Dr. David Carpenter MD, a graduate of Harvard Medical School and a physician who has worked in the area of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and public health for over 18 years, has a few choice words for power companies that are forcing smart meters down the throats of their customers all over the United States.
Dr. Carpenter adamantly insists that there is no evidence whatsoever that smart meters are in any way safe for human beings. He goes on to say that there is, in fact, ample evidence that demonstrates “convincingly and consistently” that exposure to radiofrequency radiation (RFR) at elevated levels for long periods of time increases the risk of cancer, damages the nervous system, and adversely affects the reproductive organs.
Dr. Carpenter says that an informed person should demand that they be allowed to keep their analog meter.
The two minute video interview with Dr. Carpenter below is well worth watching.
If you are having smart meters forced upon you where you live, know that California power customers have recently won the battle to keep their analog meters. There is both an annual and monthly charge for this “inconvenience” to the power utilities, but at least customers now have a choice to opt out where they did not before.
This precedent for opting out in California should make it easier for others with smart meters who don’t want them in other areas of the United States to be able to get their analog meters back as well.
While smart meters reduce workload and increase profitability for the power companies, they do so at the expense of the health of their customers. Opting out is the only “smart” way to deal with this corporate incursion.
Smart Meter Dangers – Video
Here is what one prominent industry expert who is also a medical doctor has to say about smart meters. Don’t wait until you have a health problem likely caused or exacerbated by these devices. Be proactive to protect your family!
Note that this does not necessarily include the very similar looking AMR devices.
Can’t Get Rid of Your Smart Meter Right Now?
If you live in a rental property or cannot afford to pay the extortion fee charged by utility companies to remove your smart meter and reinstall an analog, I would recommend getting a device called a Smart Meter Guard (check it out here).
It has been proven to cut 98% of the radiation from a smart meter! Better yet, the power company won’t balk if you use it as long as you don’t break the security seal (don’t EVER do this!). My friend Beth from Minnesota emailed me about it recently as she was informed about this new device by a building biologist who works for the company Intentional Environment.
There are now two other less expensive competitive products, the Smart Meter Cover (available here) and the Smart Meter Shield (available here).
Having one of these smart meter safety devices installed at your home is a must.
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FPL came to my home without warning and installed it.
Like they gave us a choice.They had to wait 2 week to install ours cause they couldn’t get past the dogs in the yard..They caught me before I went to work.Nazi’s!
^^ leave to r bloated gov to “know”whats best for us (scarasm)
It’s not govt thing.
This is a private ” free ” market, private company program. It saves them ( the utility company ) money, time and employees.
Here in NYC, we were told we’d be fined if we didn’t comply.
Over here in Northern California, they threatened to turn peoples power off. Eventually, groups of brave people raised so much hell they backed off.
Also, my friend Stanley fighting the good fight against smart meters in CA told me about a necklace you can wear that helps diffuse the EMFs from smart meters. Stanley, if you are reading this, can you post the website for this? Thanks 🙂
The necklace is called a Q-LInk, and provides some protection against emf emissions. Here is a link to the main website, which includes a lot of information about the product and what it does
You can also do some reserach on Orgonites. They are devices you can make yourself using simple metals, crystals and resin and they are supposed to neutralize and even change negative energy to positive energy. Can’t tell if they are working for us or not yet but my kids and I made some and we have them placed around the house and can put them in our pockets as well.
Try this website: http://emfsafetynetwork.org/
Sarah,
Do you know about the TWACS meter? If so could you please pass the information along? I was told that my home is using this meter. Since moving into my home 2 years ago I have dificulty sleeping and have developed muscle and joint pain that the doctor has written of as fibromyalgia.
Can you recommend any good printed literature I can give my neighbors about this? It seems that not only do you have to keep your house from getting a Smart Meter, but you also have to talk to your neighbors so that their Smart Meter does not transmit EMFs into your house as well?
http://smartmetersafety.org/
As an occupational therapist, I have read how these EMFs can really have a negative affective on our children with sensory processing disorders. No one talks about how it harms these children and can exacerbate their symptoms.
They’ve got them in schools too! This will drive more people back into the home for homeschooling for sure over time.
This is the first I have heard of this. We are getting smart meters installed in the next month. Where is the danger? Are there increased RFRs directly around the meter outside or is it increased in the home? I definitely am going to do my homework………..
The farther away you are, the less danger but the area of high EMFs around smart meters is quite a distance. Even if it’s on the other side of the house by the garage, it’s a problem. As Dr. Carpenter suggests, opting out is the best way to go for your long term health.
Smart Meters emit RF radiation which is the same dangerous radiation cell phones emit. EMF’s are more from household appliances, power lines, etc.
Here in Maine the Public Utilities Commission made sure we were able to have an opt out option to keep our old meters. (Thank Goodness!) We had to pay 40 up front and then 12.00 per month in order to keep our homes safe. 🙁 I look at the extra 12.00 monthly as if I were buying a bottle of vitamins. It is worth the price.
As long as you’re not sitting on the box, it’ll be negligible, but its like having a cell phone on in your home all the time (within 4 feet of the box). It drops off after about 10 feet.