June 14th Safe Tech International News and Notes

Courtney and Amelia and Pittsfield; EVs; Katie, Keith; Devra; Nick, Roman, and Bodhana; Italy, Reclaiming Reverence

I am sending an additional late-in-the-day-and-week and shorter email with the zoom link for Monday’s court hearing, courtesy Irene. As far as I tell this is accurate at press time. I will send any changes promptly.

PITTSFIELD TOWER COURT DATE: June 17, Berkshire Superior Court (Pittsfield) Plan to tune into next Monday’s June 17th hearing at 2 PM via Zoom via these instructions for Docket No.#2276CV00127.

enter public access Zoom meeting ID: 1604743986

then enter code 3419308#

phone # (if needed) 877 927 7415

Civil Action Link: Pittsfield-Complaint-w_-Cover-Sheet-7.28.22.pdf (childrenshealthdefense.org) 65 pages

The complaint notes that “Having a land use permit does not excuse someone from having to comply with health laws. After an exhaustive analysis of current science, medical records and testimony for a finding of injury and causation, the Board of Health determined that the emissions from Verizon’s wireless facility tower at 877 South Street were a “public nuisance” and “cause of sickness” that renders homes "unfit for human habitation.” (in April of 2022)

The city did not support the BOH action.

See April 2022: Pittsfield-Health-Board-Cell-Tower-Order-to-Verizon-April-11-2022-FINAL-REDACTED-1.pdf (childrenshealthdefense.org)

If the Berkshires County Superior Court grants the requested relief, [three] individuals [Pittsfield Mayor Linda Tyer, City Solicitor Stephen Pagnotta and former Dir. of Community Development Deanna Ruffer] will have to stop their improper interference and the Board (of Health) will be allowed the flexibility it needs to remediate the harms it has already found to exist. 

(design/production & text by eyemind concepts) - Courtesy Irene

See also: MA4SafeTechnology: 4 Important Updates

Please join us in thanking the courageous citizens of Pittsfield, Massachusetts for staying the course for safe technology deployment. See four timely events below:

• EHS Day Proclamation

• Prayer Circle

• Court Hearing

• World EHS Day Symposium

LINK: Important Pittsfield, MA Updates! (mailchi.mp)

Prayer Circle Jun 16, 2024 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Courtney and Amelia Gilardi for a brief prayer circle with residents displaced by the Verizon cell tower radiation in Pittsfield, MA, ahead of Monday's court date.

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NEWS AND NOTES

AUTOMOBILES EVs Electric Vehicles: The Electromagnetic Environmental Impact How EV Adoption Could Create Uninhabitable Areas Due to Increased Electromagnetic Exposure

Electric Vehicles: The Electromagnetic Environmental Impact

See also: Podcast EMF Remedy Keith Cutter Millimeter Wave RF Exposure from Vehicular Technology -- Bad News for Everyone (buzzsprout.com) 18 minutes

Podcast: EMF Remedy Keith Cutter The Unspoken EMF Dangers of Electric Vehicles -- Increased Magnetic Field and Dirty Electricity for Everyone 45 minutes

Re-post: EV owners say their cars are making them SICK - as driver claims her Tesla caused her nose bleeds, 'debilitating' body pains and hair loss

AUTOMOBILES: Video of reflective Cybertruck wrap raises safety concerns for other drivers: 'This feels hazardous' Reflective coatings on vehicles can be effective solutions for reducing UV damage and heat buildup, ultimately reducing energy consumption, per Quality Auto Glass Tint. But at what cost to people's safety on shared roads?  One Redditor posted a GIF showing a high-tech, ultra-reflective vehicle cruising around a parking lot. "How is the reflective coating not a danger to other people on the road? This feels hazardous," the original poster wrote. Reddit users were outraged, citing safety concerns, general aesthetics, and the impact of cars on people and the environment.  "Surely, this coating can't be road-legal. You will blind people at night with this thing," one commented. [] "You don't buy a display of poor taste and conspicuous consumption to be safe, or out of care for other people on the road," another commenter wrote.  Video of reflective Cybertruck wrap raises safety concerns for other drivers: 'This feels hazardous' (thecooldown.com)

CHILDREN CELLPHONES: How Your Phone Habits Could Affect Your Child’s Language Development Research has linked parental cell phone usage to impaired language development in kids. Keep reading to learn more about the connection, plus tips for weaning off your cell phone at home. Can Parent Phone Habits Affect Language Development? (parents.com)

CHILDREN CELLPHONES: Investigating self-harm and digital technology overuse in young people with lived mental health experience New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London, in partnership with YoungMinds—a UK's children's mental health charity—has found high levels of problematic mobile phone use, disturbed sleep, and self-harm among young people with mental health conditions. Investigating self-harm and digital technology overuse in young people with lived mental health experience (medicalxpress.com)

CONSUMER PRODUCTS TESSA LENA/ Tess Fights Robots: New Normal Luxury: Electronic Devices that Don't "Talk" to You All the Time Constant robo-noises? A subtle way to attack the soul w/ BBC silly comedy video This machine talk kills two birds with one stone. On the one hand, it interrupts internal thoughts. On the other hand, it conditions people for learned helplessness. New Normal Luxury: Electronic Devices that Don't "Talk" to You All the Time

COPPER: Old Wires, New Wealth: How telecom companies are turning copper into cash Even under the most optimistic recovery estimates, recycled copper will constitute only a tiny fraction of the annual demand. This fraction could be smaller if the migration to fiber-optic cables is incomplete or if some copper cables must remain in place to avoid significant disruptions, such as maintaining critical health services. Nevertheless, any additional supply would be welcome in the market.AT&T is approaching copper recycling with a strategic focus. Between 2021 and 2023, the company recycled over 14,000 tons of copper and anticipated significant growth in this business.The FCC has been tracking copper network shutdowns since 2017, with 134 shutdown plans for AT&T in 2023 alone. This indicates a broad industry shift towards fiber-optic cables and the consequential opportunity in copper recycling. Old Wires, New Wealth: How telecom companies are turning copper into cash | Wireless Estimator

EMF: Thriving With Technology – Tech Wellness August Brice w/ Devra Davis--The Respected Founder of Environmental Health Trust With A Step By Step Strategy To Protect Your Family from EMF's Thriving With Technology – Tech Wellness: Devra Davis--The Respected Founder of Environmental Health Trust With A Step By Step Strategy To Protect Your Family from EMF's on Apple Podcasts 58 minutes

EMF PODCAST THE POWER COUPLE: How to talk to non-tinfoil hatters about EMF The EMF Guy: Nicolas Pineault, Nick’s health journey, and how he began researching EMFs, How mainstream studies on EMFs become disinformation, How Nick likes to convince skeptics about EMFs, Nick’s thoughts about EMF pendants and harmonizers HERE 55 minutes

5G: Italian municipalities adopt radiation limits that make 5G impossible In Italy, a large number of municipalities have long since put their foot down for the development of 5G masts "as long as there are no studies showing that such radiation does not cause harm to health". Now there is more going on: In a couple of municipalities, 5G antennas are faced with local restrictions on radiation that make them unusable. Will this spread? Here are a few Italian clips from Italian media. The debate on 5G technology continues: As reported in an article published on TheSocialPost on May 2, 2024, the mayor of Santa Margherita Ligure – Paolo Donadoni – has signed a decree prohibiting the raising of the limits of electromagnetic radiation from mobile networks in the municipal area. This decision comes after the new limits on electromagnetic radiation for mobile networks came into force on April 29. They are set to 6 V/m. [This corresponds to 100,000 μW/m2. The Norwegian limits are 10,000,000 μW/m2. EC] The regulation by Mayor Donadonis aims to protect public health, as increasing the limit to 15 V/m [600,000 μW/m2], as required by some regulations, may pose a health risk. [] The decision to "turn off" 5G in Santa Margherita Ligure has sparked a heated debate. Some argue that it is a necessary measure to protect public health, while others consider it an obstacle to technological progress and economic development Italian municipalities adopt radiation limits that make 5G impossible | I have something on my mind... (einarflydal.com)

Note: The highly publicized legal actions/lawsuits against Vatican Radio regarding leukemia deaths in the town of Cesano may play a role in Italian attitudes towards EMF exposures. It is difficult to find objective links but FYI - 2010 TV industry reference. “The leaked report is part of a court case brought by residents of the town of Cesano, which is near the Santa Maria di Galeria facility. Catholic News Service reported an Italian judge said the data suggested there is “an important, consistent, and significant association between residents’ exposure to Vatican Radio facilities and an increased risk of the illnesses leukemia and lymphoma in children.” The report studied the incidence of leukemia-related deaths of residents who lived within a seven-mile radius of the facilities over the past 30 years. The suit has been wending its way through the courts since 2001. In 2005, two Vatican Radio officials were convicted in the matter, but that conviction was overturned on appeal in 2007. In 2008, that acquittal was annulled. During the earlier court investigations, no conclusive link between the transmission site and cases of leukemia in the Cesano area were found, although officials did find magnetic fields higher than the permitted 6 V/m² in 11 of 14 sites checked.-- Vatican Broadcaster Fight Charges Linking Towers to Cancer | TV Tech (tvtechnology.com)

HEALTH OT: Research pair finds Gen X people more susceptible to many types of cancers than prior generations In this work, they focused exclusively on the likelihood of people of a given generation developing cancer of any type. To that end, they analyzed data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program's 13-registry database regarding people who had developed invasive cancers diagnosed between the ages of 35 to 84 years. In all, the pair analyzed data involving 3.8 million people who had been diagnosed with cancer. The pair used the data to calculate cancer rates for several defined generations of Americans and then compared them against one another. They also created graphs showing cancer rates over time for all the people represented in the database over time and others that were specific to race. The researchers found that Gen X people have a higher rate of cancer overall than their parents or grandparents. [] women in the group are more likely to develop leukemia, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, ovarian, pancreatic, colon, uterine, rectal, kidney and thyroid cancers. And men in the group are more likely to develop prostate, rectal, kidney and thyroid cancers. Research pair finds Gen X people more susceptible to many types of cancers than prior generations (medicalxpress.com) (MORE AT ARTICLE LINK) STUDY: Cancer Incidence Trends in Successive Social Generations in the US | Cancer Screening, Prevention, Control | JAMA Network Open | JAMA Network

HEALTH: Neural balance in the brain is associated with brain maturity and better cognitive ability, study finds The answer lies in our brain's ability to maintain the balance of neural excitation (E) and inhibition (I), known as the E/I ratio. By regulating the E/I ratio, the brain prevents over-stimulation and under-stimulation. Described as the Yin and Yang of the brain, researchers have found that too much excitation or excessive inhibition can be harmful, leading to a higher risk of developing brain disorders, such as autism, Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia. In less severe situations, someone with too much excitation might overthink in social situations, resulting in anxiety. The team's hypothesis is that once Xanax is ingested, inhibition will increase, so the overall E/I ratio decreases. To test this hypothesis, the research team scanned healthy individuals on two separate occasions. A participant is given Xanax before one MRI session and placebo in another MRI session. For some participants, Xanax might be administered in the first session, while for others Xanax might be administered in the second session. "Hopefully, these findings will lead us to figure out which brain circuits get over-excited or over-inhibited easily, or pinpoint certain abnormal brain regions specific to an individual patient. This could shed more light on how medication or brain stimulation can be customized according to individuals, that would shape the course of treatment of brain disorders in the long run." Neural balance in the brain is associated with brain maturity and better cognitive ability, study finds (medicalxpress.com) STUDY: More information: Shaoshi Zhang et al, In vivo whole-cortex marker of excitation-inhibition ratio indexes cortical maturation and cognitive ability in youth, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2318641121 (Does RF create neural excitation below the thermal threshold?)

HEALTH: Chromophores & Light-Absorbing Compounds Every aspect of the body evolved to sense and use the sun's light Chromophores & Light-Absorbing Compounds (substack.com)

HEALTH: Probing the effects of visual distraction during natural behavior using VR technology Interestingly, the researchers found that visual distractions affected the study participants' sensory-mnemonic decisions. This affected their ability to coordinate their working memory and encode information while trying to complete the task, which was manifested in a slowing down of their actions and the performance of more costly body motions. "We successfully traced the consequences of distraction all the way from overall task performance to the decision-making processes that gate memory usage," the team said. "Distraction slowed down behavior and increased costly body movements. Critically, distraction increased encoding demands, slowed visual search, and decreased reliance on working memory." Overall, the findings suggest that visual distractions while humans are performing natural goal-oriented behaviors might not necessarily prevent them from accomplishing a goal, yet they still have cascading consequences, slowing down their movements and increasing the efforts necessary to complete a task. In addition to shedding new light on the effects of visual distractions, their study highlights the potential of using VR paradigms to conduct psychological and behavioral experiments. Probing the effects of visual distraction during natural behavior using VR technology (medicalxpress.com) (Does RF slow down behavior)

HEALTHCARE MADRID: New front for Ayuso: Worrying electromagnetic pollution at the Gregorio Marañón Hospital The Regional Federation of Neighbourhood Associations of Madrid, Ecologists in Action and associations of people affected by environmental diseases announce the data of a report, collected at the centre, on the high exposure to radiofrequencies (RF) and risk to health in workers and users of clinical services, a situation that compromises the right of electrosensitive people to receive adequate hospital medical care [] they expose the case recently suffered at the Asepeyo Hospital – Coslada, where a person affected by EHS "could not accompany his relative, who had to face his admission alone for surgery and recovery. The measurement carried out in the room recorded with Peak (peaks) of electric field strength of 6 V/m and averages in power density around 5000 μw/m2 (5 to 50 times above the Council of Europe reference for the general population)". They add that the head of nursing "offered other rooms available, all with very high standards, and the technician in charge refused to disconnect the wifi from the room". The organisations highlight that, "if the protagonists had been reversed, the person cited would not have been able to receive the appropriate surgical treatment". [] The alternatives Given the profuse placement of antennas and wireless networks in health centers, the values obtained would be extrapolated to other hospitals, they maintain. The associations propose biocompatible and eco-sustainable ICT options, respectful of users and professionals. They consider it necessary to implement wired communication through Ethernet connectors, at least, in all public access spaces, avoiding wireless radiation in the indoor environment. In the outdoor hospital space, urge the competent administration to create safe environments by prohibiting the close location of powerful wireless emission sources, usually generated in antenna bases. In this sense, they give as an example the Archbishop Makarios III Hospital, which already wired its paediatric units in 2019, which it catalogued as Wi-Fi and mobile device-free zones along these lines, as part of the Cypriot institutional campaign to protect children from exposure to radio frequencies. According to the organisations, LIFI connections, a more biocompatible wireless option without radio frequencies, such as the one started in 2014 at the Perpignan Hospital, a French centre specialising in prenatal care, will also have to be assessed. Finally, they ask to guarantee spaces free of electromagnetic pollution to people affected by EHS (in outpatient care, hospital admission and emergencies), as well as in pediatric and maternal-child services. All this is in line with points 8.1.4 of Resolution 1815/2011 of the Council of Europe and 8.3 of the recommendations of the European Parliament's Research Service of 2021 New front for Ayuso: Worrying electromagnetic pollution at the Gregorio Marañón Hospital - Diario16plus

SMART METERS OREGON (INDUSTRY): WHILE EWEB IS REACHING 96 PERCENT OF LOCAL HOMES WITH SMART METERS, A FEW RESIDENTS ALLEGE IT’S ‘DIRTY’ ELECTRICITY AND CLAIM THE ECOFRIENDLY METERS POSE A HEALTH HAZARD, GOING SO FAR AS TO FILE A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE PUBLIC UTILITY Meter War – Eugene Weekly

SOCIAL MEDIA INDONESIA +: Instagram Is Making You A Worse Tourist – Here’s How To Travel Respectfully Bali is one destination with a reputation for social media-induced tourism. The photogenic island, replete with yoga retreats, is a huge draw for influencers. In response to tourist misbehaviour, Bali introduced new guidelines for visitors in June 2023. These include rules about proper behaviour in the sacred temples, around the island and with locals, and respecting the natural environment. Tourists now need a licence for motorbike rentals, and may not set foot on any mountain or volcano in Bali due to their sacred nature. Travellers must only stay in registered hotels and villas (which will impact a number of Airbnb properties). Bali has introduced a “tourist task force” to enforce the restrictions, through raids and investigations if necessary. One new guideline is to not act aggressively or use harsh words towards locals, government officials or other tourists both while in Bali, or, notably, online. This speaks to the role of social media as part of the problem when it comes to bad tourist behaviour. Whether you agree with the customs or not is irrelevant. If it is a more conservative place than you are used to, you should be mindful of that – unlike the two influencers who were arrested for explicit behaviour in a temple in Bali. [] Put down your phone… Research shows that when travelling, people can become alienated from their surroundings if they are more focused on their devices than the destination. Often the most memorable travel experiences will be when you have a meaningful connection with someone, or learn something new that you’ve never experienced before. That becomes harder if you’re constantly looking at your phone. Instagram Is Making You A Worse Tourist – Here’s How To Travel Respectfully - Spirit of Change Magazine

Many engaged activist efforts (sustainability, energy efficiency, children and social media) have not yet reached coherence with their core values, due to a blind side about tech, especially wireless.

I wrote an article earlier about the coherent field created by the driving culture in Gloucester MA here.

The Balinese regulations are an example of increasing coherence and reverence. A rising tide lifts all boats.) Thanks for all you do - to be a part.