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Data Centers vs. Utah’s Disappearing Great Salt Lake: Framing Farmers and ‘Climate’?
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Data Centers vs. Utah’s Disappearing Great Salt Lake: Framing Farmers and ‘Climate’?

by Patricia Burke of Safe Tech International, with Kate Kheel Disclaimer: I am not an expert on the hydrological cycle, but it appears that mainstream news reports about Utah’s Great Salt Lake disappearing, focusing on farmers and climate, maybe missing the bigger picture. Great Salt Lake is the largest saline lake in North America. The…

EARTH DAY 2024: Questioning EMF/5G/RF/AI/VR – Replacing NOMOPHOBIA with LOMO
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EARTH DAY 2024: Questioning EMF/5G/RF/AI/VR – Replacing NOMOPHOBIA with LOMO

By Patricia Burke of Safe Tech International, Image courtesy EPIC | Electromagnetic Pollution Illnesses Canada Foundation (EPIC) (iexistworld.org) Nomophobia is the fear of being without a mobile phone, which can lead to Anxiety Disorder and Panic Attacks. What is coherence? Does it require access to a device? Cultures of Coherence There is something rare and…

Equinox Conservation: EMF/RF/5G/Wireless Choices that Harm or Harmonize?
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Equinox Conservation: EMF/RF/5G/Wireless Choices that Harm or Harmonize?

by Patricia Burke of Safe Tech International Image courtesy Floris Freshman  There are two moments each year when the sunrise and sunset are twelve hours apart, when the Sun lies directly above the Earth’s equator, and neither the North or South pole point toward the Sun. Equinoxes have long been associated with contemplating the balance between polarities, including yin and yang, darkness…

EMF/RF/5G Tale of Two Cities: CT Standing Up for the Community vs. Massachusetts AGO Favoring Telecom?
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EMF/RF/5G Tale of Two Cities: CT Standing Up for the Community vs. Massachusetts AGO Favoring Telecom?

By Patricia Burke of Safe Tech International Some residents of the Alma Street neighborhood in Pittsfield, MA have been driven from their homes (for nearly 3 years) due to the installation of an industrial-scale telecom tower in the residential area. According to Massachusetts state law, “The purest form of democratic governing is practiced in a Town Meeting. In…

5G/EMF/RF Solstice; Baby Get Back to Where You Once Belonged – Safeguarding Earth, Skies, and All of Nature
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5G/EMF/RF Solstice; Baby Get Back to Where You Once Belonged – Safeguarding Earth, Skies, and All of Nature

By Patricia Burke of Safe Tech International, Space Trash image courtesy Floris Freshman SpaceX is scheduled to test operational compatibility between T-Mobile devices and satellites from 12 locations, reported to begin Dec. 10. Suggested Reading: Jeremy Naydler’s 2019 article, Where the Sky Turns Black: Reflections on the 5G Satellite Net Surrounding the Earth published by New View, a quarterly magazine…

Polycrisis and Evolutionary Traps: The Humanity of Taylor Swift vs. Elon Musk, and the Power to Heal
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Polycrisis and Evolutionary Traps: The Humanity of Taylor Swift vs. Elon Musk, and the Power to Heal

By Patricia Burke of Safe Tech International, Image courtesy Floris Freshman As the solstice approaches, for some, the laws of nature invite contemplation about the balance between yin and yang, darkness and light, will and surrender, and expansion and contraction. Many women (and informed men) recognize, already, that It’s time to question the lack of consciousness and care fueling the…

When Home is Where the Hurt Is:  Wireless is the New “Domestic Violence”
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When Home is Where the Hurt Is:  Wireless is the New “Domestic Violence”

By Patricia Burke of Safe Tech International Images courtesy Floris Freshman  October in the United States marks the observance of “National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month.” The Mayo Clinic notes, “Domestic violence — also called intimate partner violence — occurs between people in an intimate relationship. Domestic violence can take many forms, including emotional, sexual and physical abuse…

Why US Autoworkers Should Sue the FCC, Right Now
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Why US Autoworkers Should Sue the FCC, Right Now

By Patricia Burke of Safe Tech International Images courtesy Floris Freshman  A plea to United Auto Workers and the auto industry- please don’t go down with the ship. We need someone to exit the off ramp. Ever-evolving tech-driven auto industry innovation has created a litany of safety issues, for example unintended accelerations, leaking ABS modules, roll aways, keyless entry hazards,…

“Cell Towers, Antennas, and 5G Emit Radiation Like Bananas?” It’s Time to Stop Consulting the Industry
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“Cell Towers, Antennas, and 5G Emit Radiation Like Bananas?” It’s Time to Stop Consulting the Industry

By Patricia Burke of Safe Tech International Researcher Alan Brandt chronicled the denial that prevailed, for decades, about smoking and health harm in his book “the Cigarette Century.” The article, “Smart Meters and Wireless vs. Energy Intelligence: It’s Time to Stop Consulting Drs. Who Smoke” referenced doctors who smoked, and failed to accurately advise their patients, in part,…

Earth Day & How the Environmental Movement Went Off the Rails
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Earth Day & How the Environmental Movement Went Off the Rails

By Patricia Burke of Safe Tech International, Image courtesy Floris Freshman When I moved to Northern California, I observed how a friend kept empty jugs in the bathroom to capture a few gallons of water while she waited for the shower to get hot enough.  She used the water for her houseplants and garden. She had planted…

You Might Not See Any Smoke Coming Out of Any Smokestacks But That Doesn’t Mean There Are No Fires
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You Might Not See Any Smoke Coming Out of Any Smokestacks But That Doesn’t Mean There Are No Fires

Technology is seen as the great panacea from electric cars to smart water meters, which monitor energy use in real time, yet “this environmental movement that was so honorable and impassioned, has turned into something completely different – it’s all become ‘how do we continue to fuel this destruction,” according to the documentary Bright Green Lies. “There is a push for a 100 percent renewable world, what they don’t talk about are the unseen harms caused by these technologies.”

“I Have 5G on My Phone, Why Can’t I Get 5G Home Internet?” Answer: Because You Can’t. We’re Not Addressing the Digital Divide, Or Any Divide.
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“I Have 5G on My Phone, Why Can’t I Get 5G Home Internet?” Answer: Because You Can’t. We’re Not Addressing the Digital Divide, Or Any Divide.

By Patricia Burke of Safe Tech International, Image courtesy Floris Freshman (Disclaimer, the author is not a telecom expert or engineer, but reflecting on issues with 5G home internet to the best of her ability and declares no conflict of interest). In the recent article “When You Are A Hammer, Everything Looks Like A Nail. To The…