{"id":439,"date":"2015-01-28T08:40:28","date_gmt":"2015-01-28T16:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendsofamazoncreek.org\/?page_id=439"},"modified":"2019-01-02T16:23:04","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T00:23:04","slug":"elsewhere","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/friendsofamazoncreek.org\/?page_id=439","title":{"rendered":"Elsewhere"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\">US<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UpKMXULXpB4&amp;feature=youtu.be\">Berkeley Passes Right to Know Ordinance!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saferemr.com\/2014\/11\/berkeley-cell-phone-right-to-know.html\">News stories on the Berkeley Right to Know Ordinance<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/emfscientist.org\/\">Kids do better in schools that ban smart phones<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.babysafeproject.org\/\">The Baby Safe Project<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uflac.org\/index.cfm?section=1\"><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Los Angeles\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s5\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Police Join Firefighters in Opposing Cell Towers, <\/span><\/span>City Council Votes to Suspend LA-RICS Cell Tower Project <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dailyprincetonian.com\/news\/2015\/03\/u-office-removes-statement-about-safety-of-wi-fi-radiation-following-activist-pressure\/\">Princeton University removes Wi-Fi safety statement<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/smartgridawareness.org\/2015\/03\/22\/la-county-fire-fighters-fighting-cell-towers\/\">LA County Firefighters Local 1014 Fighting Cell\u00a0Towers<\/a> (see short video)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/skyvisionsolutions.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/12\/aaem-wireless-rf-in-schools.pdf\">American Academy of Environmental Medicine Opposes Wi-Fi in Schools<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.capitalgazette.com\/news\/government\/ph-ac-cn-cell-tower-032015-20150320,0,3600840.story\">Maryland county approves school cell tower moratorium<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.celdf.org\/celdf-statement-a-new-civil-rights-movement-liberating-our-communities-from-corporate-control\">Maryland City Votes Unanimously To Alert Citizens to the Health Risks of Cell Phone\/Wireless Radiation and To Oppose Cell Towers on School Grounds<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title \"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.emfsse.com\/surgeon-general.html\">Video report on visit to Acting Surgeon General&#8217;s office to discuss wireless radiation hazards<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title \"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nacst.org\/turn-it-off-4-kids-press-release.html\">Turn It Off 4 Kids Initiative<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toh.li\/permits-and-applications\/wireless-telecom-ordinance\">Hempstead, NY telecom ordinance calls for 1,500 foot setback to a residential home, house of worship, day care center or school<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saferemr.com\/2014\/03\/dept-of-interior-attacks-fcc-regarding.html\">Dept. of Interior Attacks FCC regarding Adverse Impact of Cell Tower Radiation on Wildlife <\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntia.doc.gov\/files\/ntia\/us_doi_comments.pdf\">Dept. of Interior letter to the FCC &#8212; full text including scientific documentation<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microwavenews.com\/news-center\/cdc-endorses-precaution\">CDC Calls for Caution on Cell Phones, Then Gets Cold Feet: First Federal Agency To Acknowledge Risk Soon Backs Down<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wirelesswatchblog.org\/pps-law-suit-complete-text\/\">Portland Public Schools Complaint and Declarations<\/a> regarding the school system&#8217;s plan to have wifi throughout the schools. This site contains highly informative documents about the threat to our children&#8217;s health from wifi in the schools (a trend that is now being reversed in more progressive countries who tried it and found serious health impacts). Especially see the Declaration by Dr. Magda Havas.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ci.glendale.ca.us\/government\/council_packets\/Reports_040610\/CC_9a_040610.pdf\">City of Glendale, California, municipal code regarding cell tower locations<\/a> &#8212; widely regarded as a model for other cities<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fairfieldcitizenonline.com\/news\/article\/After-protests-Fairfield-Grace-church-pulls-plug-5362006.php\">Church pulls plug on plan for AT&amp;T cell tower.<\/a> Pastor takes the high road after neighborhood outcry, stating &#8220;We are saddened at the strife this has caused. We are people of peace.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/fairfieldgrace.org\/fairfield-grace-suspends-lease-negotiations-with-cell-carrier-company-invites-community-to-help-clarify-law\/\">Fairfield Grace suspends lease negotiations with cell carrier company, invites community to help clarify law<\/a>. More on the above case where a church chose to respect its community over the desire for more money.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FokZLeh6ILg\">Tampa City Council public testimony on International Association of Fire Fighters ban on cell towers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.celdf.org\/celdf-statement-a-new-civil-rights-movement-liberating-our-communities-from-corporate-control\">Pennsylvania judge holds that corporations are not \u201cpersons\u201d under the Pennsylvania constitution<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/video\/technology\/2014\/10\/10\/cell-phone-towers-in-church-steeples.cnnmoney\/\">Short video demonstrating the power of the telecom industry to seize the narrative and shape public attitudes&#8211;viewer discretion advised<\/a><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #008000;\">International<\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=\"entry_title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/Israeli Ban on WiFi in Kindergarten\">Israel Bans WiFi in Kindergartens<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry_title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegreengazette.ca\/health-issues-international-appeal\/\">International Appeal: Scientists call for Protection from Non-Ionizing Electromagnetic Field Exposure<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body__h1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-34174796\">Computers &#8216;do not improve&#8217; pupil results, says OECD<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saferemr.com\/2015\/06\/canadian-parliament-committee-calls-for.html\">Canadian Parliament Committee Calls for Protection of Vulnerable Groups from Wireless Radiation Exposure<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.emfscientist.org\/index.php\/emf-scientist-appeal\">International EMF Scientist Appeal to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/emfscientist.org\/index.php\/emf-media\">Worldwide new stories on the International EMF Scientist Appeal<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/home\/science\/Centre-nod-to-mega-research-on-mobile-radiation\/articleshow\/46790047.cms\">Government of India to fund research on cell tower and phone radiation effects on human health<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/blogs\/technology\/2013\/05\/can-wifi-signals-stunt-plant-growth\/\">Danish school girls&#8217; experiment shows Wi-Fi stunts plant growth<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/friendsofamazoncreek.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/WiFi-effects-on-plant-growth.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-952\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsofamazoncreek.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/WiFi-effects-on-plant-growth-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"WiFi effects on plant growth\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsofamazoncreek.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/WiFi-effects-on-plant-growth-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendsofamazoncreek.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/WiFi-effects-on-plant-growth.jpg 478w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nacst.org\/turn-it-off-4-kids-press-release.html\"><span id=\"ctl00_ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_LeftColumnPlaceHolder_Article_HeadingLabel\">Blood tests used to thwart tower plans<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title \"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dnaindia.com\/mumbai\/report-city-sees-widespread-backlash-against-4g-towers-in-public-spaces-2065403\">Mumbai backlash against cell towers in public spaces<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title \"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailypioneer.com\/city\/noida-to-relocate-300-mobile-towers.html\">City in India decides to relocate 300 cell towers from residential areas due to health risks <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"npStoryTitle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/02\/13\/ontario-catholic-teachers-union-recommends-pulling-plug-on-wi-fi-in-schools\/\">Ontario Catholic teachers\u2019 union recommends pulling plug on Wi-Fi in\u00a0schools<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title \"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.takebackyourpower.net\/news\/2015\/02\/01\/france-new-law-bans-wifi-in-daycares-restricts-wireless-infrastructure\/\">France law bans Wi-Fi in daycares, restricts wireless infrastructure<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.albany.edu\/ihe\/assets\/Scientist_Declaration.pdf\">Declaration: Scientists call for Protection from Radiofrequency Radiation Exposure <\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nacst.org\/around-the-world.html\">International Precautionary Actions that Protect Children<\/a>. Listing of actions in other countries to protect children.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peccem.org\/DocumentacionDescarga\/Campanas\/ICE2013\/ENG_EUROPEAN_MANIFESTO_IN_SUPPORT_THE_ECI.pdf\">European Citizens Initiative on Electromagnetic Radiation<\/a>. This Initiative calls for full application of the Precautionary Principle. The Initiative will be presented to the European Commission in April 2015.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iarc.fr\/en\/media-centre\/pr\/2011\/pdfs\/pr208_E.pdf\">World Health Organization Classifies Electromagnetic Fields as Possibly Carcinogenic to Humans<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/smartgridawareness.org\/2013\/12\/04\/rf-fields-possibly-probably-or-definitely-carcinogenic\/\">Radiofrequency (RF) Fields: Possibly, Probably, or Definitely Carcinogenic \u2014 The Evidence Mounts Toward the Latter<\/a> &#8212; Excellent discussion of the progression of data since the WHO&#8217;s initial classification of EMR as a &#8220;2B&#8221; (possible) carcinogen, leading to the recommendation to re-classify as &#8220;2A&#8221; (probable) or &#8220;1&#8221; (definite) carcinogen.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chinapost.com.tw\/taiwan\/2007\/11\/06\/129715\/1500-cellphone.htm\">Taiwan dismantles 1,500 cell phone base stations to protect neighborhoods and schools<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cellphonetaskforce.org\/?p=1173\">Three reports on city and court actions in India to protect citizens from cell tower radiation<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Resources for immediate release:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><a title=\"AT&amp;T\/Crossfire Tower application\" href=\"http:\/\/pdd.eugene-or.gov\/LandUse\/SearchApplicationDocuments?file=CU-14-0003\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View the AT&amp;T\/Crossfire Tower application<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Berkeley Passes Right to Know Ordinance! 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