Notes: I shared a post previously from Reinette Senum's Foghorn Express that had incorrect information about Nexrad. I apologize as I try to avoid doing this. Her note and the link is below.
I am a “behind the scenes” person, but I was recently interviewed by Keith Cutter of EMF remedy, and we spoke about my experience with smart meter opposition in MA and beyond.
Featured: Keith Cutter What Exactly is 5G? Part 4 Fifth Generation Warfare In parts 1-3 of the What Exactly is 5G series, we discussed the technical aspects of the 5G specter. What we need now is a context—a way of viewing the elements of 5G. Why do we have the malignant spread of WiFi? Why are we embracing millimeter-wave radiation for cell phone service? Why do we have non-consensual millimeter-wave RF exposures tied to the procurement of food and traveling?
Featured:16 New Papers on Electromagnetic Fields and Biology or Health Electromagnetic Radiation Safety May 7, 2024 Joel Moskowitz has been circulating abstracts of newly-published scientific papers on radio frequency and other non-ionizing electromagnetic fields (EMF) monthly since 2016. The complete collection of these papers contains more than 2,000 abstracts with links to the papers. Several hundred EMF scientists around the world receive these updates. To see abstracts for the most recent papers or to download volumes 1 to 3 of this collection go to: https://www.saferemr.com/2022/06/recent-research-on-wireless-radiation.html Recent Research on Wireless Radiation and Electromagnetic Fields
AI: AI Data Centers May Require Their Own Personal Nuclear Reactors To Meet Energy Needs []big names in AI, like Microsoft and Google, have invested in the idea. Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO, has said in an interview that AI requires so much power that it will require a brand new energy source in order to keep up. Michael Bluck, the director of the Centre for Nuclear Engineering at Imperial College London, seems to agree. https://twistedsifter.com/2024/04/ai-data-centers-may-require-their-own-personal-nuclear-reactors-to-meet-energy-needs/
AI: Why Wall Street Wants You to Fear AI, Financial looting, not AI = Mass Layoffs! Why Wall Street Wants You to Fear AI – ScheerPost
AUTOMOBILES INDIANA: INDOT, Purdue University partnering to build first-of-its-kind electric charging highway segment in the U.S. The Indiana Department of Transportation is partnering with Purdue University and Cummins Inc. to build the United States' first-of-its-kind segment of roadway that can charge both heavy duty and passenger electric vehicles as they travel at highway speeds.Following multiple years of in-depth research and testing, a pilot segment will be constructed on U.S. 231/U.S. 52 between Cumberland Avenue and Lindberg Road in West Lafayette, near INDOT's West Lafayette Subdistrict office. The construction contract was awarded to White Construction. Installation of the dynamic wireless power transfer test site will begin on or after Monday, April 1. At that time, crews will close the right lane headed westbound on U.S. 231/U.S. 52 to begin pavement removal. https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/INDOT/bulletins/391daa5 AND Highways that charge EVs like a smartphone The technology Purdue is developing would enable highway pavement to provide power to EVs similarly to how newer smartphones use magnetic fields to wirelessly charge when placed on a pad. “If you have a cellphone and you place it on a charger, there is what’s called magnetic fields that are coming up from the charger into that phone. We’re doing something similar. The only thing that’s different is the power levels are higher and you’re going out across a large distance from the roadway to the vehicle,” said Steve Pekarek, Purdue’s Edmund O. Schweitzer, III Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, in an episode of “American Innovators,” a Made in America series by Consensus Digital Media. “This is a simple solution. There are complicated parts of it, and that we leave to the vehicle manufacturers.” In the wireless charging system that Purdue researchers have designed, transmitter coils would be installed in specially dedicated lanes underneath normal concrete pavement and send power to receiver coils attached to the underside of a vehicle. https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2024/Q1/building-the-first-highway-segment-in-the-u.s-that-can-charge-electric-vehicles-big-and-small-as-they-drive.html
AUTOMOBILES: If Cars With Touchscreens Are Unsafe at Any Speed, Why Do We Have Them? Studies show how distracting car touchscreens can be, yet many automakers still use them, perhaps because they’re cheaper to upgrade than physical components. With homage to Ralph Nader, author of Unsafe at Any Speed, a landmark in consumer advocacy and journalism, today’s story looks at just how little the major auto manufacturers care about safety by forcing us to take our eyes off the road to navigate often confusing touchscreens and turning us into distracted drivers.
While most people think of Tesla as the first automobile with all functions contained in a 17-inch touchscreen, first place actually goes to the 1986 Buick Riviera with its Graphic Control Center for climate control, radio, graphic equalizer, trip calculations, gauges and vehicle diagnostic information. It is “a bad joke,” automotive journalist Brock Yates wrote in September 1986. It “does nothing that a conventional array of knobs, buttons and analog instruments could not do in a fraction of the time.”
Buick dropped it three years later. Studies confirm touchscreens are more distracting than buttons Studies in the U.S. and Europe demonstrate just how dangerous touchscreens are. In 2022, the Swedish auto magazine Vi Bilägare proved that physical buttons are safer than touchscreens, having tested a dozen vehicles at highway speed — primarily new but also a 2005 Volvo — to see how long it took to perform four simple tasks. It took 10 seconds in the older car and up to 23.5 in the Tesla Model 3, which traveled more than 2,000 feet with the driver’s eyes off the road. And the Tesla wasn’t the worst performer.As today’s cars have much larger and more complex touchscreens than just two years ago, few will deny they are distractions on wheels, much like texting while driving. She noted, “Automakers have gone to touchscreens (because they keep costs) down — new features can be programmed over the air without having to produce new physical components. Also, people like shiny new toys, but once they are experiencing glitches, lags and can’t find what they are looking for quickly, then reality sets in that touchscreens are difficult to use. I hope we are at this shifting point where manufacturers are starting to listen to their customers who want those dials, knobs and physical buttons back.” Obviously, manufacturers aren’t blind, I mentioned. They read the studies and yet are putting out into the market inherently dangerous vehicles. How can this be permitted? More at link: Dennis Beaver practices law in Bakersfield, Calif., and welcomes comments and questions from readers, which may be faxed to (661) 323-7993, or e-mailed to Lagombeaver1@gmail.com. https://www.kiplinger.com/personal-finance/car-touchscreens-unsafe-why-do-we-have-them
AUTOMOBILES Opinion: Automatic Emergency Braking Mandate is Misguided Overreach . The same National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that is finalizing the AEB rule is also currently investigating Honda for unintended activations of AEB in Accord and CR-Vs. Almost 3 million vehicles are affected. Not only that, but the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety did some AEB and forward-collision warning testing recently using 10 crossover SUVs and only one scored "good." And even that one, the Subaru Forester, wasn't perfect when it came to avoiding hitting things -- or at least, motorcycles and large trucks. So if AEB systems are activating unnecessarily, maybe we should slam on the brakes before mandating them? Pun fully intended. . Furthermore, there are also other ways to cut down on pedestrian and vehicle-collision deaths. Better roadway and walkway design would help. Encouraging drivers to slow down in urban and suburban areas would be helpful, too. So, too, would a change in buyer mindset away from large trucks and SUVs that have large hoods that make it tough to see pedestrians -- and tend to do more severe damage when collisions happen. Speaking of changing driver mindsets, it would be a huge step towards safety if we can get people to put their phones away while behind the wheel. In this case, however, the government seems to be ready to force all new-car buyers to have to deal with a technology that still fails too much. Unnecessary activations happen -- and there's always the possibility AEB systems could fail when actually needed. Finally, there's another aspect at play here -- so many cars are already equipped with AEB either standard or as a relatively low-cost option, I am not sure this regulation is even necessary. It reminds me a bit of anti-lock braking systems -- they are required now but were already on all but a small handful of cars, usually extremely cheap cars or sports cars that were purpose-built to be as lightweight as possible, when the mandate came into being. Let's make sure the tech is as fully-baked as possible before we declare it so necessary it has to be mandated. That's all I ask. https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/cars/editorials/opinion-automatic-emergency-braking-mandate-is-misguided-overreach-44506738
AUTOMOBILES: Electric vehicles are usually safer for their occupants – but not necessarily for everyone else Thanks to their hefty battery packs positioned at the base of the car, EVs tend to carry considerably more weight and enjoy lower centers of gravity than conventional vehicles. This setup drastically reduces the likelihood of rollover accidents, which have a high rate of fatalities. Moreover, crash dynamics dictate that in a collision between two vehicles, the heavier one holds a distinct advantage because it doesn’t slow down as abruptly, a factor strongly linked to occupant injury risks. On the technology side, most EVs represent newer models equipped with state-of-the-art safety systems, from advanced energy-absorbing materials to cutting-edge crash avoidance systems and upgraded seat-belt and air-bag setups. These features collectively bolster occupant protection. (In addition to fires) …While the inherent weightiness of EVs offers a natural advantage in protecting occupants, it also means that other vehicles bear the burden of absorbing more crash energy in collisions with heavier EVs. This dilemma is central to the concept of “crash compatibility,” a well-established field of safety research. In addition, the increased energy associated with impacts from heavier EVs, particularly electric pickups, poses significant challenges for highway guardrails. Moreover, EVs – especially those operating silently at low speeds – pose increased risks to pedestrians, bicyclists and others who may not hear the EVs approach. https://theconversation.com/electric-vehicles-are-usually-safer-for-their-occupants-but-not-necessarily-for-everyone-else-223535
AUTOMOBILES: $7.5 Billion in Tax Dollars Yield Only 8 EV Charging Stations https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/75-billion-in-tax-dollars-yield-only-8-ev-charging-stations/ar-BB1lYGjW
BATTERIES: A second life for discarded lithium-ion cells In 2030, around 1.2 million lithium-ion batteries of electric cars, buses and construction machinery will be decommissioned worldwide because they will reach the end of their planned service life, their warranty will expire or the entire vehicles will be scrapped. In 2040, around 14 million discarded batteries are expected to be discarded. Recycling the materials makes sense, but is expensive and technically demanding. It would therefore be better and more sustainable to re-use the batteries, for example as stationary electricity storage units. But this requires a sound assessment of their remaining performance capability and safety. Researchers at the Vehicle Safety Institute at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) have now established the first parameters that can be used to reliably assess the condition of discarded batteries. "It is crucial to understand battery cells and the processes, reactions and changes that take place in them in detail in order to be able to determine their safety behavior," says Christian Ellersdorfer. He heads the COMET project SafeLIB at the Vehicle Safety Institute, in which a consortium of research institutions and automotive and technology companies is working on the safety-related assessment of new and used lithium-ion batteries. Initial results are expected by the end of the year. It is likely to be several years before batteries are reused on a broad basis in subsequent applications, making electromobility even more sustainable over its entire life cycle. After all, new storage materials, the safety of different battery technologies, the economic viability of second-life applications and legal issues relating to data protection, warranties and liability must also be taken into consideration. https://techxplore.com/news/2024-05-life-discarded-lithium-ion-cells.html
CELLPHONES/SURVEILLANCE: Apple’s iPhone Spyware Problem Is Getting Worse. Here’s What You Should Know The iPhone maker has detected spyware attacks against people in more than 150 countries. Knowing if your device is infected can be tricky—but there are a few steps you can take to protect yourself. Apple’s iPhone Spyware Problem Is Getting Worse. Here’s What You Should Know | WIRED
DRONES: Amazon’s Delivery Drones Won’t Fly in Arizona’s Summer Heat Amazon’s newest delivery drones will take off from just outside Phoenix, but don’t count on rush-ordering a fan on a hot day. The fleet can’t fly when the temperature exceeds 104 degrees Fahrenheit. That temperature and other environmental conditions could ground or hamper the drone industry has been known for years. A team from University of Calgary’s geography department estimated that on average across the world, drones with limitations similar to Amazon’s, including from weather and daylight, would be limited to flying about 2 hours a day. In the world’s 100 most populous cities, the average daily flight time would be 6 hours. “Weather is an important and poorly resolved factor that may affect ambitions to expand drone operations,” they wrote in a study published in 2021. Heat, in particular, forces motors to work harder to keep drones aloft, and their batteries are only so powerful.[] No organized opposition to the drone plans in Arizona has emerged so far. But in other communities where Amazon and other drone delivery programs have tested, local residents have worried about noise pollution from the buzzing machines, along with the potential for them to become surveillance tools—though leading operators say that’s not their intention. Amazon’s Delivery Drones Won’t Fly in Arizona’s Summer Heat | WIRED
EARBUDS: Is there harmful radiation coming from wireless headphones? https://www.today.com/video/wired-headphones-are-having-a-comeback-what-s-behind-it-209687621566 from Courtney G.” Did you see the Today show segment on the concerns of wireless headphones? What a great opening to educate about the very real, documented biological health effects of RF radiation. The segment, linked below, gets it right about the extreme RF readings of wireless earbuds, but then they bring a doctor who isn't aware about the dangers of RF or non-ionizing radiation onto the show. It was so neat to see the Safe and Sound Pro 2 meter on the TV and the sheer number of folks on social media talking about the high levels of wireless radiation coming out of these devices.” As we've seen with legislation, it takes numbers advocating- and perhaps we can provide enough of an outcry for a follow up segment with correct information? If we ask, on on behalf of our individual selves or our local safe tech group, requesting the Today Show to please clarify that indeed there are no "safety standards," there are no safety agencies, and there are no studies on the cumulative effects of RF radiation, perhaps we will get a truly impactful, educational segment? The science shows biological harm and yes, non-ionizing radiation causes damage to DNA- despite what the Today Show doctor says. Perhaps we can all share our own favorite resource or science or our personal story of harm? Perhaps we could share about June 16 being Global EHS Day and ask them to educate as part of this growing movement of RF harms awareness? 64 million social media views speaking about RF harms is impressive. Now we need to ensure the reporters and news outlets understand why 64 million people are watching- why they care- because we are at a tipping point of truly understanding the inconvenient truth of this technology. I sent off a quick, gentle note of thanks and gratitude for covering the RF issue with a request to please provide the whole story of RF harm. I asked them to please interview the experienced, subject matter experts. I sent the email just as myself, as an individual harmed. It was short and sweet and acknowledged how amazing it was to see this topic on the Today Show and the power they have to educate so many people who can now make healthier choices knowing the correct information. https://www.today.com/video/wired-headphones-are-having-a-comeback-what-s-behind-it-209687621566 Feedback: vicky.nguyen@nbcuni.com, NBCNewsMediaRelations@nbcuni.com, Contact us: Send TODAY your questions and comments: https://www.today.com/information/contact-us-send-today-your-questions-comments-t215381
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EHT (Norway): The US NKOM classified that mobile phones are breaking the limit values This table shows that several mobile models, including Apple X5 and Samsung Galaxy S9 and J3, radiate more than allowed, in some cases far more, even given the industry's irresponsibly spacious limits. But the worst part is that the FCC, the US communications directorate equivalent to NKOM in Norway, classified the information. Instead, of course, the mobiles should have been called in and customers notified. This case is the big scandal in the industry right now. Because how can we trust governments that classify information that should be distributed to everyone, and that should have consequences? The case actually began several years ago, after the French organization Alerte Phonegate!, led by doctor Marc Arazi, discovered similar secrecy with results from French testing laboratories. Then he began to take action. The organization now exists in several countries. 400 models have now been withdrawn due to excessive radiation after the Alerte Phonegate! started. The biggest attention attracted it when French authorities demanded that Apple withdraw all Apple 12s because they radiate too strongly. Then it only took days for Apple to upgrade all Apple 12, but only in France, so that the radiation level was lowered. (More on that case here: blog entry 9/15/2023.) https://einarflydal.com/2024/05/07/usas-nkom-hemmeligstemplet-at-mobiler-overskrider-grenseverdiene/
5g ITALY: “ This week Italy increased its RF exposure guidelines, as suggested by the author, to accommodate 5G and IoT devices. Even after this significant increase it is still about 20% of Canada's. This article is in Italian but a google translation is available” - explanation courtesy Sharon
5G pollution Erasmo Venosi, Il Corriere Nazionale, 7 May 2024 Google translation from Italian A dutiful application of the Principle of Responsibility, Precautionary and Good Policy should have led the Public Dederer to change the limits of electromagnetic radiation only as a result of rigorous verification of the effects of 5G technology.
So it was not and yesterday the other expired the 120 days, which had the Mayors to present the observations and their position on the subject, deliberating as some have done a moratorium of 5 years, waiting for rigorous and third studies on the effects of 5 G. Article 10 of Law 243 of 2023, raises the limit from 6 volts/meter to 15 volts/meter (0.6 watts to square centimetres in place of 0.1) of the electric field produced by mobile phones.
It is argued that European limits are higher, but not by adding that the verification is done every 24 hours and no longer every six minutes, “srowning” the average periods of greatest emissions.
Limit that derives from the Guidelines developed by ICNIRP (International Commission for the Protection of Non-Ionizing Radiation) and, which only provide protection with respect to the thermal effects that occur for short exposures.
Today we are bombarded without stops by electromagnetic waves and, which cause non-thermal biological effects.
Who is ICNIRP ? It is not a scientific body, but an NGO created about thirty years ago with the money of the industry and many of its members have relations with electricity and telecommunications companies, so with powerful conflicts of interest as found by Hardell 7 years ago, in Levis more than ten years ago.
The current limit of 6 volts/meter referred, to a 24-hour average and exposures in residences for more than 4 hours and, contested by many in the scientific community because it generated very serious biological effects such as neurovegetative diseases, fertility damage, electrosensitivity, DNA damage (reaching in Relations of the International Commission on the Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields; ICBE-EMF 2022 and Bionitive Relationships).
Two eminent scientists like Hardell and Carlberg have verified that ICNIRP’s reviews to governments are “scientifically inaccurate.”
Five years ago, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) began the evaluation of the passage of high-frequency electromagnetic waves (RF, cellphone waves and not only), from “Group 2 B” (possible carcinogen for humans) to “Group 2 A” (probable carcinogenic for humans).
Assessment based on new scientific evidence and new tests.
The limits have been increased in Italy, to allow the diffusion of 5 G technology designed to connect people and things, to a single network, realizing the so-called “IoT” the Internet of Things.
It allows a maximum of one million devices to be simultaneously connected to an area of 100 hectares, at a speed at least twenty times that of the 4 G.
The fundamental goal remains the connection of any type of device, from the simplest IoT sensor to the most complex robot, finally aiming at the improvement and extension of mobile broadband.
The 5G uses some frequency ranges such as 700 million Hertz (waves about 43 centimeters. Hertz measures how many times in a second the wave repeats equal to itself), 3.7 billion Hertz (waves of 8 centimeters) and 26 billion Hz (waves of 11.5 millimeters).
The 5G technology involves the installation of 800 macrocells per square kilometer, so everywhere. The issues already present due to 2G, 3G and 4 G are added to those of 5G which also involve a massive increase in data transmission.
Due to the “disproportionate” number of antennas with more volume of data traffic and, proximity to citizens increases exposure to radio frequencies.
However, we have some reports that are not reassuring.
The European Parliament’s 2019 5G Deployment Report: “The possible impact on health and safety due to potentially much higher exposure to 5G RF, which can result not only from the use of much higher frequencies, but also from the potential aggregation of different signals, their dynamic nature and the complex interference effects that can result from them, especially in densely populated urban areas.”
Another important report known as the Report: “Health Impact of 5G, of the EPRS” with the review of 3000 scientific articles.
The risks arising from 5G are documented.
The association of doctors for the environment ISDE has asked the Italian government to block the installation of the 5G until there are studies concerning the consequences on humans and the environment in which it lives.
Many municipalities are approving resolutions for a five-year moratorium.
They are mainly Venetian and Trentino Alto Adige municipalities.
https://www.corrierenazionale.net/2024/05/07/inquinamento-da-5-g/ Courtesy Joel M. Moskowitz
HEALTH Autism: The Role of Electromagnetic Fields and Chemicals during the Perinatal Period Central Causation of Autism/ASDs via Excessive [Ca2+]i Impacting Six Mechanisms Controlling Synaptogenesis during the Perinatal Period: The Role of Electromagnetic Fields and Chemicals and the NO/ONOO(-) Cycle, as Well as Specific Mutations Pall ML. Central Causation of Autism/ASDs via Excessive [Ca2+]i Impacting Six Mechanisms Controlling Synaptogenesis during the Perinatal Period: The Role of Electromagnetic Fields and Chemicals and the NO/ONOO(-) Cycle, as Well as Specific Mutations. Brain Sciences. 2024; 14(5):454. doi: 10.3390/brainsci14050454. (Published: 30 April 2024) Abstract The roles of perinatal development, intracellular calcium [Ca2+]i, and synaptogenesis disruption are not novel in the autism/ASD literature. The focus on six mechanisms controlling synaptogenesis, each regulated by [Ca2+]i, and each aberrant in ASDs is novel. The model presented here predicts that autism epidemic causation involves central roles of both electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and chemicals. EMFs act via voltage-gated calcium channel (VGCC) activation and [Ca2+]i elevation. A total of 15 autism-implicated chemical classes each act to produce [Ca2+]i elevation, 12 acting via NMDA receptor activation, and three acting via other mechanisms. The chronic nature of ASDs is explained via NO/ONOO(-) vicious cycle elevation and MeCP2 epigenetic dysfunction. Genetic causation often also involves [Ca2+]i elevation or other impacts on synaptogenesis. The literature examining each of these steps is systematically examined and found to be consistent with predictions. Approaches that may be used for ASD prevention or treatment are discussed in connection with this special issue: The current situation and prospects for children with ASDs. Such approaches include EMF, chemical avoidance, and using nutrients and other agents to raise the levels of Nrf2. An enriched environment, vitamin D, magnesium, and omega-3s in fish oil may also be helpful. Open access paper: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/14/5/454 Two related papers Herbert MR, Sage C. Autism and EMF? Plausibility of a pathophysiological link - Part I. Pathophysiology. 2013 Jun;20(3):191-209. doi: 10.1016/j.pathophys.2013.08.001. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24095003/ https://electromagnetichealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/HerbertSage2013.pdf Herbert MR, Sage C. Autism and EMF? Plausibility of a pathophysiological link part II. Pathophysiology. 2013 Jun;20(3):211-34. doi: 10.1016/j.pathophys.2013.08.002. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24113318/ https://www.aipro.info/drive/File/Autism%20and%20EMF%20%20Plausibility%20%20link%20%E2%80%93%20Part%20II.%20Martha%20R.Herbert,%20CindySage.pdf
HEALTH EINAR TRANSLATED: Why do we get melanoma in places where the sun doesn't shine? The development of malignant melanoma in some countries – does not fit with tanning, but with the development of wireless. Here until 2000 (Hallberg & Johansson 2004). The big story in Dagsrevyen on Tuesday 7 May was – apart from Gaza – that melanoma is on the rise, that we are Norway world champions in melanoma, and that the cause is excessive sun exposure. The Norwegian Cancer Society willingly tells us this. Has the Norwegian Cancer Society really not realized that we also get malignant moles where the sun does not shine, and that the growth started before the growth in southern travel – as you can see in the graph above? And that our position as world champions in the use of electricity and wireless communication fits better with the growth in melanoma, as you can also see from the graph above? https://einarflydal.com/2024/05/08/hvorfor-far-vi-foflekkreft-pa-steder-der-sola-ikke-skinner/
SATELLITES CORRECTION FROM Reinette Senum's Foghorn Express : Good News, Bad News, & a Retraction “I have been educated on the NEXRAD satellite image I shared yesterday, and I owe you an apology. The good news is that the NEXRAD satellite imagery I shared yesterday differs from what we think it is. The bad news is that the proliferation of 5G is still dangerous to all life, and the FCC still has loopholes, as I reported yesterday, allowing the telecoms to turn up the RF exposure and keep it within FCC "safety" regulations.” “The strange blooming patterns seen in the NEXRAD radar images at night are actually a normal phenomenon called "anomalous propagation" or "ground clutter." It occurs when the radar beam gets bent or deflected by temperature inversions close to the ground, causing it to pick up returns from things like trees, buildings and insects.”
SMART METER ACTIVISM and HISTORY Keith Cutter: EMF Remedy Interview with Patricia Burke of Safe Tech International https://www.buzzsprout.com/2075097/14994719-interview-with-patricia-burke-of-safe-tech-international Keith Cutter is President of EMF Remedy LLC https://www.emfremedy.com/ 1 hour
SPACE (JUNK): Japan captures 1st image of space debris from orbit, and it's spookily stunning It's easy to imagine space as a vast, empty frontier. But since the first satellite launched in 1957, the space surrounding our planet has gotten more and more crowded. Human-made space junk — including used rocket stages, decommissioned satellites, frozen fuel and flecks of paint — has been steadily accumulating in Earth's orbit over the past seven or so decades. Now, the space industry is trying to find ways to remove it. There is currently more than 9,900 tons (9,000 metric tons) of space junk hanging out in Earth's orbit. That debris is a veritable minefield for newly launched satellites and spacecraft; even a tiny piece of debris can tear a hole through a spacecraft with enough momentum. It can even pose a threat to people on the ground when it falls from orbit. And the longer that space debris stays in orbit, the more it multiplies. Collisions between defunct satellites or parts of rockets can break larger debris into smaller pieces, making the resulting fragments harder to track and increasing their chances of hitting an active satellite. https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/japan-captures-1st-image-of-space-debris-from-orbit-and-its-spookily-stunning
and: The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth – and governments are on the hook A piece of space junk recently crashed through the roof and floor of a man’s home in Florida. Nasa later confirmed that the object had come from unwanted hardware released from the international space station. The 700g, 10cm-long piece of hardware was expected to burn up, Nasa said. Even a relatively small piece of junk can cause considerable damage when falling from space. This raises several important questions. Who is liable for damages caused by human-made objects that fall from the sky? Can anything be done to prevent this happening? Luckily, international treaties provide some answers to the first question, while recent developments help with the second. The outer space treaty of 1967 says that the country that authorised the launch (known as the “launching state”) is responsible for damage caused to people or things on Earth. The UN’s liability convention, which came into force in 1972, also makes this liability absolute for damage on Earth or to aircraft in flight. All objects in Earth orbit are falling towards Earth. Active satellites engage in “station keeping” to remain in their intended orbit. Inactive satellites – those that no longer work or are disabled in some way – will not be able to perform this task. Their orbits will steadily drop until they re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere. Of around 11,000 satellites in orbit today, about 3,300 are estimated to be inactive.[] A piece of space junk should re-enter on a trajectory that guarantees that it burns up or crashes somewhere it is unlikely to do damage. https://theconversation.com/the-rising-flood-of-space-junk-is-a-risk-to-us-on-earth-and-governments-are-on-the-hook-227583
SURVEILLANCE: Add Bluetooth to the Long List of Border Surveillance Technology https://scheerpost.com/2024/05/08/add-bluetooth-to-the-long-list-of-border-surveillance-technology/ (Courtesy Tais)
UTILITIES: Anger builds over sweeping change in the way most Californians will pay for electricity With little debate two years ago, state lawmakers passed a complex energy bill that enabled a sweeping change in how most Californians are billed for electricity. The legislation was what Pacific Gas & Electric had asked for from the state public utilities commission three months before: a transformation of electric rates so that households would pay a fixed charge each month in exchange for lower rates for each kilowatt hour they used. Gov. Gavin Newsom submitted the bill as part of a massive 2022 budget revision. In four days, it was passed out of an Assembly committee hearing without discussion, approved by the full Assembly and Senate and signed by Newsom. But opponents say the legislation was a financial gift to PG&E, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric, and will cause millions of Californians who live in small homes or apartments that use little electricity to pay more, while residents in large homes that use a lot of electricity will save money. “If you wanted to design a policy that would send the signal that conservation doesn’t count, this would be it,” said Ken Cook, president of the Environmental Working Group. []The inspiration for the new law came from a 2021 paper written by professors at UC Berkeley’s Energy Institute at Haas, which is partly funded by utility companies. The paper detailed how costs for building renewable energy plants, burying power lines to reduce the risk of wildfire ignitions and compensating fire victims have pushed electric rates so high that they were discouraging Californians from buying electric cars and replacing their gas appliances. California utilities seek higher fixed monthly fees - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)
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There are also links to previous presentations at the link.
May 23 North Carolina Discover Solutions for Safer Technology and Protect Your Well-Being Dr. Devra Davis, PhD, MPH, a distinguished scientist and author, presents her latest groundbreaking work, "Disconnect: A Scientist's Solutions for Safer Technology."The presentation will be followed by a thought-provoking panel discussion on identifying EMF, cell phone, and 5G hazards.
The Westreich Foundation is hosting an enlightening evening. We will be discussing the hazards of EMFs, and what you can do to protect you and your family from harmful EMF radiation. Dr. Devra Davis, PhD, MPH will be coming to Asheville to share her important new research, and her new book, Disconnect, A Scientist’s Solutions for Safer Technology. Through our drawing, we will be giving away two dozen copies of Devra’s book. Time Magazine quoted that “Davis makes a strong case…that we have underplayed the risks of cell phones for too long.” Join us for an evening of information and solutions as you feel more prepared in understanding the dangers of EMFs, 5G and cell phones. We will have a key expert panel giving you solutions for your home and surroundings, as well as health professional, Natalie Sadler, discussing the unintended consequences on our mental health and the health of our children. JOIN US FOR THIS ENLIGHTENING EVENING WITH DEVRA AND GUESTS. Admission is free. Please pass this along to all your networks in Asheville.
This is the link for the event- www.theunityweb.com/event-details/solutions-for-a-safer-technology
Panelists:
Mary Anne Tierney, RN, MPH, SafeTech NC & Blue Ridge EMF Solutions
Zen Honeycutt, Moms Across America
Dr. Natalie Sadler, MD, Psychiatrist
(It is unclear whether this will be recorded or streamed.)
May 23rd at 6:30pm Fergusen Auditorium at AB Tech Canadian Congress on Disability Inclusion 2024
"The third annual Canadian Congress on Disability Inclusion (CCDI) is on May 23, 2024. This year’s theme is "Forward Together: Accessibility and Inclusion for All".
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I'm soooo impatient, but heartened to see that, apparently, the awareness of the dangers of EMF's is becoming more and more heightened. I HOPE SO, anyway. Thank you! Hope you are doing better, feeling better. xo