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		<title>Simple Safer Tech Summary</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 04:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Get safer tech on the ballot &#8211; support our initiative petition for a simple solution because we all need: We can support safer access for all: Make Safer Simple to See: Support an Office of Research and Technology that examines &#38; shares how to make technology safer, or, if impossible, sidestep it entirely. Support Safer ... <a title="Simple Safer Tech Summary" class="read-more" href="https://lasttreelaws.com/simple-safer-tech-summary/" aria-label="Read more about Simple Safer Tech Summary">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Core Problem with Radiating Tech</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 02:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Common-sense boundaries regarding radiating tech have been cast aside by financial Interests in commercial expansion, data control, and more. Massachusetts lacks an independent, industry-free body to research how the use of non-ionizing radiation—including wireless networks, electricity, and artificial light—impacts public safety, democracy, and community health. However grim, examination of the worst-case scenario is necessary to ... <a title="Core Problem with Radiating Tech" class="read-more" href="https://lasttreelaws.com/radiating-tech/" aria-label="Read more about Core Problem with Radiating Tech">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Safer Tech Q. &#038; A.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:02:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Q &#38; A Download Q. Does this petition ban cell phones, Wi-Fi, or smart devices? No. You may keep your personal and work technology. Q. What does the the office of research &#38; technology optimization (ORTO) actually do? ORTO prepares public reports, conducts research, and establishes a state-sponsored scientific journal&#8211;bypassing academic censorship&#8211;that provide independent information ... <a title="Safer Tech Q. &#38; A." class="read-more" href="https://lasttreelaws.com/safer-tech-petition-qa/" aria-label="Read more about Safer Tech Q. &#38; A.">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>New Ballot Initiative Launches to Optimize Technology Safety</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Last Tree Laws]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 06:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[BOSTON, MA &#8212; This August the ballot committee ‘Safer Tech at LastTreeLaws.com’ filed a comprehensive initiative petition with the attorney general in Boston to establish the advisory Office of Research and Technology Optimization (ORTO). The proposed independent office will establish an &#8220;As Safe As Reasonable and Achievable&#8221; (ASARAA) guideline for consumer and state technology, bridging ... <a title="New Ballot Initiative Launches to Optimize Technology Safety" class="read-more" href="https://lasttreelaws.com/technology-safety-launch-2026/" aria-label="Read more about New Ballot Initiative Launches to Optimize Technology Safety">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Science: Wireless Radiation &#038; EMF on our Mind &#038; Nervous System</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Last Tree Laws]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:41:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The nervous system can be compared to a command center that sends electromagnetic signals to your brain, spine, and nerves, coordinating sensation, breathing, heartbeat, movement, sight, digestion, and more. Impairment or dysregulation of the nervous system can lead to headaches, tremors, seizures, indigestion, and more. Conditions such as Alzheimer&#8217;s disease, multiple sclerosis, and epilepsy impair ... <a title="Science: Wireless Radiation &#38; EMF on our Mind &#38; Nervous System" class="read-more" href="https://lasttreelaws.com/science-emf/" aria-label="Read more about Science: Wireless Radiation &#38; EMF on our Mind &#38; Nervous System">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Near Field, Cell Phone, and Cell Tower Studies</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Last Tree Laws]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[About 36 studies total were examined and used to suggest tobacco was harmful in 1964, leading the surgeon general to issue a warning. Today, many more than 36 high quality studies confirm non-ionizing radiation, whether from cell towers or high voltage power lines, is harmful, with harmful effects from legal exposures. Industry denies harm and ... <a title="Near Field, Cell Phone, and Cell Tower Studies" class="read-more" href="https://lasttreelaws.com/near-field-cell-phone-and-cell-tower-studies/" aria-label="Read more about Near Field, Cell Phone, and Cell Tower Studies">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Safer &#038; Less Tech for Sustainable Lives</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Last Tree Laws]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Announcing a MA ballot committee, Safer Tech at LastTreeLaws.com Elon Musk is right: we need more children and more people. But we don&#8217;t need them to run a corporate machine; we need people who can care. Real care means nurturing children, nourishing forests, helping the disabled, and conserving limited and valuable resources. However, we cannot ... <a title="Safer &#38; Less Tech for Sustainable Lives" class="read-more" href="https://lasttreelaws.com/safer-less-tech-for-sustainable-lives/" aria-label="Read more about Safer &#38; Less Tech for Sustainable Lives">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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