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    • 11 NOV 05

    Tower terrorism or a community pushed too far?

    Hated mast is pulled down Nov 9 2005 http://iccannock.icnetwork.co.uk/news/localnews/tm_objectid= 16351507%26method=full%26siteid=75673%26headline= hated%2dmast%2dis%2dpulled%2ddown%2d-name_page.html#story_continue Anti mobile phone mast protesters have pulled down a massive communication tower near to a Huntington youth club, following widespread fury at its controversial siting. The 12-metre Orange mast at the back of Littleton Youth Centre was ripped out of its foundations and dumped

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    • 11 NOV 05

    A (Health) Tale of Two Cities

    Sent in Richard Johnson in Canada: A (Health) Tale of Two Cities By Walt McGinnis http://www.emr.bc.ca/Articles/TwoCities.html It is the worst of times for Vancouverites as city council under the advice of their chief medical officer John Blatherwick, has decided in January, 2000 that cellular phone companies would no longer be required to notify the public

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    • 10 NOV 05

    The asthma plague

    From Martin Weatherall This is a very interesting article that I found on the Gaurdian website (one of the top London newspapers). If we could provide the reporter and the professor with information about how electrical pollution influences allergies, it may be a great help to our cause. Martin. The asthma plague There are millions

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    • 10 NOV 05

    Update on Olle Johansson et al papers

    From Olle Johansson: Dear All, Please, note that my coworkers and I have got yet another article published: Rajkovic V, Matavulj M, Johansson O, “Histological characteristics of cutaneous and thyroid mast cell populations in male rats exposed to power-frequency electromagnetic fields”, Int J Radiat Biol 2005; 81: 491-499 This paper emanates from a very fruitful

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    • 10 NOV 05

    Correction!

    Please note that with the previous message “Spin doctoring in the Netherlands” it should be Denmark NOT the Netherlands. Don

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    • 09 NOV 05

    British HPA report downplays electrosensitivity

    http://www.hpa.org.uk/hpa/news/articles/press_releases/2005/051103_electrical_sensitivity.htm Press Release 3 November 2005 A Review of Electrical Sensitivity The Health Protection Agency’s Radiation Protection Division today published a review1 of electrical sensitivity. This is a condition which some people attribute to exposure to electromagnetic fields associated with the electricity supply and electrical equipment. However, the use of the term electrical sensitivity in

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    • 08 NOV 05

    Spin doctoring 3G in Denmark

    From Sianette Kwee: Friends, Press release from Aarhus University: “A few years ago a study from the Netherlands showed that 3G mobiltelephone radiation gave serious symptoms and health complaints in a group of testpersons. This upset a great deal of the Danish population and a strong resistance against 3G-rollout in Denmark. The results from our

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    • 03 NOV 05

    Cell phone class action cases to proceed

    From Milt Bowling: “The insurance industry is watching this closely.” Canadian underwriter.ca: Canada’s Insurance and Risk Magazine Wireless phone companies deal with radiation-related cases 10/31/2005 Five class-action lawsuits, originally introduced and dismissed in 2004, against wireless telephone companies over radiation emissions will be able to go forward, after the U.S. Supreme Court U.S. Supreme Court

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    • 02 NOV 05

    Cellphone manufacturers loose a High Court case

    From Agnes Ingvarsdottir: Ericsson and Nokia loose a High Court case in USA “” Class action ahead? The Mobile telephone manufactures did not succeed with their Stop-proposal at the American High Court. The Mobile phone manufacturers wanted to put a stop for consumers being able to take out court summons Against them related to health

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    • 01 NOV 05

    Covert Strategy in British Science Policy

    From Eileen O’Connor: Please see enclosed information about the launch of Martin Walker”™s new book, Brave New World of Zero Risk : Covert strategy in British science policy, together with information about the book. The book is free to anyone who cares to download it. If you want to support the book, inform as many

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    • 31 OCT 05

    New Telco enters the market: Walt Disney!

    ALL I can say about this is, how low can these Bastards go? Don http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2095-1849029,00.html The Sunday Times – Business The Sunday Times October 30, 2005 Disney courts controversy with move into UK mobile market Paul Durman THE Walt Disney Company has started to recruit executives for the possible launch of a mobile-phone company next

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    • 31 OCT 05

    Swedish report of criminal activity for 3G

    Following is an interesting Swedish way of protest against 3G. Report the government for criminal activity! Some important points are made by Donald Forsberg below. Don From Agnes Ingvarsdottir: To the policeauthority in Stockholm County Report of criminal activity I hereby report the Swedish government for criminal activity and request that the police and prosecutors

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    • 30 OCT 05

    Freeze on all phone masts near schools

    From Sylvie: The Sunday Times – Ireland http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2091-1849413,00.html The Sunday Times October 30, 2005 Freeze on all phone masts near schools John Burns THE Office of Public Works has ordered that no more mobile phone masts be erected near schools until a review of radiation has been carried out by officials. The operators of a

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    • 30 OCT 05

    3G emissions declared a dangerous activity

    From Agnes Ingvarsdottir Swedish Environmental High Court Judgment: Mobile masts and aerials for 3G constitute an environment dangerous activity Through the Environmental Court of Appeal (2005-10-12 case no: M 7485-04) it has now been determined that mobile masts and aerials for 3G constitute an environmentally dangerous activity according to the Environment chapter. Such activity will

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    • 30 OCT 05

    More on cell phones and eye damage

    Sent by R. Reidlinger, and I. Atzmon Taken from FEB Sweden July 2 1998 BLINDING PHONES? Aftonbladet (evening newspaper) reports that two men, one Anders Olsson aged 38, and another Krister Nyberg, both fom the northern town of Sundsvall in Sweden, became blind in the eye positioned closest to the cell phone. Both have used

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    • 29 OCT 05

    Broadcast radiation health damage links

    From Martin Weatherall: There is quite a lot of information here about the health damage to citizens in Israel from broadcast radiation. Three main links. Martin http://www.iddd.de/umtsno/emfkrebs/israel.htm#us1802

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    • 27 OCT 05

    B.C.’s buzzing umbrellas

    From Richard Johnson, STOP representative on the Aurora – Markham Hydro Task Force. < http//www.stop-emf.ca > NATIONAL POST (British Columbia) Latest News B.C.’s buzzing umbrellas Ethan Baron CanWest News Service October 26, 2005 VANCOUVER – A B.C. woman whose umbrella attracted a surge of electricity from overhead power lines says B.C. Hydro officials suggested she

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    • 26 OCT 05

    Summary of EHS paper from O. Johansson

    From Olle JOhansson: Dear All, I have now made a short summary of our recent article: Holmboe G, Johansson O, “Symptombeskrivning samt förekomst av IgE och positiv Phadiatop Combi hos personer med funktionsnedsättningen elöverkänslighet”, (=“Description of symptoms as well as occurrence of IgE and positive Phadiatop Combi in persons with the physical impairment electrohypersensitivity”, in

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    • 24 OCT 05

    Corporate Corruption of Science and more

    HIGHLY recommended reading: The International Journal of Occupational And Environmental Health, Special Issue, Volume II, Number 4, October – December 2005 http://www.ijoeh.com/ “A NOTE ON THIS ISSUE: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) budget provides less research and training funding to occupational health and safety with each succeeding year, while at the

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    • 24 OCT 05

    Mobile phones can trigger eye damage, fear scientists

    From Olle Johansson: Dear All, Please, find some interesting reading: Mobile phones can trigger eye damage, fear scientists http://telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/08/07/nmob07.xml&sSheet=/n ews/2005/08/07/ixhome.html (Text reproduced below) Best regards Yours Olle (Olle Johansson, assoc. prof. The Experimental Dermatology Unit Department of Neuroscience Karolinska Institute 171 77 Stockholm Sweden) Mobile phones can trigger eye damage, fear scientists By Peter Zimonjic

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