It’s Past Time to Oppose The Telecom Power Grab
By Patricia Burke On September 26, 2018, the FCC meets to discuss ways to expedite the installation of “small cells” required for the roll-out of…
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It’s Time to Break Up the Forced Child-Bride Marriage Between Solar, Sustainability, and Smart Meters
By Patricia Burke In 2009, utilities across the U.S. began installing new two-way wireless electric smart meters on homes. With economic stimulus funding from the…
“Smart” Meters and Solar, Why Clean Energy/Sustainability/Conservation/Climate Change Mitigation Is Like a Game of Whack-A-Mole
By Patricia Burke A few years back, the deployment of wireless smart utility meters and smart grids was “sold” to the public, especially environmentalists, in…
Respected Businessman, Inventor and Scientist Dr. Amar Bose Didn’t Want Wireless Antennas Near Homes or on Businesses, Why Would You?
By Patricia Burke Travelers riding west on Rt. 9 in Framingham may notice that the building up on the hill looks a little bit like…
April Fools: Science Centers and Smart Meters and 5G “Small Cells” and Smokescreens Oh My!
By Patricia Burke In the 1950s, during the Cold War, the United States established a “science center” at Camp Century, on the Greenland Ice Sheet….
FCC’s Ajit Pai: The Sacredness of Safety?
Op-Ed by Patricia Burke FCC Chair Ajit Pai could not attend the Annual Consumer Electronics Show in Nevada this week due to concerns about his…
New EDF/CUB Smart Meter Data Report Shows Potential for Abuses of Power and Collusion
By Patricia Burke On November 14, 2017 the Environmental Defense Fund and the Citizens Utility Board of Illinois released the results of a study “New…
Smart Utility Meter Opt Out Bills Opt To Protect Consumer Rights
By Patricia Burke Note: The compilation of state smart meter opt out bills listed below does not constitute endorsement of the bills. In some cases,…
The False Smart Meter Narrative And Lessons from St. Louis Radioactive Clouds
By Patricia Burke Insightful students of history readily note parallels between the Manhattan-Rochester coalition’s covert research on radiation weaponry in the 1950s, and the smart…