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Electrical Pollution SolutionsPeople exposed to excessive "dirty" power may develop radio wave sickness.Clean power enters the home at 60 Hz. Electrical pollution is 60 Hz electricitypolluted with high frequency signals or "dirty" power flowing on the wires andthrough the earth.

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Take Action! FCC and FDA joint hearing on "Regulatory Issues Arisingfrom Health Care Devices that Incorporate Radio Technology WirelessCommunications Networks"

The FCC and FDA will not stop installation of transmitting utility meters,approval of new wireless technology, or sale of additional spectrum unlessthey hear from many many people who are having health problems relatedto wireless technology.

File a comment for the FCC and FDA joint hearing on "Regulatory IssuesArising from Health Care Devices that Incorporate Radio Technology WirelessCommunications Networks" by August 16, 2010. This is of the utmostimportance. More information and directions available on the FCC and FDA

joint hearing page . Please see Transmitting Smart Meters Page for moreinformation about the health risks posed by transmitting utility meters andwireless technology.

Transmitting Smart Meters Pose A Serious Threat To Public Health

Transmitting smart meters are being installed nationwide, driven in part byfunding for the Smart Grid Program approved as part of the American Recovery

and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

This is of great concern because the exposure to microwave and radiowaveradiation from these meters is involuntary and continuous. The transmittingmeters do comply with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) "safety"standards. However, those standards were initially designed to protect an averagemale from tissue heating (cooking) during a brief exposure. These standards
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were not designed to protect a diverse population from the non-thermal effects of continuous exposure to microwave and radiowave radiation. Therefore, these"safety" standards were not designed to protect the public from health problems

under the circumstances which the meters are being used. The transmittingmeters most often being used transmit continuously, every 4 to 28 seconds or so.This is picked up by a receiver and logged by the utility. Thus, the exposure iscontinuous and the "safety" standards the meters comply with are irrelevant tothe situation. Please read this letter from the Radiation Protection Division of theEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the limitations of the FCCstandards.

The un-safeness of the "safety" standards for the continuously transmitting smartmeters is apparent from the reports of health problems ranging from headachesto poor sleep to heart palpitations that begin after their installation.

To read the rest of the article please click here: Transmitting Smart Meters

Modern Wind Turbines Generate Dangerously "Dirty" Electricity

Wind turbines are causing serious health problems. These health problems areoften associated, by the people having them, with the flicker and the noise fromthe wind turbines. This often leads to reports being discounted.

Residents of the area around the Ripley Wind Farm in Ontario where EnerconE82 wind turbines are installed feel that the turbines are making them ill.Residents suffer from ringing in the ears, headaches, sleeplessness, dangerouslyelevated blood pressure (requiring medication), heart palpitations, itching in theears, eye watering, earaches, and pressure on the chest causing them to fight tobreathe. The symptoms disappear when the residents leave the area. Fourresidents were forced to move out of their homes, the symptoms were so bad.Residents also complain of poor radio, TV and satellite dish reception. There isno radio reception under or near the power lines from the wind turbines because

there is too much interference. Local farmers have found that they get headachesdriving along near those power lines.

To read the rest of the article please click here: Wind Turbines

Compact fluorescent bulbs can be a significant source of exposure to highfrequencies both transmitted and "dirty" power.
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The letter to editor below has not been published in the New York Times (to thebest of my knowledge), although it should have been. The publicity push to usecompact fluorescent bulbs regardless of health risks whether mercury (see below

for what to do if one breaks, it is quite alarming) or high frequency exposure ,borders on the criminal because these risks are almost never mentioned by thenews media and certainly are not emphasized when they are mentioned.Therefore, people cannot make informed choices and the bulbs are likely to bedisposed of improperly.

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New York Times,Letter to the Editor;

The two articles that appeared in the January 10th, 2008 issue of the NYT onenergy efficient lights [Any other Bright Ideas by Julie Schefo and Remaking theCondo with Light and Air by Sidney LeBlance] were both interesting but theyfailed to mention one very important point. Some of these bulbs emit radiofrequency radiation. This radiation flows through the air and along electricalwires contributing to dirty electricity. Some packages even have a warning aboutthe radio frequency saying this light may interfere with radio reception. Indeedthis is something that most people can test with a portable radio on AM. As you

bring the radio close to an energy efficient bulb that produces radio frequenciesthe radio will begin to buzz. This is known as electromagnetic interference(EMI) and is a concern for anyone using wireless technology such as mobilephones or wireless computers.

But the real problem is that these frequencies are making people sick. Threeindependent groups in the UK, including the British Association of Dermatologists, the Migraine Action Association, and Epilepsy Action, havereported illness among their members who have tried energy efficient compactfluorescent lights (CFL). The most common symptoms are headaches-including

migraines, fatigue, confusion, dizziness, ringing in the ears, eyestrain, nauseaand skin irritations.

Not all energy efficient bulbs are the same. Some do not contribute to dirtyelectricity and do not produce radio frequencies and this includes a few compactfluorescent lights, some LEDs (light emitting diodes) and some halogen bulbs.Unfortunately most of the bulbs on the market will make people sick. Reducing
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green house gases is important but doing it with flawed technology that willmake the user ill is not the right course of action. If governments are going toban the energy-inefficient but electromagnetically clean incandescent bulb, then

they should also ban bulbs that produce radio frequency pollution.I would encourage anyone who has recently purchased energy efficient bulbsand has since developed any of the symptoms mentioned above to test the bulbfor radiation with a portable radio and if the radio buzzes to return the bulb to theretail store for a full refund. Even if our government hasn't done its homework,individual consumers can still make a difference.

Dr. Magda Havas, B.Sc. Ph.D.Environmental & Resource Studies,

Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, K9J [email protected]

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Here is a link to an Environmental Petition "Environmental and Health ConcernsAssociated with Compact Fluorescent Lights."

Here is a link to a report to the Scientific Committee on Emerging and NewlyIdentified Health Risks (SCENIHR) made on June 5, 2008 by Dr. Magda Havas.The report is titled "Health Concerns associated with Energy Efficient Lightingand their Electromagnetic Emissions."

"16:9 - The Bigger Picture" on Global TV has run a couple of shows on compactfluorescent light bulbs, "dirty" power, and the health problems they cause. Twosegments aired on Sunday January 4th, 2009. They were called "Rays of Rash?"and "Dirty Energy." Two more segments aired on Sunday January 18th, 2009.They were called "Reaction to Rays" and "Electrical Shock." The segments canbe found at http://www.globaltv.com/globaltv/globalshows/16x9/past.html .

Please pass the links to these shows on widely. Everyone should be able to makeinformed choices. Doctors and public officials also need to receive thisinformation.

Please support us in our fight to clean up electrical pollution. See the TakeAction page for steps you can take to help out.
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Research on the health effects of electrical pollution can be found on theResearch Page . Health benefits of lowering electrical pollution levels includeimproved blood sugar control, significant improvement in MS symptoms, and

improvement in a whole host of other symptoms.For more information about legislative approaches to eliminating electricalpollution please visit the Legislation Page

For information about steps you can take in your own home to create a safeelectrical environment, please visit the Solutions Page

The directions for proper disposal of compact fluorescent light bulbs belowshould apparently apply to regular fluorescent bulbs as well, as I said above, not

nearly enough is made of this so millions of compact and regular fluorescentbulbs are and have probably been landfilled annually.

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Good News for Energy Efficiency and Health: LED light bulbs are notelectrically polluting

LED light bulbs are not electrically polluting, are highly energy efficient, andwon't break and contaminate your house with mercury. According to DaveStetzer, President of Stetzer Electric, none of the LED light bulbs he has testedthus far have radiated high frequencies or put high frequencies back on thewiring. This makes LED lights the best choice thus far for energy efficientlighting.

There are two potential problems to consider when purchasing an LED lightbulb. One, be sure the light bulbs you purchase do not carry a warning like the

following: "This product may cause interference with radios, televisions,telephones or remote controllers." Mr. Stetzer has not yet tested bulbs with thewarning on them and a warning like this would certainly suggest the potential fora problem. Two, don't purchase an LED light fixture that has a transformer. Thetransformer is likely to have a large electromagnetic field with high frequencies.

Melrose-Mindoro School District in western Wisconsin found "sick"
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building syndrome caused by electrical pollution, not mold

Teachers at a school in the Melrose-Mindoro School District noticed a markedimprovement in their health after Graham-Stetzer Electrical Pollution Filterswere installed in the school. Superintendent Ron Perry said "The staff wereunaware what work was being done. They only knew an electrical contractorwas working in the building. Within days I had people asking me what had beendone, they knew something had been, since they felt so much better."

The school had previously been categorized as a "sick" building and theWisconsin Department of Health had blamed a supposed mold problem.Extensive and costly cleaning and painting was done to clean up the moldproblem, but did nothing to alleviate the symptoms the staff experienced.

Due to knowledge one of the board members had about the human health effectsof electrical pollution, Mr. Stetzer was called in to do measurements andultimately to install Graham-Stetzer filters, eliminating exposure to highfrequencies from the electrical pollution. The increase in modern electronicsinside the school and "dirty" power from similar sources outside the school wereto blame.

Installing the electrical filters turned out to be much less expensive thancompleting what would have been the next phase of the mold cleanup. The

school district is also saving money because teacher absences were dramaticallyreduced after the filters were installed. In addition to saving money, greatercontinuity due to few teacher absences leads to better quality education. In short,Superintendent Perry was very happy with the results and felt others should bemade aware of the problem.

"Electrical pollution takes its toll on school" is a recent article that ran in theMelrose Chronicle.

"School staff ill from electricity use" is the original article that ran in the MelroseChronicle. You may have to scroll down to read the original article sincecommentary is also posted there.

A letter from the school nurse, Char Sbraggia R.N. , regarding changes in thehealth of faculty and students in the Melrose-Mindoro School District since theinstallation of the Graham-Stetzer Electrical Pollution Filters.
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A follow-up letter from the school nurse, Char Sbraggia R.N. , written two yearsafter the installation of the Graham-Stetzer Electrical Pollution Filters in theMelrose-Mindoro School District.

An essay by Angela Olstad, Mindoro Fourth Grade Teacher/Building Principal ,about electrical pollution and their experience: Explainable Health Conditions.

A follow-up essay by Angela Olstad, Mindoro Fourth Grade Teacher/BuildingPrincipal , written two years after filters discovering electrical pollution was thecause of her illness: Surviving in this world....

Related news from other schools:

A paper titled Power quality affects teacher wellbeing and student behavior inthree Minnesota Schools, published in Science of the Total Environment, July2008.

A paper titled A New Electromagnetic Exposure Metric: High FrequencyVoltage Transients Associated With Increased Cancer Incidence in Teachers in aCalifornia School published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine,2008.

"Bangor School District spends $15,000 on electrical filters" is a recent articlethat ran in the West Salem Coulee News, Wisconsin.

A paper titled "Teacher and Student Response to the Removal of DirtyElectricity by the Graham/Stetzer Filter in Willowwood School in Toronto,Canada"

Analysis of a waveform from a Minnesota school

Letter sent to Chairperson Jensen by a fourth grade class in Wisconsin in supportof the "Electrical Consumer Bill of Rights," Wisconsin Assembly Bill 529(AB529 )

Let others know about the dangers posed by high frequencies with thesehandouts:

Summary of the effects of electrical pollution in schools and the benefits of
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cleaning it up

Open letter on the dangers of WiFi

Mitigation of Electrical Pollution in the Home

In "Mitigation of Electrical Pollution in the Home," released on 19 April 2002,Professor Emeritus at University of California in Berkeley Dr. Martin Grahamdiscusses how people can cheaply and easily identify whether they are exposedto electrical pollution, as well as, a safe easy way to mitigate the problem once itis identified.

Filter available from Stetzer Electric

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Meter available from Stetzer Electric

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In the paper, he discusses the use of small portable filterswhich plug into standard electrical outlets to reduce/eliminate

exposure to electrical pollution. Dr. Graham providedpictures of spectra of electrical pollution from a spectrumanalyzer that also demontrates the filter efficacy.

Approximately 20 such filters are needed to reduce exposureto electrical pollution in the average home. In order toadequately filter the home, it is important to install asufficient number of filters from the start. The installationinstructions below can be used to help determine how manyare needed.

The Microsurge Meter , developed and patented by Dr.Graham, plugs into an electrical outlet giving a continuousreading of the electrical pollution levels on the wiring. Themeter measures the energy in the radio frequency rangeriding on the 60 or 50 Hz sine wave.

The Microsurge Meter has been standardized against theexisting sanitary standards for exposure to high frequencies

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epidemiologic norms" and the decree on "On measures of decreasing of negative influence of physical factors onhuman health") Readings over 50 are required to be reduced

to less than 50 using filters or some other means. Theyrecognize that an acceptable level of 50 is not the same as asafe level.

My personal experience, corroborated by others recoveringfrom radiowave sickness, has been that levels need to bebelow 20 for me not to be sick, the farther below 20 thebetter.

Instructions for filter installation can be found at

http://www.stetzerelectric.com/filter/

UL approved filters and the Microsurge Meter are availablefrom Stetzer Electric, Inc.Stetzer Electric can be reached by phone at (608) 989-2571or at their website http://www.stetzerelectric.com/ . Questionscan be directed to [email protected]

Disclaimer: The webmaster is a recovering patient, motivatedby a desire to learn and teach about electrical pollution, whodoes not make filters or possess any financial interest in thecompany that produces them.

Some Important Sources of High Frequencies Can Be Easy and RelativelyInexpensive to Mitigate

Large motors with variable-speed frequency drives (VFD) generate largeamounts of high frequencies if the proper filters have not been installed. PacificGas & Electric even has a page on their website dealing with problems caused by

unfiltered VFDs . Installation of the filters, called harmonic noise filters, isrequired in many European countries. In the United States, however, filters arefrequently omitted to save money or because their importance is not understoodor both. The filters can cost as little as $35, depending on the manufacturer andmodel of the VFD (relatively little compared to the initial cost of the VFD motoritself).
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Variable speed frequency drives are used in various commercial, industrial, andagricultural applications. On the commercial/industrial side applications arenumerous and can include assembly lines, ventilation fans, and pumps. In

agriculture, motors with variable-speed frequency drives can be found in variousapplications including milking machines and ventilation fans.

Many other sources of high frequencies can be found in industry. One suchexample is arc furnaces. They generate large amounts of high frequencies whichcan be relatively easy to "clean up" in consultation with a power qualityspecialist. A competent power quality specialist can identify and remedy sourcesof high frequencies.

Why bother? The July 5, 1999 issue of Fortune (industrial issue) states that

"Dirty power costs U.S. industry anywhere from $4 billion to $6 billion a year,according to Karl Stahlkopf, a vice president at the utility financed ElectricPower Research Institute (EPRI)." Due to insufficient isolation between thephase wires and the primary neutral, "cleaning up" the power returning to theutilities will "clean up" the power coming from the utilities. "Cleaner" power canpay great dividends by extending equipment lifetime and reducing down time.Furthermore, "cleaner" power would reduce human and animal exposure to highfrequencies, thereby reducing the incidence and severity of symptoms of radiowave sickness, leading to a healthier more productive future.

Strobing cell-tower lights installed without the RF Choke are hazardous toyour health.

In May 2001 some very high frequency signals appeared on equipmentmonitoring electrical ground currents at a few dairy farms in Wisconsin. Thesignal was traced to a nearby cell tower whose rotating beacon light had justrecently been changed to a strobing light. The origin of the signal was verifiedby shutting off the strobing light momentarily. The signal on the monitoringequipment disappeared while the light was off. The signal starts at about 25 MHz

and rings down from there. It is produced when the capacitors, which store upthe 1000 volts or more needed to strobe the light, release that energy all at onceto strobe the light. Therefore, a high frequency and high voltage impulse isreleased each time the light flashes. If the RF Choke is in place and the utilitieswires are adequate to carry the current back to the substation, there is noproblem. However, many companies, not realizing the problem they cause, have


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opted to save the approximately $30 and omit the filter. The utility system, inmany areas, cannot return such a high frequency high voltage impulse to thesubstation on the neutral wire, as it should. Therefore, it takes the path of leastresistance back to the substation. The path of least resistance is not always the

shortest path. Problems have been found as far as 6 miles from the tower.

People unfortunate enough to live in the return path may experience symptomsof Radiofrequency Sickness.

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These can include: sleeplessness or disturbedsleep, fever, rash, nausea, inability to concentrate,thinking in a fog, short-term memory problems,sore joints particularly hip joints, irritable bowelsyndrome, miscarriage, and birth defects.Symptoms, particularly the fever, clear up outsideof the exposure area as long as there is notcontinued exposure to high frequencies fromanother source. Dairy farms unfortunate enough tobe in the path may experience decreased milk production, longer milking time, poor cow coatand health, miscarriages, difficulty breeding cowsback, and difficulty getting cows to eat and drink properly.

These problems can be substantially cleared up bythe cell tower companies if they install theapproximately $30 filter. Additionally, cell towercompanies should install filters on the electronicequipment running at the towers, so that they arein compliance with the IEEE-519 rules. Anordinance requiring compliance with the IEEE-519was passed recently at the county level in a countyin Wisconsin. Follow the link to obtaininformation to assist with passage of a similarordinance by your local zoning board .

"Stray Voltage," not stray at all

"Stray Voltage" is merely another name for electrical ground current. Electrical
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ground current is electrical current returning to the substation through the earth.Electrical ground currents occur when the utility's wire is no longer the path of least resistance back to the substation. Electricity always follows the path of leastresistance. Once it is off the wire, that path often includes plumbing, people, and

animals, in addition to the earth. Calling the returning electrical ground currents"stray voltage" was a stroke of genius. The name "stray voltage" trivializes theproblem and suggests unknown and unknowable origin, which is not true at all.Preliminary data suggest that dairies with "stray voltage" problemsactually have both "dirty" power and electrical ground currents.

The Electrical Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), as well as some individualutility companies have identified solutions for electrical ground currents

and "dirty" power. The solutions include larger primary neutral wires and/orfilters to reduce the amount of high frequencies present. According to EPRI " Amethod that practically eliminates ground currents associated with primarydistribution lines and still maintains the advantages of a four-wire multi-grounded system, is the five-wire system...(excerpt from Handbook for theAssessment and Management of Magnetic Fields Caused by DistributionLines)." An April 2002 IEEE paper entitled "Five-wire Distribution SystemDemonstration Project" contains similar findings.

Graph excerpted from Milk Production of Dairy HerdDecreased by Transient Voltage Events by Hillman et al

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The review article by Dr. Donald Hillman,Professor Emeritus, Department of AnimalScience, Michigan State University Effectsof Electrical Shock on Cattle and abstractfor the paper entitled Milk Production of Dairy Herd Decreased by TransientVoltage Events contain importantinformation about electrical pollution fordairy producers.

An article in Wisconsin State Journal onMonday, August 23, 2004 by TomSheehan, " Current May Have An EffectOn CowsExposure May Affect Immune SystemsBut Study Can't Conclude Whether ItAffects Cows' Ability To Fight Disease"
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discusses research at University of Wisconsin - Madison on the effect of exposure to low levels of electrical current.

(As you read the article, keep in mind thatthe exposure period was only three weeks.Most cows live in the pollutedenvironment 24 hours a day, 7 days a week all year. Imagine what they might havefound with a realistic exposure length. It isalso unclear if the current used wasrepresentative of the current waveformfound on farms with ground currentproblems when a sensitive oscilloscopewith a large frequency range is used.)

Off-grid electrical power does not guarantee freedom from electricalpollution

Electrical pollution or "dirty power" causes billions of dollars of damageannually to industry. "Dirty power" is the 60 Hz power we pay for distorted byhigh frequencies. Electrical ground currents are caused by overloading of the

primary neutral, the wire that returns the power to the substation. The primaryneutral was not sized to carry all the high frequencies generated by modernelectronics. The "dirty power" that is forced to return to the substation via theearth by the small size of the primary neutral does not discriminate betweenthose on the grid and those who are off. Electricity returns to the substation bythe path of least resistance. That path can include your yard and house. A simplething such as washing dishes or standing on the lawn can then make you part of an electrical circuit. Representative Gronemus has authored legislation to addressthis problem (2003 Assembly Bill AB529) .

Off-grid houses frequently use inverters to convert the DC power generated byalternative energy sources to the AC power we expect to find in our outlets.Unfortunately, inverters also generate high frequencies when they generate the60 Hz waveform. Without the proper filters these high frequencies aretransmitted throughout the house's electrical system with the 60 Hz signal. Thehigh frequencies on home wiring can cause Radiofrequency Sickness. The
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symptoms of which can include: sleeplessness or disturbed sleep, fever, rash,nausea, inability to concentrate, thinking in a fog, short-term memory problems,sore joints (particularly hip joints), irritable bowel syndrome, miscarriage, and

birth defects. The symptoms that come and go, particularly the fever, clear upoutside of the exposure area as long as there is not continued exposure to highfrequencies from another source. The alternative energy off-grid homes we havemeasured have had some of the highest numbers measured on the UbiquitousPollutant Meter designed by Dr. Martin Graham and outlined in his paperentitled "A Ubiquitous Pollutant".

People who are off the grid should do two things. First, they should supportRepresentative Gronemus's legislation, so they are no longer an involuntarilypart of an electrical circuit. Second, they should contact a power quality expertand have filters installed to clean up the waveform their inverter is generating.The filters should be installed such that the power is cleaned up before people ormachinery are exposed to it.
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