Author Archives: onthelevelblog

Smart Meter Protesters Pack CPUC Meeting

Posted on February 25, 2011 by onthelevelblog

Yesterday morning nearly 40 people addressed the California Public Utilities Commission, demanding an immediate halt to the ‘smart’ meter rollout and telling of widespread health impacts from the new wireless meters. Here is what our Director, Joshua Hart, told the … Continue reading →

Posted in Citizen rebellion, CPUC, Democracy, San Francisco | 1 Comment

Denying Non-Thermal Wireless Health Impacts Growing More Untenable Every Day

Posted on February 23, 2011 by onthelevelblog

While government regulatory agencies continue to insist that non-thermal health impacts from wireless radiation cannot be proven,  we now have what amounts to a smoking gun- that the function of the human brain is significantly altered by exposure to relatively … Continue reading →

Posted in Cell phones, Health studies | 2 Comments

Anti- Smart Meter Protesters Greet Obama in Woodside

Posted on February 18, 2011 by onthelevelblog

President Obama visited the Bay Area last night for a meeting with leaders of  the nation’s top tech firms at the Woodside home of John Doerr, a venture capitalist with links to Silver Spring Networks, one of the companies behind … Continue reading →

Posted in Citizen rebellion, Democracy, Obama | 6 Comments

Feb. 16th Protest at the CA Public Utilities Commission

Posted on February 18, 2011 by onthelevelblog

Thanks to EON for their video coverage of yesterday’s protest in San Francisco.

Posted in Citizen rebellion, CPUC, Democracy, Environmental Concerns, PG&E, Privacy, Safety, San Francisco | 3 Comments

PG&E Threatens Elderly Lady with Power Shut-off in Red Bluff

Posted on February 16, 2011 by onthelevelblog

Reports are coming in from Red Bluff in Northern California that PG&E’s ‘smart’ meter installers have been threatening 78 year old ladies with having their power cut off unless they accept a new wireless meter on their home.   In the … Continue reading →

Posted in Citizen rebellion, Democracy, PG&E | 4 Comments

City Council Discovers ‘Smart’ Meters are not UL Certified

Posted on February 15, 2011 by onthelevelblog

Underwriters Laboratory Confirms Meters Not Safety Tested, Raising Fire Safety Fears Capitola- During a meeting last week in which they joined six other local governments* who have passed laws criminalizing the installation of wireless ‘smart’ meters, the Capitola City Council … Continue reading →

Posted in CPUC, interference, PG&E, Safety | 4 Comments

Smart Meter Industry: “Energy Consumers are Rats in a Maze”

Posted on February 12, 2011 by onthelevelblog

Recognition to the City of Capitola, who yesterday became the 7th local government in California to criminalize the installation of ‘smart’ meters in their jurisdiction.  (along with Marin, Santa Cruz, and Mendocino Counties, and the cities of Fairfax, Watsonville, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Cell phones, Citizen rebellion, Democracy, Health studies, PG&E, San Francisco | 4 Comments

DRA Questions Accuracy of Industry-Led CCST Health Report

Posted on February 7, 2011 by onthelevelblog

Last week, the California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) Division of Ratepayer Advocates (DRA) again weighed in on the increasingly contentious debate about the health impacts of wireless ‘smart’ meters.   The DRA- which advocates for low rates, safety and environmental protection- … Continue reading →

Posted in CPUC, Democracy, Environmental Concerns, Health studies, Safety | 2 Comments

Stop Smart Meters! Exclusive: Interview with the Wellington Energy Whistleblower

Posted on January 26, 2011 by onthelevelblog

Wellington Energy is the company that is installing PG&E’s new wireless ‘smart’ meters in California.  A former Wellington Energy employee sent us an e-mail late last year offering to speak with us about his experience installing smart meters in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Citizen rebellion, CPUC, Democracy, Health studies, PG&E, Police, Safety | 6 Comments

Wyoming Smart Meters Installed Under Threat of Violence

Posted on January 25, 2011 by onthelevelblog

A disturbing report from Wyoming this morning- a man who has metal implants, and was worried about the very real risk to his health [1] posed by the microwave radiation from the meters, was threatened with having his electricity cut … Continue reading →

Posted in Citizen rebellion, Democracy, Health studies, Police | 1 Comment