Citizens Against Un-Safe Emissions

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WHAT ARE OTHER COUNTRIES DOING?


Liechtenstein, June, 2009 —The Parliament of Liechtenstein, by unanimous vote, has ordered cellular phone companies to limit EMR power density levels to that recommended in the BioInitiative Report. The cell phone companies threatened to pull out of the country. The Parliament countered by saying that if they did, the government would take over their operations and lease them to complying companies.

France    May 25, 2009. -- The Association of Mayors of French cities has called for an experiment in lowering EMR power density to the BioInitiative level this summer. Grenoble and several other cities have volunteered to participate.
April, 2009 -- The City of Herouille St. Clair decided to apply the Precautionary Principle towards cell phone antennae. 
January,2009 -- The French government has acted to ban all advertising of mobile phones to children under 12, make illegal sale of phones for children under age 6, and made it compulsory that all cell phones be sold with earpieces.
February, 2009 -- Versailles Court of Appeals ordered the removal of a cell tower in a neighbourhood by concluding that it was a significant environmental nuisance because of its deleterious impact on health.
March, 2009 “Crisis in France”:  As of this date, there were 135 lawsuits pending against mobile phone companies in France.

Germany ,  September, 2007 -- The Environmental Minister warns citizens to use wired internet connections instead of WiFi and landlines instead of mobile phones.

 European Parliament, September, 2008 -- Voted 559-22 to urge ministers across Europe to bring in stricter radiation limits. European limits are already significantly lower than Canada’s.

Israel,  July, 2009 – The Minister of the Environment bans wireless equipment in houses, including phones and internet connections, that emit non-stop radiation.  Invoking the Precautionary Principle, the Minister stated that  “The health consideration is before any economic consideration and we don’t have any intention to compromise on that subject”

United States – The Telecommunications Act of 1996, under the Federal Communication Commission (FCC), prevents state and local governments from regulating cell towers and wireless facilities on health and environmental grounds. *
June, 2009 -- Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to support Federal legislation to repeal those portions of the Act and to return these powers to the local government.
May 26, 2009 -- Los Angeles Unified School District (approximately 600 schools) – The Board of Education unanimously passed a resolution supporting the deployment of fibre optic broadband technology because it is faster, more secure, can handle more data and is safer than wireless technology.
May 2009 Portland, Oregon – The City Council has voted to recommend that the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) “revisit and update studies on potential health concerns” arising from wireless emissions.

 

 
 

 

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