Me Sick, Mesa Woman Claims, KPHO.com (Mesa AZ), February 21, 2011.
- Notable. Homeowner claims, "These meters are on your house. You're exposed to them 24/7. There's no relief from these signals going through the human body." After removing the smart meter and the homeowner's symptoms reportedly "clearing up almost immediately,", the utility responded, ""It's like putting a cell phone on the outside of your house."
- PG&E planning to install Smart Meters despite controversy, KSBY.com (Central Coast CA), February 8, 2011.
- San Clemente council deadlocks on 'smart meters', Orange County Register, February 3, 2011.
- Notable. "San Diego Gas & Electric's new wireless "smart meters" have raised questions about whether they pose short- or long-term health risks, especially for those who have electrohypersensitivity." (Emphasis added)
- Residents blast Smart Meters, Wyoming Tribune Eagle, January 31,. 2011.
- Notable. A sheriff's deputy accompanied the utility company to install a smart meter at the home of a man objecting to the installation on health grounds.
- New Meters Stir Fears for Health and Home, New York Times, January 30, 2011.
- Supes OK moratorium on Smart Meters, The Willits News, January 28, 2011.
- Former PG&E Contractor Alleges Smart Meter Safety Lapses, IndyBay.org, January 26, 2011.
- Interview with contractor. Stop Smart Meters! Exclusive: Interview with the Wellington Energy Whistleblower, StopSmartMeters.org, January 26, 2011.
- (Maine utility says) No 'smart' alternative, Portland Press Herald, January 20, 2011.
- Calif. Agency Mulls 'Opt Out' or Wired Substitutes as Fallout Over Smart Meters Persists, New York Times, January 14, 2011.
- CCST Report Leaves Smart Meter Health Questions Unanswered, Stop Smart Meters Blog, January 12, 2011.
- Claim. "The CCST report answers that the FCC safety standards are adequate for thermal impacts yet non-thermal impacts from radiation emitting devices like Smart Meters is still unknown. Despite this uncertainty, the report inexplicably gives the green light for continued installation."
- Study Shows That Smartmeters Don't Pose Health Risk, KIONrightnow.com, January 11, 2011.
- Study. Health Impacts of Radio Frequency from Smart Meters, California Council on Science and Technology, January 2011.
- Public comment solicited. Click to submit comments to CCST through January 31, 2011.
- Smart to worry about SmartMeters, Marin-Independent Journal, January 9, 2011.
- Alarmist Report. Assessment of Radiofrequency Microwave Radiation Emissions from Smart Meters, Sage Associates, January 1, 2011.
- PG&E to ignore Marin Co moratorium on SmartMeters, San Francisco Chronicle, January 5, 2011.
- Calif. County Criminalizes Smart-Meter Installations, New York Times, January 5, 2011.
- Marin County ordinance, December 2010.
- Maine gives smart meters clean bill of health, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, November 8, 2010.
- Summary. "Maine CDC's review did not indicate any consistent or convincing evidence to support a concern for health effects related to the use of radiofrequency in the range of frequencies and power used by smart meters. They also do not indicate an association of EMF exposure and symptoms that have been described as electromagnetic sensitivity."
- Smart meter detractors question health risks, San Francisco Business Times, September 2, 2010.
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Reports and Studies
- Government or Government-Affiliated Resources Reviewed on the Health Effects of Non-Ionizing Radiation, Maine CDC, November 8, 2010.
- Maine Report FAQ. Eight Leading Questions/Concerns of Maine CDC’s Approach to and Report on Smart Meters, Maine CDC, November 29, 2010.
Analysis and Commentary
- Wyatt D, Marin County frets about SmartMeters but not cell phones, Manteca Bulletin, January 7, 2011.
