7/1 Follow Up

Published: Mon, 07/11/22

Hi ,

It's a little overdue, but here is the follow up from the National Call for Safe Technology that took place on July 1st!

If you'd like to watch a replay of the call, you can do so here: https://youtu.be/LtdzmvTYJAs

Our follow up will be shorter tonight, as we have some additional news to share in emails tomorrow and later this week.

First, Odette went over updates regarding submissions that have been made to agencies at the federal level regarding the wireless issue and advocating for the EMS.

If you'd like to view and/or download the submissions, they are temporarily being housed here: https://virginiansforsafetech.org/federal-submissions/

Please note: This page is under currently under construction. The format may change, and it will be updated to include the NTIA submission by the end of the week.

Next, there was a "homework check" regarding contacting our Senator's offices regarding getting Gigi Sohn on the FCC. Please, if you haven't already, reach out to various individuals in your Senator's office (ie. the telecommunications staffer, environmental staffer, chief of staff, etc.) about getting a hearing to confirm Gigi Sohn ASAP.

Shiela R. from Rhode Island suggested Tweeting your Senators and gave us a tweet we can use to do so:

Urge @SenSchumer to schedule the proceeding to confirm Gigi Sohn as FCC Commissioner. We need an independent FCC Commissioner who knows the issues, but isn't a former telecom lawyer or lobbyist, and isn't hoping for a telecom job when her term is over. We need an FCC Commissioner who knows the issues, but isn't a former telecom lawyer or a former lobbyist for the telecoms. We need an independent FCC Commissioner, who isn’t hoping for a telecom job when her term is over. And that’s why we all need Gigi Sohn. Have u read Captured Agency: How the FCC Is Dominated by the Industries It Presumably Regulates by Norm Alster, Safra Center 4 Ethics, Harvard? That's why we need Gigi Sohn as a Commissioner @ the FCC NOW!

***Remember, there are also several emails we've sent out with an example email/letter template that can be used!

Next, Hank Allen from Idaho gave a really exciting update out of his state that we all can celebrate:

Dalton Gardens, Idaho adopted a brand new wireless ordinance Thursday, June 30th! The city worked with Andrew Campanelli and a local land use attorney to draft this ordinance, which can now serve as a model ordinance template for all of our cities nationwide.

Here is the link for the draft ordinance Dalton Gardens adopted (final version will appear on their website): https://daltongardens.govoffice.com/vertical/sites/%7B2A1D181A-7B34-4883-A1BB-6811ACC2E6DF%7D/uploads/Council_Packet_Reg_Meeting_June_30_2022_Telecom_Public_Hearing.pdf

A big congratulations to Dalton, Idaho and all who worked hard over the last two years to make this happen!

Note: According to Hank, Dalton Gardens is aware that they're paving the road for everyone and they are 100% in favor in other cities around the nation using their ordinance.

Finally, we sent out an email with this information last week, but just in case you missed it, we welcomed R Blank, CEO of ShieldYourBody.com, and Andrew McAffee from HomeEMFTracing.com and inventor of the revolutionary NCB product, to the call to go over some of the hazards of grounding which stem from electrical wiring and the power grid. These hazards can include:

- contact current

- dirty electricity

- magnetic fields

- electric fields

Fortunately, there are ways you can address and remove some of these hazards from your home's grounding system, which R and Andrew discuss in their presentation and subsequent Q&A, which you can view here: https://youtu.be/qjhKxUJawL

We've attached all the links from the presentation in a PDF provided by R Blank,

and if after watching the presentation you are interested in purchasing the NCB or NCB Pro, R has been kind enough to offer us 15% through July 15th with the coupon code "vst15".

You can find the NCB Product Pages here: https://shieldyourbody.com/ground

Coupon: Use code “vst15” to save 15% Through July 15

One final note to clarify: R and Andrew deeply understand the importance of grounding and are in no way discouraging the use of grounding products or practices. They are drawing attention to variables within our environments which can create hazards when attempting to ground, and discussing possible solutions for these hazards.

Ok, that's it for now - we'll be back tomorrow with Friday's registration link and some other information!

Jenny DeMarco

Virginians for Safe Technology

VirginiansforSafeTech@protonmail.com

www.VirginiansforSafeTech.org

Odette Wilkens

Wired Broadband, Inc.