'Safe Smart Meter' MYTH Debunked

That “smart meters are safe” is another dangerous U.S. corporate-government myth that too many naive Americans are believing while being irradiated from the new meters, according to case studies and an environmental medicine specialist.

Doctor: Wireless Smart Meters Cause Illness

The new meters have not been properly tested and they can cause environmental health problems, according to the past president of the American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM).

“The claim has been made that smart meters are safe and that no health risks exist,” stated Dr. Amy Dean. “However, [the] industry has not conducted independent studies or investigations to verify that claim.”

Dr. Dean, an Ann Arbor, Michigan, physician and most recent past president for the AAEM, reached her conclusion after reading a new reseach report.

“Recently, the AAEM received a 92-case series from outside the United States for review regarding smart meter health effects,” Dean said. “Based on this research, it appears that there is a direct correlation between smart meter installation and the development of health conditions…”

Dean named some of the health conditions associated with smart meters:

• Insomnia,
• Fatigue,
• Headaches,
• Cognitive disturbance, and
• “Other symptoms”

“Many of these are the same symptoms correlated with EMF and RF [pulsed radiofrequency] exposure found in the scientific literature,” Dean said.

A smart meter is usually an electrical meter that records energy consumption. Unlike the old home energy monitors, however, smart meters enable two-way communication between the meter and the central system, Some can gather data for remote recording.

“It was clear to me when reviewing the scientific literature that these fields have a definite impact on the human body and can cause disease,” Dean said. (Read the full article here)

Forcibly Radiating Americans

Dr. Dean’s conclusion is not isolated, according to WUSA 9′s report below.

While government and industry say smart meters save money, this, too, is untrue, according to a report by the Electric Power Research Institute, a utility industry think tank that conducted the study and prepared the report.

Susan Satter, senior assistant Illinois attorney general for public utilities said about the report, “It’s devastating to their plan… The report shows zero statistically different result compared to business as usual.”

If not for saving money, why are the being installed? One reason some critics say is for control, at the expense of public health. That control is of particular concern for targeted individuals.

Smart meter hacking is also an issue of concern to some consumers. 

After numerous complaints about health, hacking, and privacy concerns with the wireless digital devices were lodged against the Public Utility Commission of the US, the state of Maine voted to allow customers to opt out of the meter change – at a cost of $12 a month.

As of January 2012, the  California city of Santa Cruz imposed a moratorium on smart meters. The two main reasons for this? Health and privacy.

in January, two women were arrested for opposing smart meters.

“Two vocal opponents of Naperville’s initiative to install wireless electric meters on homes were arrested after interfering with the installation,” the Blaze reported.

Their arrests were after a two-year battle against smart meter installations in Naperville.