Smart Meters Get Pushback Because of Electromagnetic Field Concerns

SustainableBusiness.com
January 10, 2011

It’s hard to find a new technology that doesn’t have a bad side. Whether it’s giant solar farms on sensitive lands, the effects of wind turbines on birds and bats, the potential for ocean energy to harm marine wildlife, or toxic mining of rare earths for a variety of cleantech applications, none of our cleanest technologies is without problems.

Now, concerns are rising over the health effects from electromagnetic waves produced by smart meters, a key cleantech technology to increase building efficiency in homes and businesses.

Meters produce more electromagnetic radiation than cell phones, which have been the subject of extensive research and health concern.

In California, the Marin County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed an ordinance that calls smart meters a public nuisance in some areas. In addition to health risks, the board cited concerns about using meters to invade peoples’ privacy by collecting information about their activities.

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This article was posted: Monday, January 10, 2011 at 2:39 pm

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