Help get safer tech solutions on the Massachusetts ballot:

Help Get Safer Tech on the Ballot

Support our initiative petition because we all need:

• Safer Technology
• Someone to Speak for the People and the Trees

We can support safer access for all:

Make Safer Simple to See:

Support an Office of Research and Technology that examines & shares how to make technology safer, or, if impossible, sidestep it entirely.

Support Safer Tech Experts:

Tech is hard to understand, fix, analyze, and control. We need experts on the side of the public working to analyze tech impacts on civil liberties, health, safety, environment, and the economy.

Start with a Single Focus (for now)

Because Massachusetts requires 1 subject only for petition initiatives, this petition focuses on non-ionizing radiation. The framework allows evaluation of privacy aspects (e.g. tracking location), economic impacts, energy costs, due process, security issues, property rights, safety, disability rights, public and environmental health, etc.

Protect through Transparency & Solutions

This office would share solutions with the people and our state government to allow individuals and our government to make better choices. These independent experts would also be able to provide expert testimony in court, in support of safer technology, and research existing emissions and impacts.

Please donate. We need funds. Last year, there were 4 lawyers fighting our petition. This year, there will be more intensive pressure because this framework, this petition, has greater potential to move forward and shift law and society. They will attack our legal memorandum, which will require more legal analysis, removing time for organizing.

Core Problem with Wireless + Tech EMF Emissions

Please see our printable materials as well: (a) Regulatory Gaps & (b) Sample Research Areas.

• Fighting Powerful Interests: Interests in commercial expansion and data control have bypassed common-sense boundaries. While Massachusetts pours hundreds of millions into advanced technology infrastructure, the Commonwealth lacks an independent, industry-free body to research how cumulative exposures to non-ionizing radiation—including wireless networks, electricity, and artificial light—impact public safety and community health.
• Civil Liberties & Real-Time Data Collection: Constant wireless emissions allow intensive data collection through tracking, and significantly provide a real time interface with our data, increasing criminal opportunities. The proposed advisory office (ORTO) will independently evaluate the 4th and 14th Amendment implications of continuous data harvesting and the erosion of community due process rights.
• Economic & Infrastructure Vulnerability: Wireless systems are structurally more expensive to maintain and significantly more vulnerable to interception and interference than secure, wired alternatives. The advisory office can conduct critical economic modeling, including the hidden energy demands of new AI infrastructure, the devaluation of residential property near cell installations, and cybersecurity threats to smart utility grids. ORTO can provide solutions, such as how to minimize energy demands.
• Autonomous & Robotic Vulnerabilities: As industry pushes rapid automation, the connectivity required for AI mobility and robotics introduces unexamined points of failure. Independent experts are needed to model national security and public safety risks stemming from algorithmic failures, signal jamming, or the remote override of automated transit and automated workforce infrastructure.
• Electric/ Electronic Property Damage: Utilities & other industries save money with cheap design that creates powerful & unsteady electromagnetic fields (EMF) – poor power quality, as industry calls it, can reduce the life time of electronic appliances. This same power power quality can also cause errors in utility bills and digital diagnostics, which is why hospitals have filters for better power quality. Solar installations can wreak havoc on household refrigerators, etc., and if installed need serious filtration and regulation.
• Ecological & Wildlife Displacement: Human populations are not the only ones impacted by sprawling wireless and electrical grids. Dense ambient electromagnetic fields introduce unprecedented stressors into our local ecosystems. Independent experts under ORTO can conduct vital ecological modeling to track the documented disruptions of these technologies on migratory birds, honeybee navigation, soil microbes, and tree canopies across the Commonwealth.
• Institutional Monopolies, Legislative, & Regulatory Capture: Not only does wireless allow replacement of workers with AI, but laws may also require businesses, institutions, and employees to adopt monopoly technology that may be costly or create problems. For example, technology mandates in schools are widely seen as resulting in excessive screen time. Proposed federal laws for wireless tags (traceability) on every farm animal & farm technology could penalize small farms with extra costs, harm farm health, and disrupt productivity as shown by research–wireless ‘precision agriculture‘ further harms sustainability and, through new cyber threats, security.
• Large-Scale Energy Grids & High-Voltage Exposures: The rapid transition to large-scale alternative energy projects is introducing unprecedented levels of extremely low frequency (ELF) magnetic fields (non-ionizing radiation fields from electricity) directly into public spaces. High-capacity transmission cables now routing underneath oceans, town streets, and residential sidewalks generate localized magnetic field readings exceeding 500 milligauss. These massive, localized exposures are occurring right next to homes and public thoroughfares with zero regulatory baseline or long-term safety oversight.
• Childhood Health Vulnerabilities & Historical Risk Thresholds: Epidemiological data compiled over decades by public health organizations has consistently flagged chronic, prolonged exposures to extremely low frequency magnetic fields as a major risk factor for pediatric disease. Major epidemiological reviews indicate that persistent, chronic exposures to magnetic fields starting between 3 to 4 milligauss are statistically linked to a doubling of childhood leukemia risks. Despite these established thresholds, modern commercial utility expansions are exposing high numbers of families to fields hundreds of times stronger than historical background levels.
• The Absence of Modern Safety Standards: Neither federal nor state regulatory agencies currently mandate a safe exposure limit for power-frequency magnetic fields inside residential areas or public walkways. Energy corporations are permitted to deploy deep-trench infrastructure through neighborhoods without mapping cumulative fields or evaluating the biological impacts on surrounding households. The advisory framework under ORTO will establish independent tracking registries and field-propagation models to evaluate our energy grid infrastructure and recommend “As Safe As Reasonable and Achievable” guidelines.
• Escalation of Wireless Power Density: Historically, public health tracking documented elevated illness and localized health drops within a two-mile radius of early, centralized cell installations. Today, the rapid proliferation of high-density “small cell” antennas mounted directly onto neighborhood utility poles—combined with the high output fields of modern mobile devices—has caused ambient wireless exposures to skyrocket continuously since 2005. This unprecedented surge in ambient power density correlates directly with the rising incidence of chronic physiological symptoms heavily documented in international research literature, including persistent headaches, cognitive disruption, and systemic health degradation.
• Economic Displacement, Property Devaluation, and Legal Barriers: The forced placement of high-power wireless infrastructure in close proximity to residential zones causes immediate, severe drops in local property valuation while inducing localized environmental illnesses that can lead to housing instability and displacement. While communities frequently exhaust personal resources fighting local tower expansions, they are systematically disadvantaged by a lack of accessible, independent technical expertise. The advisory framework under ORTO solves this crisis by authorizing state-backed, industry-free experts to conduct independent field investigations and file authoritative legal briefs. This directly bridges the massive financial gap that currently prevents everyday citizens and municipal attorneys from accessing expert testimony in civil court or tort claims.
• 6G, Biometric Integration, and the ‘Internet of Bodies’: The developing 6G wireless architecture proposes the systemic integration of network transmitters directly inside biological structures—including automated digital pills, networked pacemakers, and invasive neural interfaces. This unmonitored ‘Internet of Bodies’ introduces severe, unprecedented vulnerabilities, including biometric hackability, catastrophic localized hardware failure, and the potential for algorithmic or remote manipulation of critical human bodily systems. Because private employers are not bound by the same constitutional restrictions as state actors, corporate entities could legally mandate invasive invasive technologies as a mandatory condition of employment. Independent, state-sanctioned ethical and technical review is urgently required to recommend that these highly invasive systems are either structurally safe and ethical or entirely rejected.
• Cyber-Physical Remote Vulnerabilities & Infrastructure Abuse: The aggressive push for wireless connectivity across residential appliances, smart grids, automated stoves, and connected vehicles introduces massive cyber-physical security risks. The capability to remotely deactivate residential climate and heating systems has already been abused by commercial utility providers to enforce dynamic grid demands, threatening vulnerable households during extreme weather events. Furthermore, this centralized, wireless control framework creates an attractive target for malicious actors or state-sponsored cybercriminals seeking to induce widespread domestic disruption, property damage, or physical harm through remote infrastructure overrides.
• Proliferation and Safeguards Against Directed Energy Systems: The rapid evolution of high-capacity wireless applications has naturally led to the militarization and weaponization of the electromagnetic spectrum, commonly referred to as directed energy or electromagnetic weapons systems. Evaluating how these high-power technologies migrate from specialized military or tactical law enforcement contexts into domestic environments is vital to public safety. ORTO can provide the necessary research infrastructure to track, analyze, and proactively recommend state-level frameworks to protect civilian spaces from electromagnetic weapon misuse, accidental deployment, or automated hardware failure.
• Accountability Gaps in Micro-Current Weapons: The rapid deployment of novel “less-lethal” weapons by federal and local law enforcement bypasses traditional accountability mechanisms. A prominent example is the Department of Homeland Security’s multi-million dollar procurement plan to outfit field agents with Generated Low Output Voltage Emitters (G.L.O.V.E. systems). While traditional Tasers fire visible probes to cause complete neuromuscular failure, these conductive tactical gloves deliver high-frequency electrical pulses directly into a subject’s skin via palm-contact sensors to force rapid pain compliance. Because these micro-current devices short-circuit sensory nerves without leaving distinct entry wounds or burn marks, they create deep systemic red flags for judicial oversight, use-of-force documentation, and public transparency.
• Physical Risks and Liability Mitigation Strategies: Commercial vendors heavily market conductive distraction devices to municipal agencies by emphasizing their capacity to mitigate civil litigation and liability. However, real-world deployment frequently contradicts safety assertions. Medical and legal tracking indicates that prolonged exposure to high-frequency electric currents introduces acute medical complications, particularly for individuals with underlying cardiac conditions. The advisory framework under ORTO allows independent scientific research to help mitigate misuse and complications.
• Epidemiological Realities and Biological Stressors: A robust and expanding body of independent, peer-reviewed scientific literature definitively links chronic exposure to non-ionizing radiation and electromagnetic fields (EMF) to significant biological disruptions. Independent research documents systemic impacts, including cellular oxidative stress, elevated cancer risks, neurological impairment, and severe reproductive degradation affecting both men and women. Because health is fundamental to a thriving society, the proposed Office of Research and Technology Optimization (ORTO) will examine relevant public health trends independently of commercial influence. [See our case series here.]
• Regulatory Deficits and Federal Preemption: Despite continuous reports from residents regarding acute physical symptoms following rapid infrastructure deployments, state and federal entities have consistently failed to enact protective policy frameworks. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has aggressively moved to preempt local municipal zoning rights and shield commercial telecommunications vendors from civil liability. This systematic regulatory failure has allowed ambient environmental exposures to escalate unchecked, leaving vulnerable populations—including children, pregnant women, and future generations—completely unprotected by existing federal baselines.
• Algorithmic Bias, Corporate Wealth, and Narrative Control: Navigating the modern digital landscape presents a severe barrier to public information access. Major search engines actively prioritize paid corporate sponsorships and optimized commercial indexing, effectively suppressing independent scientific critiques and community safety concerns behind a wall of corporate wealth. Furthermore, automated artificial intelligence models frequently default to industry-backed safety narratives unless explicitly challenged with independent documentation. This systemic restriction of information distorts public opinion and compromises the objective analysis required for sound democratic policymaking. Establishing ORTO within the Commonwealth is a critical step toward neutralizing this commercial bias and restoring objective, evidence-based integrity to our state’s public information ecosystem.
• The Elimination of Consumer Autonomy and Safe Spaces: As smart grids, 5G small cells, and automated systems expand aggressively across the Commonwealth, mitigating individual exposure has become a financial and logistical impossibility for the average citizen. True consumer choice has been effectively eliminated, as retrofitting a home or maintaining a low-exposure lifestyle is prohibitively expensive and legally complex. Because there is no longer a realistic “safe exit” from these pervasive networks, establishing a state advisory body to recommend an “As Safe As Reasonably Achievable” (ASARAA) standard of care is the only viable path to protecting public health and restoring basic consumer autonomy.

Hidden Solutions Exist:

Federal law or jurisdictional authorities prevent mandating changes, but laws can change and people can choose to prefer safer choices. This law would help find more solutions – some ideas already exist:

• 👨‍🎓 Monitoring, Research, & Advice: We need monitoring of non-ionizing radiation exposures – and research, legal & policy analysis.
• 🔌 Safer & Less Tech: Government could support access to safer options, including options for less tech.
• 📉 Drastically Reduce Signals: Recommend systems to transmit minimal data, instead of sending wireless signals every minute, and to provide offline operations wherever possible.
• ⚡ Safer Power Lines: Monitor utility companies and corporations regarding fields and other electromagnetic exposures.
• 🛑 The Right to Free Opt-Out: Recommend every homeowner has a zero cost option to decline wireless smart utility meters.
• ⚖️ Accountability: Where possible, we could identify where industries need to change or be held accountable. A nice one would be to support criminal liability for utilities that allow a smart meter system that disrupts pacemakers and causes health issues, especially since financial penalties simply shift to ratepayers.

CAMPAIGN UNDER CONSTRUCTION. Please bear with us while we make changes for our safer tech campaign, including flyers, posters, etc. Remodeling is in process.

Timeline of Petition Initiative

This Massachusetts ballot initiative requires collecting 74,574+ certified voter signatures from mid-
September through November 17, 2026 (Round 1) and may require a second round May to June 2027. A strict rule requires voters to only sign petitions specifically designated for their hometown. Volunteers can participate by gathering signatures, hosting petition sheets, or assisting with the organization and submission of documents.

2026: Round 1

• From Now On: Mobilize & Publicize for Volunteers, Infrastructure, & Support
• Aug. 5: Submit a Signed Proposed Law (Initiative Petition) to Attorney General
• Distribute Printed Petitions: Collect and Distribute Printed Petitions with Instructions (c. Sept. 7-18, 2026)
• Sept. 14: Start Signature Collection & Submission to Town Clerks
• Nov. 17, Tuesday: Finalize all Signatures
• Nov. 18, Wed. (before 5 PM): Last Day to Submit Signatures to Town Clerks for Certification (Round 1)
• Dec. 2, Wed.: Give 74,574+ Certified Petitions to the Secretary of State in Boston

2027: State Legislature Vote

• 4 May Tuesday 2027: Last Day for State Legislature to Vote to Pass Petition Initiative without 2nd Round

2027: Round 2 (If State Legislature Fails to Pass)

• May 5, 2027: If not Passed by State, Request New Printed Petitions
• Round 2 Signature Collection: Collect 12,429+ Signatures & Submit to Town Clerks
• June 23, 2027, Wednesday: Last Day to Submit Signatures to Town Clerks for Certification (Round 2)
• July 7, 2027, Wednesday: Last Day to Submit 12,429+ Certified Signatures to Secretary of State in Boston

2028: People’s Vote on Ballot Question

• November 14, 2028: Massachusetts’ voters decide whether to pass the proposed petition for a law through a ballot question.