b'times threatened if they refuse to acceptcorporate marketing departments, andsumer at high risk for being hacked, they one of these dangerous substandard me- insurance companies, amongst others.are a fi re risk, and they result in higher ters. Utility companies are not competent,rates for consumersdoubling or tripling Thesemetersarenotsmart.Theynor do they have experience to protectof bills, in some cases (a one-year study inDo Not Comply use an obsolete energy technology withus from wireless hackers. Even home se- Toronto, Canada, showed energy/utility insufficient relay communications, toocurity systems, wireless locks, and babybills increased by 50 to 80%). In addition, Taking Power Back from much power, and are too expensive. Themonitors are hackable. They transmitthere are problems of accuracy. In Cali-transition to smart meters removed allwireless signals that may be interceptedfornia, thousands of PG&E smart meters of the protection devices that the ana- by unauthorized and unknown partiesfailed to work at all, thousands moreAmericas Corrupt Elitelogue meters had. and aid in criminal activity against thewere installed improperly.Short Life Span occupants.Smart Meters also have limited life- Costly and UndependableBy Will Wittspans. They have to be replaced everySmart meters were installed in many(ISBN: 978-1546005582; Center Street; 2023, hardcover, 256 pages; $29.00)5-7 years, which is 3-4 more times thanCaliforniahomes;and,asaresult, the replacement lifespan of an analogueTURN (The Utility Reform Network) meter. Analogue meters typically last forwas formed to investigate PG&E Smart-20 years. Meter TM . They failed to satisfactorily answeranyquestionsorresolveany Invade Our Privacy customercomplaints.Thedocumen-Not only are smart meters a healthtary fi lm Take Back Your Power (linkIt is not too late to stop this intru-threat, but they allow electrical com- below) shows utility customers givingsion into our health and lives but we panies to track and control the energytestimonials of how smart meters haveneed to start by contacting our State usage of each individual household. Thenegatively impacted their lives. Severallegislative representatives and Congress video link below (What Is the Smartcustomers share how their electrical billsand letting them know we are opposed Grid?) openly states that because thesedoubled, sometimes tripled, with no in- to any smart-meter placements. Please meters connect to the Home Area Net- crease in energy usage. actnowbygoingtohttps://nation-work (HAN), the use of all Smart ap- InJanuary2011,theAmericanal-health-federation.rallycongress.net/pliances is monitored separately, whichAcademyofEnvironmentalMedicinectas/demand-safe-non-wireless-utili-allows us to adjust their run schedule(AAEM) called for the complete removalty-meters?iframe=1.to reduce electricity demand on the grid.of smart meters and a return to safe an-This fact alone should concern all of usalogue meters due to scientifi c and med- Linkswho value privacy guaranteed under ouricalstudiesrepeatedlydemonstratinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwRTpWZReJk Constitution. health risks from exposure to wireless(What Is theSmart Grid?)https://rumble.com/v38adwa-take-back-your-power-smart-meter-documentary-2017.html (Take Back Your Power, Documentary)Data about the occupants daily activitieshttps://rumble.com/v388043-smart-meters-what-they-dont-want-you-to-know.html (Smart Meters: What They Dont Want You To Know)iscollected,recorded,andstoredinhttps://rumble.com/vta4y9-smart-attack.html(Smart Attack!)permanent databases. https://stopsmartmeters.org.uk/wp-content/up-loads/2012/07/Notice-of-Non-Consent-Liability.pdf (Notice of Non-Consent for Smart Meter Installation, Notice of Liability) https://barbaracharis.substack.com/p/smart-me-They are also a threat to our privacydevices. Sadly, this call for safety hasters-dirty-electricity (Smart Meters: Dirty ElectricityA Deadly Business)withregardtopersonalandfi nanciallargely been ignored. https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr2685 information. Data about the occupants(H.R.2685 (113th Congress), the Smart Grid Advance-dailyactivitiesiscollected,recorded,Act Now! ment Act of 2013) (Not enacted into law)and stored in permanent databases thatSmart meters have not been scientifi -can be accessed by unauthorized parties.cally tested, they cause numerous healthTo plant a garden is to IntheUnitedStates,thisprivateandissues, they are not UL-certifi ed, they arebelieve in tomorrow.personal data has been sold by energynot protected from EMP (Electromag-companies to 3rd partiesthe police,netic Pulse) attacks, they put the con-Audrey Hepburn28 H EALTHF REEDOMN EWS /F ALL2023'