Asleep At The Switch

Increasingly, citizens are coming to the conclusion that it's in their best interest to be skeptical of elected officials, government agencies, and other "professional" groups.

This phenomenon is dramatically playing out in Western New York State where a growing number of people are coming down with sudden, unexplained twitches and tics. The 1970 train derailment that spilled a load of cyanide crystals and thousands of gallons of TCE may only be a piece of a very complicated puzzle. What is clear is how much everyone involved for the past 40 years has ignored the gravity of the situation. It's hard to believe this toxic accident and the resulting pollution has been so disregarded that it would take 3 months of media coverage for anyone to put two and two together. Meanwhile, the folks at Dent Neurological Institute are left holding the bag, having already concluded (through the process of elimination) that all of the physical problems are psychological in origin.

Hundreds of miles, yet only one state away, a similar denial is taking place in Vermont. Evidence going back decades has shown that radio frequency radiation is not a toy, yet it has been turned into one thanks to the unlisencing of Industrial, Scientific, and Medical radio frequency bands in 1985. Now the Vermont State Health Commissioner, Dr. Harry Chen is testifying to the State Senate that "People are not likely to be exposed to measurable amounts of radio frequency radiation from smart meters." His attempt to quash concerns was with a stale, saying that Smart Meters are not often held right next to the head, the way cell phones are.

Luckily, there are brave people like Cindy Sage in this world who are willing to confront such abuses of power and standing.

In a letter she sent to The Vermont Senate Finacne Committee:

I am submitting supplemental information to the Committee in response to the testimony by Dr. Chen on the absence of health concerns with respect to wireless electric meter RFR exposures. It is inexplicable that any health officer who is knowledgeable about the recent classification of RFR as a Possible Human Carcinogen could issue a positive assertion of safety on wireless electric meters. Such an assertion is clearly not warranted.

Hopefully the Vermont General Assembly, Public Service Board, and Shumlin Administration all fully understand whom they are supposed to represent and protect.