Newsletter November - December 2016

This free newsletter is published by EMR Aware, a citizens' group based in Northern NSW Australia. It contains information on the health, environmental, and social impacts of modern electro-technologies. This is offered in the pubic interest to encourage a fair and balanced discussion of the topics at hand. Particular attention is paid to material that may not be made widely available by industry and their Government regulators.

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Mobile and Cordless Phones

NTP: Cell Phone RF Breaks DNA. Consistent with Higher Tumor Counts
20 Years After Landmark Lai-Singh Study. http://microwavenews.com/news-center/ntp-comet-assay

Humanity's genetic future at risk. Types of DNA damage and breaks.

How Susceptible Are Genes to Mobile Phone Radiation. State of the Research – Endorsements of Safety and Controversies – Self-Help Recommendations. https://www.icems.eu/docs/howsusceptiblearegenes.pdf

The Intracranial Distribution of Gliomas in Relation to Exposure From Mobile Phones: Analyses From the INTERPHONE Study. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27810856

Study Highlights Dangers of Cell Phone/Smart Meter Radiation. http://www.timesrecord.com/news/2016-09-21/Opinion/Study_Highlights_Dangers_of_Cell_PhoneSmart_Meter_.html

Do Cell Phone and Wi-Fi Fields Harm Our Body? http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/2155494-do-cell-phones-and-wi-fi-fields-harm-our-body/

Karl Maret, MD, Expert Forum on Cell Phone and Wireless Risks, June 22, 2015. https://vimeo.com/132039697

iPhone 6 Radiation Levels: Most Popular Post on Electromagnetic Radiation Safety. http://www.saferemr.com/2016/08/iphone-6-radiation-levels-most-popular.html

Apple Eliminates Headphpone Jack from iPhone 7: Harmful to your Health? http://edition.cnn.com/2016/09/08/health/apple-iphone-7-no-headphone-jack/

Phone Makers Could Cut Off Drivers. So Why Don't They? http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/25/technology/phone-makers-could-cut-off-drivers-so-why-dont-they.html?_r=2

Telstra, while heavily promoting wireless services, adopts an advertising slogan that evokes hard-wired reliability.

"Any one exposed to over 2,000 hours of cell phone use - about an hour a day for 10 years - can expect a 370% increase in the risk of developing brain cancer." - America's foremost neurosurgeon Dr. Keith Black

5G and Millimeter Waves

The forthcoming 5G phone network will operate within the millimeter wave band at radar-like frequencies ranging from 24GHz to 95GHz. FCC Commissioner Michael O'Rielly advises this "will require a ten-fold or greater siting of wireless towers and antennas. We may see a million new small cells and DAS antennas deployed in the next five years". Understanding Millimetre Wave Wireless Communication. http://www.loeacom.com/pdf%20files/L1104-WP_Understanding%20MMWCom.pdf

FCC May Force Powerful 5G Wi-Fi on Communities. http://www.odwyerpr.com/story/public/7841/2016-11-03/fcc-may-force-powerful-5g-wi-fi-communities.html

Sample protest submission to the FCC. http://www.electronicsilentspring.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Levitt-5G-comment.pdf

DAS: Distributed Antenna System. Inconspicuous small cell antennae will be deployed throughout public places, and even by force of law on private property.

Wireless Pollution "Out of Control" as Corporate Race for 5G Gears Up. http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_analysis/2988266/wireless_pollution_out_of_control_as_corporate_race_for_5g_gears_up.html

Narcotic effect. Electromagnetic Millimeter Wave Induced Hypoalgesia: Frequency Dependence and Involvement of Endogenous Opioids. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18064600

Search for the Effect of Millimeter Waves on Synaptic Processes in the Central Nervous System. http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-1-4615-4867-6_233

Current State and Implications of Research on Biological Effects of Millimeter Waves: A Review of the Literature. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9771583

"Specific terahertz radiation exposure may significantly affect the natural dynamics of DNA, and thereby influence intricate molecular processes involved in gene expression and DNA replication." DNA Breathing Dynamics in the Presence of a Terahertz Field. https://arxiv.org/pdf/0910.5294v1.pdf

All-pervasive 5G Infrastructure

How to establish the far higher signal density required for 5G? Turn everything into a phone tower.

Not All "Small Cells" Created Equal, Say Municipalities in Wireless Siting Rules Suit. http://www.bna.com/not-small-cells-n17179925917/

California Small Cell Ruling, iPhone 7 Arrival … 5 Things to Know Today. http://www.rcrwireless.com/20160916/network-infrastructure/california-small-cell-ruling-iphone-7-arrival-5-things-to-know-today-tag4

Is 5G Technology Dangerous? Early Data Shows a Slight Increase of Tumors in Male Rats Exposed to Cellphone Radiation. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-cellphone-5g-health-20160808-snap-story.html

Oppose Development of Spectrum Frontiers 5G on Health Grounds. http://www.electronicsilentspring.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Ron-Powell-Comments-on-5Gpdf.pdf

Microwave Towers

Phone, National Broadband, Emergency Networks, Radio, TV

A questionable place for phone antennae. For privacy reasons, we deleted the name of this Cancer Institute from its sign.

Biological Effects from Exposure to Electromagnetic Radiation Emitted by Cell Tower Base Stations and Other Antenna Arrays. http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1139/A10-018?src=recsys&

Landmark Cell Tower Study. http://it-takes-time.com/2015/10/landmark-cell-tower-study.html

Cell Tower Health Effects. http://www.saferemr.com/2015/04/cell-tower-health-effects.html

Australian readers may be familliar with recent media coverage of the Tromp family who were reportedly pursued by authorities for fleeing their farm (photo below) in a state of panic. Note the phone tower to the right of their home. http://www.news.com.au/national/is-the-tromp-family-suffering-from-a-rare-shared-psychotic-disorder-known-as-folie--deux/news-story/7b349973f3af4588002f9b21bce007d6

"Inhabitants living nearby mobile phone base stations are at risk of developing neuropsychiatric problems ..." Neurobehavioral Effects Among Inhabitants Around Mobile Phone Base Stations. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16962663

"Fatigue, irritability, lack of appetite, sleep troubles, depression and lack of concentration were especially related with GSM exposure." Subjective Symptoms Related to GSM Radiation from Mobile Phone Base Stations: A Cross-sectional Study. http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/3/12/e003836.full

Towers and Property Values

Unsold residential block next to a tower.

Phone Masts Blight House Sales. https://www.theguardian.com/money/2003/may/25/houseprices.uknews

Cell Towers Often Unwelcome Neighbours. https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2013/06/17/cellphone_towers_often_unwelcome_neighbours.html

National Association of Realtors. Field Guide to Cell Phone Towers. http://www.realtor.org/field-guides/field-guide-to-cell-phone-towers

Survey by the National Institute for Science, Law & Public Policy Indicates Cell Towers and Antennas Negatively Impact Interest in Real Estate Properties. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140703005726/en/Survey-National-Institute-Science-Law-Public-Policy#.VNRBPp3F-So

Do telcos disclose this to landowners before they agree to a tower? Decreased Real Estate Value. https://sites.google.com/site/nocelltowerinourneighborhood/home/decreased-real-estate-value

A Pushback Against Cell Towers. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/29/realestate/29Lizo.html?_r=2&ref=realestate

National Broadband Network (NBN)

Australia's NBN fixed wireless architecture is essentially WiMAX, now rejected as obsolete by most of the world. But our NBN has no planned upgrade path for it. Instead, they are reportedly applying high pressure sales tactics to boost low consumer uptake before arrival of the competitive and faster 5G network.

What Has Gone Wrong with the NBN? http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-01/manning-what-went-wrong-with-the-nbn/7210408

Vocus CEO Geoff Horth Says NBN Co Business Model Will Not Work. http://www.afr.com/brand/chanticleer/vocus-ceo-geoff-horth-says-nbn-co-business-model-will-not-work-20160922-grlx96

If Innovation Really Counts. http://www.stevebaxter.com.au/innovation-really-counts/

Who You Should Blame for the NBN (Hint: Not Just Turnbull). https://www.crikey.com.au/2016/01/13/who-you-should-blame-for-the-nbn-hint-not-just-turnbull/?wpmp_switcher=mobile?wpmp_switcher=mobile

Resources, critical user experience and commentary on the NBN roll-out. Better Internet for Rural, Regional and Remote Australia. https://birrraus.com/nbn-items/

Revealed: China's Communist Party's Link to NBN. http://www.smh.com.au/national/revealed-chinas-communist-party-link-to-nbn-20161105-gsipc1.html

Have you noticed deterioration of digital TV reception after activation of your local NBN 4G network? Here is an informed letter of complaint by one affected resident in Northern NSW. http://www.emraware.com/documents/nbn_interference_letter.pdf

Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

Home, Business, Hotspots

Wi-Fi Dangers - BBC Panorama. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewdikNQhjUo

Two videos from Today Tonight Adelaide. Australian Media Reports on Wi-Fi Risks. https://smartgridawareness.org/2014/07/07/australian-media-reports-on-wi-fi-risks/

Harvard Lawrence Lessig and Dr. Franz Adlkofer on Wireless Health Risk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiwhO6zEkn4

For the discerning patient. List of UK Hospitals Providing Free Patient and Visitor Wi-Fi. https://community.jisc.ac.uk/groups/nhs-he-forum-connectivity-project/article/list-uk-hospitals-providing-free-patient-and

Health Minister Caught Misleading Canadians about Safety of their Wireless Devices. http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/health-minister-caught-misleading-canadians-about-safety-of-their-wireless-devices-596620961.html

The Future of Wi-Fi Revealed. http://electronicdesign.com/wifi/future-wi-fi-revealed

Are There Limits to Growth in Data Traffic?: On Time Use, Data Generation and Speed. http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/79728/1/time_and_data_LIMITS2016_revised.pdf

Children and Schools

The Horror Stories Are Real. Don’t Give Your Children a Smartphone. https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/the-madness-of-giving-your-child-a-smartphone

Forthcoming Book: Mobile Communications and Children's Health. http://www.emfacts.com/2016/10/forthcoming-book-mobile-communications-and-childrens-health/

Education with radiation, compliments of compulsory Wi-Fi.

Doctors for Safer Schools. http://doctorsforsaferschools.org/

The Pen Is Mightier Than the Keyboard: Advantages of Longhand Over Laptop Note Taking. http://pss.sagepub.com/content/25/6/1159.full.pdf+html

Brochure from Victoria State on child internet addictions. Problematic Internet Usage. http://www.education.vic.gov.au/Documents/about/programs/bullystoppers/smproblematic.pdf

American Academy of Pediatrics Issues New Recommendations to "Reduce Exposure to Cell Phones". http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/american-academy-of-pediatrics-issues-new-recommendations-to-reduce-exposure-to-cell-phones-726805.htm

Reset Your Child's Brain: A Four-Week Plan to End Meltdowns, Raise Grades, and Boost Social Skills by Reversing the Effects of Electronic Screen-Time. http://drdunckley.com/reset-your-childs-brain/

"I believe that 30% of all childhood cancers are associated with EMF exposure." - Dr. David Carpenter, Dean at the School of Public Health, State University of New York

Smart Grid

Electricity, Water and Gas Meters, AMI, HAN

Unlike in the State of Victoria, where smart meters were forced upon customers, in NSW there is an official opt-out path for account holders who can see through the slick pro-meter sales pitch. https://www.originenergy.com.au/advanced-meter-optout.html#/start

Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation Power Density Levels for Smart Meters, Various Biological Effects, and Exposure Guidelines. https://smartmeternewsupdates.wordpress.com/2015/01/15/radiofrequency-rf-radiation-power-density-levels-for-smart-meters-various-biological-effects-and-exposure-guidelines/

Live Blood Analysis - Observable Effects of RF/MW Radiation via Smart Meters. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4JDEspdx58

Smart Meter Risks in 2016: Global Rollout Continues. http://anhinternational.org/2016/01/06/smart-meter-risk-in-2016/

EMF Safty Network - Smart Meters. http://emfsafetynetwork.org/smart-meters/

Stop the £11 Billion "Smart Meter" Ripoff! http://www.theecologist.org/blogs_and_comments/commentators/2983240/stop_the_11_billion_smart_meter_ripoff.html

Smart Meters Are Poor Value, Find 10 EU Countries. http://www.climatechangenews.com/2014/06/19/eu-efficiency-set-back-as-countries-delay-smart-meter-rollout/

Recent comments to the Michigan Public Service Commission by an Electrical Engineer. https://michiganstopsmartmeters.com/2016/10/12/

"Smart" Utility Meters. Are They Smart for You? http://stopsmartmeters.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Are-They-Smart-for-You-v3.pdf

Do You Have a Smart Meter? https://www.emfanalysis.com/do-you-have-a-smart-meter/

Internet of Things (IoT)

One way street. Visions of heaven within a techno-bubble.

Forget Smart Cities, What About Smart Citizens? http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=f642a193-364f-4196-b087-8e1ea66a59a3.

Smart Cities - Power to the Citizens? http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=4189e304-5c09-4a31-96eb-33ca32ff8b3b

Globalist control agenda. Why industry wants every-single-thing wirelessly connected. The Hype Srrounding 5G. https://vimeo.com/184138242

Marketers predict that by 2020, we'll have 21 billion IoT devices. Tracking the Internet of Things for the Australasian IT Community. https://www.iotaustralia.org.au/2016/09/08/iotnewanz/iot-players-form-alliance-promote-hypercat-iot-standard/

The Cloud Begins with Coal. An Overview of the Electricity Used by the Digital Ecosystem. http://www.electronicsilentspring.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Cloud_Begins_With_Coal.pdf

A New Era of Internet Attacks Powered by Everyday Devices. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/23/us/politics/a-new-era-of-internet-attacks-powered-by-everyday-devices.html?_r=0

Malware targets the IoT. Powerful New Cyberweapon Can Take Down Portions of Internet. http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/2166819-powerful-new-cyberweapon-can-take-down-portions-of-internet/

Wearable Technology

Biometrics, Implants

DARPA and the Brain Initiative. http://www.darpa.mil/program/our-research/darpa-and-the-brain-initiative

Pentagon to Merge Next-gen Binoculars with Soldiers' Brains. https://www.wired.com/2007/05/binoculars/

Fitness bands shown to lack health benefits. Effects of Wearable Technology Combined With a Lifestyle Intervention on Long-term Weight Loss. http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2553448

The new "reality"? Wear your mobile phone on your face. Patec Virtual Reality 3D Glasses with Suction Cups. http://www.androidcoliseum.com/2016/06/patec-virtual-reality-3d-glasses-with.html

Mains Radiation, ELF

Powerlines, Wiring, Appliances

On the vulnerability of human brainwaves to low frequency EMR. ELF Waves and EEG Entrainment: A Psychotronic Warfare Possibility. http://www.bobbeck.com/pdfs/beck-article-elf-waves-and-eeg-entrainment.pdf

Psychotronics is entering the mainstream. Phone app plus inductive headset. ELF Emmit. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/elf-emmit-a-wearable-for-the-optimized-self-sleep#/

The effects of sub-audible "infrasound". Miskelly, Paul. Writes about Steve Cooper’s "Wind Farm Noise - An Ethical Dilemma." http://waubrafoundation.org.au/resources/miskelly-paul-writes-about-steve-coopers-wind-farm-noise-an-ethical-dilemma/

Smart Meters and "Dirty Power "

Distortion of a smoothly alternating, 50/60Hz mains current by switching spikes from a connected smart meter.

Home occupants exposed to chaotic EMR. New Critical Problem with "Smart" Meters: The Switching-Mode Power Supply (SMPS). http://eon3emfblog.net/?p=2180

Nerve Disrupting Frequencies Radiating from Smart Meters. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NTSejgsjTc

Blocking Central Pathways in the Primate Motor System Using High-frequency Sinusoidal Current. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4346720/

Harmonic Frequencies of "Dirty Electricity". http://www.createhealthyhomes.com/dirty_electricity.php

Technical overview of the problem. Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) in Power Suppies. https://www.fairchildsemi.com/technical-articles/Electromagnetic-Interference-EMI-in-Power-Supplies.pdf

Transport, Aerospace

Motor Vehicles, Aircraft, Satellites

EDA Project Launched to Assess Biological Effects of Military RF Signals. https://www.eda.europa.eu/info-hub/press-centre/latest-news/2016/09/06/eda-project-launched-to-assess-biological-effects-of-military-rf-signals

1967 Solar Storm Jammed USAF Radars, Nearly Taking U.S. to Brink of War. http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/dr20160810-1967-solar-storm-jammed-usaf-radars-nearly-taking-u-s-to-brink-of-war

Google self-driving car, reportedly ticketed by police for driving too slow.

Google's Car Will Automatically Pull You Over for the Police. http://readwrite.com/2016/09/11/google-self-driving-police-tl4/

First Self-driving Auto Fatality Falls on Tesla. http://readwrite.com/2016/06/30/first-self-driving-auto-fatality-falls-tesla-tl1/.

Tesla's AutoPilot Mixed Signals Forced Mobileye to Bolt. http://readwrite.com/2016/09/16/tesla-autopilot-mobileye-tl4/

Have You Ever Wondered How Wi-Fi Works on Planes? http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/1018231-have-you-ever-wondered-how-wifi-works-on-planes-video/

In addition to passengers' Wi-Fi access points, aeroplanes are fitted with numerous other types of antennae.

Environment, Wildlife

Review: Weak Radiofrequency Radiation Exposure from Mobile Phone Radiation on Plants. https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/DOC-55dde23da8400000-E.pdf

Wi-Fi Radiation Stops Plants from Growing. http://diet-sage.com/health-news/wi-fi-radiation-stops-plants-from-growing

Mobile Phone Effects on Common Frog (Rana temporaria) Tadpoles: The City Turned into a Laboratory. http://www.ct.gov/csc/lib/csc/pendingproceeds/docket_409/inlandwetland/409-iw_exh69-79.pdf#page=2

Regional comparison of environmental EMR. Assessment of Personal Exposure From Radiofrequency-electromagnetic Fields in Australia and Belgium Using On-body Calibrated Exposimeters. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27588949

Security

Body Scanners, Surveillance, Non-lethal Weapons

Your Kitchen Appliances Are Watching You, Securty Expert Warns. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-01/your-kitchen-appliances-are-watching-you-security-expert-warns

Enabling global protocol for the Internet of Things. Hypercat Launches in Australia as First International Alliance with UK. http://www.iot.org.au/news/2016/9/7/hypercat-australia-launched

All the Ways Your Wi-Fi Router Can Spy on You. http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/08/wi-fi-surveillance/497132/

Microwave Weaponry's Use on People Explained by Dr. Barry Trower. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMMEQNnSZIo

Internet "Kill Switch"

A map of the USA purported to show coordinated internet outages in major population centres coinciding with a Wikileaks press release.

The US Government Has an Internet Killswitch - And It’s None Of Your Business. http://www.mintpressnews.com/the-us-government-has-an-internet-killswitch-and-its-none-of-your-business/212749/

An emerging trend. Congo Government Allegedly Shuts Off Internet Service to Squash Protests. http://motherboard.vice.com/read/congo-government-allegedly-shuts-off-internet-service-to-squash-protests

Electro-sensitivity (EHS)

Could Wi-Fi Be Harming YOUR Health? That’s What a Growing Number of People Believe is Triggering Their Headaches, Nausea and Crippling Pain. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2846494/Could-Wifi-harming-health-Thats-growing-number-people-believe-triggering-headaches-nausea-crippling-pain.html

Prof. Olle Johansson speaking on EHS at the 2016 Environmental Sensitivities Symposium. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4YMkIw-BGk

CEO Brian Stein - Full Electromagnetic Sensitivity Lecture. https://vimeo.com/24505286

Dr. Riina Bray, Medical Director, Environmental Health Clinic, Women's College Hospital, Toronto. https://openparliament.ca/committees/health/41-2/58/dr-riina-bray-1/only/

Design of an Ecological Momentary Assessment Study of Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields and Non-specific Physical Symptoms. http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/3/8/e002933.full.pdf+html

What protection for persons with disabilities? Environmental Refugees: Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity (EHS) Sufferers. http://www.wakingtimes.com/2016/02/04/environmental-refugees-electromagnetic-hypersensitivity-ehs-sufferers/

IUCAF's Map of Radio Quiet Zones. https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?msa=0&mid=1HX_7mIUcmDybmsONe9hJGisMOhc

Wi-Fi Refugees in NYC. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTp84aa4_l4

I am an EMR Refugee. http://magazine.nd.edu/news/67946-i-am-an-emf-refugee/

Mainstream coverage of EHS is on the rise. Wireless Radiation TV News. http://www.saferemr.com/2015/07/wireless-radiation-tv-news.html

Being Electrosentive (In a Microwaved World). Comments from Prof. Olle Johansson. https://beingelectrosensitive.blogspot.com.au/2016/09/comments-from-professor-olle-johansson.html

Nutrients in the Treatment of Electromagnetic Sensitivity, an Emerging Disease. http://francisholisticmedicalcenter.com/images/Electromagnetic_Sensitivity.pdf

Electromagnetic Field Reduction Restores Health in Electrosensitive People. http://www.hugoschooneveld.nl/pdf_bestanden/pdf_overige_publicaties/Does_EMF_reduction_help_electro_sensitive_people.pdf

Biological Mechanisms

Involuntary birth control. The downside of technological intimacy.

The Effects of Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Radiation on Sperm Function. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27601711

Radiation from Cell Phones Linked to Erectile Dysfunction. http://www.naturalnews.com/044545_cell_phones_radiation_erectile_dysfunction.html

Health Implications of Long-term Exposure to Electrosmog. http://kompetenzinitiative.net/KIT/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/KI_Brochure-6_K_Hecht_web.pdf

Wireless Radiation/Electromagnetic Fields Increases Toxic Body Burden. http://ehtrust.org/key-issues/the-environment-and-health/wireless-radiationelectromagnetic-fields-increases-toxic-body-burden/

Oxidative Mechanisms of Biological Activity of Low-intensity
Radiofrequency Radiation. https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/DOC-55dde23da8400000-C.pdf

Why oxidation is bad. Free Radicals, Metals and Anti-oxidants in Stress-induced Cancer. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16430879

Calls for Research into the Health Effects of Ultrasound Exposure. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/behindtheheadlines/news/2016-01-20-calls-for-research-into-health-effects-of-ultrasound-exposure/

Neurological Effects

Changes of Clinically Important Neurotransmitters Under the Influence of Modulated RF Fields - A Long-term Study under Real-life Conditions. http://www.avaate.org/IMG/pdf/Rimbach-Study-20112.pdf

It is perhaps relevant that GSM phone signals pulse at 8.34Hz, a frequency that induces a passive receptive state. Transmissibility of Microwaves to ELF Waves Compatible to Brain Rhythms. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167844213000554

Photo Neuro Modulation. http://vielight.com/

"It’s Part of Our Evolutionary History": American Scientist Thinks He’s Found a "Sixth Sense" in Humans. http://news.nationalpost.com/news/world/its-part-of-our-evolutionary-history-american-scientist-thinks-hes-found-a-sixth-sense-in-humans

Electromagnetic induction of "metaphysical" experiences. Dr. Michael Persinger - the God Helmet on the Learning Channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O_aGlm9QjU

A long history of semi-secret research into this field. Bibliography on the Psychoactivity of Electromagnetic Fields. http://www.bobbeck.com/pdfs/beck-article-bibliography-psychoactivity-of-emfs.pdf

The Cyber Effect: A Pioneering Cyberpsychologist Explains How Human Behavior Changes Online. https://www.amazon.com/Cyber-Effect-Pioneering-Cyberpsychologist-Explains/dp/0812997859

App Addicts: Has Your Smartphone Become a Drug. http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/app-addicts-has-your-smartphone-become-a-drug--1251024

Are you addicted? The Center for Internet and Technology Addiction. Digital Distraction Test. http://virtual-addiction.com/digital-distraction-test/

Safety Standards

Regulations, Bans and Warnings

Electrifying times for unwitting test subjects..

History shows experimentation upon the public is "business as usual". Officials Cite More U.S. Tests with Radiation. http://www.wanttoknow.info/childrenradiationtestsnytimes.pdf

Heads in the Sand, Pies in the Sky. Health Canada Denies the Proven Dangers of Microwave Radiation. http://olgasheean.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Heads-in-the-sand-pies-in-the-sky-1.pdf

Berkeley Cell Phone "Right to Know" Ordinance. http://www.saferemr.com/2014/11/berkeley-cell-phone-right-to-know.html

Judicial Conflict of Interest a Concern in Berkeley, CA's "Cell Phone Right to Know" Case Pending in Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160927005646/en/Judicial-Conflict-Interest-Concern-Berkeley-CA%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98Cell

Guidelines of the Austrian Medical Association for the Diagnosis and Treatment of EMF Related Health Problems and Illnesses (EMF Syndrome). https://www.emfanalysis.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Austrian-Medical-Association-EMF-Guidelines.pdf

Open Letter to the European Economoc and Social Committee (EESC) to Repair the Damages Caused by the Conflicts of interest and Procedural irregularities in Its Midst Arising from the Adoption of the "Counter-opinion" on Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity (EHS) on 22 January 2015. http://www.peccem.org/DocumentacionDescarga/Campanas/EHS-CESE/Letter_to_EESC.2016-en-Final.pdf

Industry Watch

Product Defense, Liability and Legal Action

Multi-tasking consumer addiction. Mobile phone with built-in cigarette lighter and bottle opener.

Is the Tech Industry the New Big Tobacco? http://drdunckley.com/2016/10/01/tech-industry-new-big-tobacco/

Complaint about tobacco scientist Peter Valberg being appointed to deal with smart meter health complaints. Legislative Brief: Call for Investigation of MA DPU Smart Meter Mandate. http://web1.env.state.ma.us/DPU/FileRoomAPI/api/Attachments/Get/?path=16-28%2FAttachment_3_DPU_Health_compla.pdf

Testimony on the known adverse effects of EMR, presented as Court evidence in a smart meter health injury claim against the Pennsylvania utility giant PEPCO. Expert Report of Andrew A Marino. http://andrewamarino.com/PDFs/testimony-AAM_Report.pdf

Cellphone Radiation Warning Sparks First Ammendment Battle. http://www.newsweek.com/2016/11/11/cellphone-warnings-first-amendment-berkeley-516357.html

Why is industry so afraid of the word "caution"? At C.D.C., a Debate Behind Recommendations on Cellphone Risk. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/02/technology/at-cdc-a-debate-behind-recommendations-on-cellphone-risk.html?_r=1

Retaliation for Australian TV program on mobile phone health risks. "Hidden Hands" and the Axing of the Entire Catalyst Crew. http://www.emfacts.com/2016/11/hidden-hands-and-the-axing-of-the-entire-catalyst-crew/

Finnish Professor Talks Nonsense on Biological Effcts of Cell Phone Radiation. https://betweenrockandhardplace.wordpress.com/2016/11/03/finnish-professor-of-physics-talks-nonsense-on-biological-effects-of-cell-phone-radiation/

Anti-Cell Tower Lawyers. http://www.anticelltowerlawyers.com/

EMR Countermeasures

Personal Precautions and Monitoring

Zone In Programs. Manage Technology with Healthy Living. http://www.zonein.ca/

Smart Skin Enables Magnetoreception. http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/46786/title/Smart-Skin-Enables-Magnetoreception/

How many lives could this type of app have saved if not initially shunned by industry? Stay Focussed While Driving with AT&T Drive Mode. http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=23185

General Events & Networking

NEW! EMR Bio-effects Database

This searchable database of nearly 2,000 peer-reviewed scientific articles is a valuable new resource created by the Australian-based Oceania Radiofrequency Scientific and Advisory Association (ORSAA). http://www.orsaa.org/orsaa-database.html, https://n432.fmphost.com/fmi/webd#Research_Review_V4

An overview of mainstream research from the same source. What Does Research Tell Us About the Risks of Electromagnetic Radiation? http://www.orsaa.org/uploads/6/7/7/9/67791943/paper_vl__sw_arps_ver_11.pdf

Need more scientific evidence? The EMF-Portal contains an inventory of 23,675 publications and 5,823 summaries of individual studies on the effects of electromagnetic fields. https://www.emf-portal.org/en

A list of citizens' organisations working to oppose smart meters. Find a Local Group. http://stopsmartmeters.org/frequently-asked-questions/contacts-database/?link_id=33&can_id=664231854226259c87104e823a0dc1cb&source=email-august-2016-stop-smart-meters-bulletin&email_referrer=august-2016-stop-smart-meters-bulletin&email_subject=august-2016-stop-smart-meters-bulletin

Here is an opportunity to support, via the internet funding platform Kickstarter, a new film documentary on the health risks of wireless technologies. Generation Zapped. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/802512847/generation-zapped?ref=project_link

20-23 November 2016 - Leszczynski Lecturing in Melbourne, Australia. https://betweenrockandhardplace.wordpress.com/2016/11/14/leszczynski-lecturing-in-melbourne-australia/

22 November 2016 - Annual "Science and Wireless" event at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Organised by the Australian Centre for Electromagnetic Bioeffects Research. Free public admission by prior registration. http://www.rmit.edu.au/events/all-events/conferences/2016/november/science-and-wireless-2016

EMR Sanctuary Meeting

Meet with others in the Northern Rivers region of NSW who are seeking to acquire and live on EMR-free land. Meeting scheduled for 2pm Saturday, 3 December 2016 at Pioneer Hall, 32 Gordon Street, Mullumbimby. Phone 20 66 845384 for further information.

Free DVD - Read the Science

This DVD was produced in response to readers who requested a resource dedicated entirely to peer-reviewed science on the adverse effects of EMR. It contains over 1200 categorised articles and abstracts in PDF, which should be enough to challenge even the most hardcore skeptics. It is available free of charge, posted to any address within Australia. Click here for further information. Alternatively, much of the same information can be accessed via the links provided here.

Notice:

If you are an employee or agent of a public or private corporation that deals with electrotechnology and/or policy related to same, please be advised that the EMR Aware Newsletter and linked documents are deemed to constitute duly served Legal Notice upon you personally of health and safety matters pertaining to human exposure to electromagnetic radiation (EMR), and additionally that you are hereby requested to peruse said Newsletter and linked documents, and exercise in accord with the content of same the utmost due diligence and duty of care.