Last Tree Laws reflects the importance of saving the trees, the whole environment and humanity before the last tree falls by working to change laws. A lack of democracy, corruption, and poverty is, after all, a cause of environmental degradation and clear cutting: trees need healthy democracies. The inspiration for the name ‘Last Tree Laws’ … Read more
Scroll down for sample amendments to limit the smart grid. Why? As far back as 2014, warnings were filed with the DPU that people were getting very sick from the ‘smart’ grid – such as Dr. Robert Pontius Gilmore who was one of four members appointed by Clark University to examine the technologies; Dr. William … Read more
Author: Kirstin Beatty, with thanks to Sigrid Schmalzer for the sickle cell details | Updated 6 April 2022 Some people wrongly believe the Black Panthers were anti-white and violent (they promoted self defense), but setting that aside a moment, notice what can be learned from their experience.
Even if you set aside thousands of studies showing wireless harms wildlife, wireless is a known security risk. We need legislators, in the very brief time available now before the session for major bills ends on 31 July 2022, to propose the below amendments to wire broadband and telecommunications in nursing homes, soldier’s homes, schools, … Read more
Frequently Asked Questions Reprinted with permission, with extra italicized parts added by K. Beatty. Arthur Firstenberg, director of the Cellphone Task Force, prepared this Q&A (posted on the site under newsletters) with a focus on cellphones, to invite support for an EchoEarth.org petition to cut cellphone use.
Massachusetts bill S.186 to investigate electromagnetic exposures from technology could be redesigned to promote transparency & better representation, as suggested below. If not amended, a whitewash is likely, while with amendments this is still possible but less so. The following are 6 proposed S.186 amendments, for which feedback is welcome (esp. #V, VI). These could … Read more
The following letter was testimony for a 2021-22 bill that died. Scroll to bottom for finding on Mass. fluoridated towns with greater hip fractures. Many residents have sought to remove fluoride from municipal water supplies after examining the research. In Wilmington, the Director of Public Health in 2000 recommended ending fluoridation after researching the subject. … Read more
The following written testimony was provided, additional to spoken testimony, in 2021. Massachusetts needs to insure modern electricity and communications are safe. RECORD SHOWS SUBSTANTIAL HARM Substantial evidence exists in the research record that radiofrequency emissions from electricity and wireless communications cause biological changes such as increased oxidation (ROS) leading to downstream effects including calcium … Read more
The following was provided to MA legislators in a 2021 hearing, yet the bill was killed. Through grade 12, our state standards require public school students utilize technology in nearly every subject in addition to media and computer science digital requirements. Massachusetts has a Pre-K educational writing standard requiring pre-kindergarteners use digital tools to convey … Read more
ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) CRITIQUE Critical testimony jointly submitted to the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities dockets 21-90, 21-91, and 21-92 on utility EV proposals on 14 September 2021 — available at MA DPU, but link may change after corrected copy is provided. Ken Gartner also provided a separate letter including more technical criticism. Dear Secretary … Read more