SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- A coalition
of California environmental,
health and community groups, "California Alliance for Safer
Technology," announces the launch of a radio and social media
campaign to raise awareness of pending legislation
eliminating local control over placement of wireless
antennas in communities throughout California. The campaign, in San Diego, San
Francisco and Los Angeles,
is based on mounting evidence that exposure to wireless radiation
is associated with an increased risk of cancer and neurological and
reproductive problems.
"This is a basic issue of involuntary exposure and the right of
citizens to protect their own health and safety," says Ellen Marks, founder of the California Brain
Tumor Association. "We're not against technology, but 5G has
not been proven safe. People should have a right to decide
if they want a powerful radiation-spewing antenna in front of their
home or not."
The telecommunications industry is pushing a national effort to
eliminate local control over deployment of hundreds of thousands of
powerful 5G antennas. In Sacramento, the legislation (SB 649) is under
final consideration by the Assembly. The bill is opposed by 300
cities and 47 out of 58 counties.
5G technology involves transmission of millimeter waves which
operate at much higher frequencies than those currently used for
cellular transmission and have not been tested for
safety.
Brain scan studies of firefighters exposed to a cell tower
adjacent to their station for five years found cognitive impairment
that diminished their ability to execute their jobs as first
responders. "It's revealing that California firefighters have been given a
health exemption in SB649, on the premise that they need to be
alert and fully functioning at all times," says Susan Foster, a medical writer and an Honorary
Firefighter with the San Diego
Fire Department. "Shouldn't we all have the right to be fully
functioning in our own homes?"
"Trying to eliminate local control over the placement of
powerful wireless antennas shows that the industry is fully aware
of the public health problems associated with wireless radiation,"
said Reinette Senum, a City Council member and former Mayor of
Nevada City. "If there was nothing
to worry about, why would they be so opposed to any local
control?"
More information at www.NoOn649.org.
Contact:
Ellen Marks
925-285-5437
elliekmarks@gmail.com
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SOURCE California Brain Tumor Association