Science communication in the UK hits a low note Commentary By Don Maisch March 6, 2006 Concerned over how controversial science issues are being communicated to the public in the British media, the Social Issues Research Centre (SIRC) and the Royal Institution of Great Britain , under the Directorship of Baroness Susan Greenfield (who is
Read more →Following is a very good letter forwarded on by Magda Havas. The author, Greg Borowski makes a very important point about involuntary experimentation, something the Telcos are very adept at. Don *********** Letter to the Editor: Regarding: A step closer to going wireless Milwaukee reaches deal for citywide computer network By GREG J. BOROWSKI gborowski@journalsentinel.com
Read more →From Agnes Ingvarsdottir: The Cloud targets UK with city centre Wi-Fi hotspots http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/01/03/cloud_bt/ So that’s what BT payphones are for By Tim Richardson Published Tuesday 3rd January 2006 13:28 GMT Nine UK city centres are to get blanket wireless broadband coverage as part of a deal between Wi-Fi operator The Cloud and telecoms giant BT.
Read more →Notice from Robert Reidlinger: Following on from last Sunday’s weblog #330 message about an interview with Olle Johansson and Doug Loranger in Canada, a recording of that interview is now on-line for one week. http://www.kpfa.org/archives/index.php?arch=11398 Your Own Health and Fitness Tuesday, November 29th Researcher Olle Johansson, MD, associate professor in the Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska
Read more →From Frans van Velden: In Haaksbergen, The Netherlands, county officials have prevented provider KPN to install UMTS (3G) antennas in a new mast. The inhabitants of Haaksbergen are strongly against UMTS. The municipality of Haaksbergen right now does not give permits anymore. The KPN mast was placed 4,5 metres away from the site according to
Read more →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
Read more →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
Read more →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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