Hi , 

Here are the minutes from the May 12th National Call for Safe Technology.

Recording Link: https://youtu.be/EN4NnhgHfYs

• Sidnee Cox updated us on two bad bills in California:
  • CA bill AB964 - "deemed approved" bill - FCC has specific language that says there can be batching of applications and there is a shot clock - this bill halves the shot clock for macro towers (90 days instead of 150 that the FCC shot clock has)
    • Link to FCC rules on Shot clocks and Batching: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/chapter-I/subchapter-A/part-1/subpart-U/section-1.6003#p-1.6003(c)(2)
  • AB1065 - "we're so greedy" bill - telecom wants to be on an even playing field with wired broadband - ca is putting in fiber across the state and encouraging it, but now telecom is upset because they don't want fiber to have the priority - "wireless companies deserve to be put on the fast track like fiber"
    • These were approved by two committees before anyone was aware. Encouraging people who are members of groups who don't live in the state to reach out to CA legislative directors and let them know how this impacts everyone we're watching - "what happens in CA will happen here" - (we are going to send out this list once it's available). 
    • If you live in CA - Contact your assembly member if you live in the state
    • CHD and EHT are on this with action alerts
  • EHT had a great webinar with Blake Levitt and Albert Manville et. al who put put out a report about all the environmental effects of wireless - see below and the "Additional Items" section of this email for the links from the webinar. We do not have a recording yet. 
    • Blake Levitt, et al  papers on Environmental Effects from EMF Fields https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34047144/
    • Part 2: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34243228/
    • Part 3: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/reveh-2021-0083/html

• Terri, a resident of NY who studied Building Biology, shared the methods that Building Biologists use to lessen or block wireless signals in our environment, and how to use our electronics more safely including fixes people can implement now such as:
  • how the blue light of screens & LED bulbs affects our eyes & sleep
  • how electricity & wireless signals can affect our bodies
  • what’s “grounding” and its benefits
  • tips for improved computer and sleep environments
• See the attached resource list
• To contact Terri, email her here: WirelessSafety@icloud.com
• To find a building biologist, click here: https://buildingbiologyinstitute.org/find-an-expert/certified-consultants/building-biology-environmental-consultants/
• Terri referenced Oram Miller as a great resource createhealthyhomes.com

ACTION ITEMS / EVENTS / UPDATES / NEWS 

• Lisa Smith shared that Arizona has its first moratorium on 5G cell towers in the town of Fountain Hills AZ and they need our help! 
  • Please sign Fountain Hills for Safe Tech’s petition to hire Andrew Campanelli to write an ordinance instead of the industry-friendly attorney ASAP (and share!): https://www.thepetitionsite.com/403/886/680/
  • Here is a snip of the info from the Safe Tech Tucson newsletter
    (https://conta.cc/3LK870z)

• Updates on Federal Filings: 
  • May 1, 2023: Comments of Advocates for EMS Disabled: https://virginiansforsafetech.org/national-call-submissions/- we got 51 signatures - thank you to everyone who responded right away!
  • FCC filing is being refiled after some corrections - we had over 100 signatures! We will circulate when corrected copy is distributed.

• Odette gave us an update on what is going on in NYC:
  • They have 15, maybe 16 community boards who are against what is going on with the 5G jumbo towers - and are shooting for 20 community boards (which would mean over 1/3 of the community boards in NYC)
  • They are meeting with the Office of Technology and Innovation (instead of the Mayor) this week!
  • The FCC has told the site developer City Bridge that the environmental and historic reviews must be done - including on the towers on that have already gone up. (see attached)

• Call to Action: Ask NTIA to Require Broadband Agencies to Investigate Those Responsible for Creating Each State’s Digital Divide: https://www.activistpost.com/2023/05/call-to-action-ask-ntia-to-require-broadband-agencies-to-investigate-those-responsible-for-creating-each-states-digital-divide.html

• Not having cellphone allowed US boy to save runaway bus from crashing - Dillon Reeves’s parents refused to provide him with a cellphone: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/14/michigan-boy-saved-school-bus-no-cellphone

• AP NEWS - Tanked Biden Pick Highlights Escalation of Dark-Money Forces - by Trent Daniel: https://apnews.com/article/biden-nominees-dark-money-sohn-senators-election-56e18264a0478404ba04f54637b31085

ADDITIONAL ITEMS

• Nancy shared the following links regarding Sidnee's discussion on EHT's Birds, Bees, and Trees webinar on May 4, 2023 and the impact of wireless on the environment (we will share link to webinar when we receive it): 
  • "Please at least take a look at the short abstracts.  The current and expected loss of our birds, insects, other fauna, as well as plants/trees, is really shocking.  Mass extinction is occurring.  We all need to understand this and help educate our policy makers and do what we can to reduce electropollution before it’s too late.  Thank you!"
  • https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1000840/full#.Y4BW1VF7NQw.twitter Low-level EMF effects on wildlife and plants: What research tells us about an ecosystem approach B. Blake Levitt^1*, Henry C. Lai^2* and Albert M. Manville II^3*
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34047144/ Effects of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields on flora and fauna, part 1. Rising ambient EMF levels in the environment  B Blake Levitt  ¹ , Henry C Lai  ² , Albert M Manville  ³  
  • Rev Environ Health  2021 May 27;37(1):81-122. doi: 10.1515/reveh-2021-0026 ^{https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34243228/}  Effects of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields on flora and fauna, Part 2 impacts: how species interact with natural and man-made EMF   B Blake Levitt  ¹ , Henry C Lai  ² , Albert M Manville 
  • Rev Environ Health. 2021 Jul 8;37(3):327-406. doi: 10.1515/reveh-2021-0050. https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/reveh-2021-0083/html Effects of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields on flora and fauna, Part 3. Exposure standards, public policy, laws, and future directions    B. Blake Levitt , Henry C. Lai and Albert M. Manville
  • https://www.propublica.org/article/fcc-5g-wireless-safety-cellphones-risk How the FCC Shields Cellphone Companies From Safety Concerns by Peter Elkind
  • https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00139157.2022.2131190?journalCode=venv20 Environmental Procedures at the FCC: A Case Study in Corporate Capture  Erica Rosenberg  Pages 17-27 | Published online: 12 Dec 2022   Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development   Volume 64, 2022 - Issue 5-6
  • https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969716317375?via%3Dihub Radiofrequency radiation injures trees around mobile phone base stations  Science of The Total Environment  Volume 572, 1 December 2016, Pages 554-569
  • https://ehtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/Tree-damage-by-radiofrequency-radiation-translated-from-German-.pdf Tree Damage Caused by Radiofrequency Radiation, Exemplary Observations from 2005 to 2021 in Germany     by Cornelia Waldmann-Selsam
  • More on EHT:  https://ehtrust.org/?s=birds+bees+and+trees+webinar 

• Don't forget about the ban on incandescent bulbs by August 1st!
  • Sign the petition: https://www.change.org/p/incandescent-bulbs-reversing-the-upcoming-ban
  • One place to purchase bulbs is 1000bulbs.com 

• Doe Kelly shared a "smart" meter intention for Longmont (repeat as if already accomplished!):
  "I and a team of inspired, dedicated others celebrate with great joy,
  our victory on behalf of safe technology in Longmont and elsewhere;
  through our hearts, minds and actions we successfully circumvented
  the implementation of wireless smart meters in our community, and we
  live, daily bathed in the grace, gratitude, and great satisfaction of that
  accomplishment."
  
  To the benefit of all sentient beings,
  to the highest good of all concerned!

• Mark Graham shared that in Elk Grove California they have our "front yard rule" for cell antennas, which says the city will not permit a cell antenna immediately adjacent to or immediately across the street from the front yard of a residential dwelling.  This is the direct result of their grassroots campaign in 2018 and 2019.  See www.KeepCellAntennasAway.org

• Sidnee shared Broadband myths - TIF Article slamming Wired Broadband. We need to respond to this Most recent article: https://itif.org/publications/2022/12/05/state-of-us-broadband-in-2022-reassessing-the-whole-picture/

• Nancy shared that Reflectix works well as a shielding material, and that it has been safe even facing electricity lines.  Home Depot has this for about $135/100'x4' roll

• Shari Champagne shared that Houma Louisiana is equipping the existing towers with 5G without any permits or regulation compliance, and their city council refused to make an ordinance after meeting with AT&T.

• Ruth shared that Baton Rouge has one of the best telecom ordinances in the country! 

• Two people gave some good acronym ideas for "Smart": 
  • Sidnee: We can redefine the term “SMART” cities to Surveillance Mechanisms to Access Reception and Transmission/ (of Personal Data)
  • Angel Oakley: 
    • Surveillance
      Monitoring
      Analysis
      Reporting
      Technology

Sincerely,