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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…

“When You Are A Hammer, Everything Looks Like A Nail. To The Wireless Industry, Everything About You is a Nail” 
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“When You Are A Hammer, Everything Looks Like A Nail. To The Wireless Industry, Everything About You is a Nail” 

By Patricia Burke of Safe Tech International, Images courtesy Floris Freshman The phrase “If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail” is attributed to Abraham Maslow and his 1966 book, The Psychology of Science. “Hammers Only See Nails” In a blog post at Today’s Machining World, (which we will revisit later) Noah Graff…

When A Tree Falls and No One Hears? What About Fires Due to Frenzied “Climate” and “Safety” Initiatives, and No One Listens?
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When A Tree Falls and No One Hears? What About Fires Due to Frenzied “Climate” and “Safety” Initiatives, and No One Listens?

By Patricia Burke of Safe Tech International, Images courtesy Floris Freshman According to Wikipedia, “ “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” is a philosophical thought experiment that raises questions regarding observation and perception. In particular, the thought experiment known as “if a tree…

Another Dirty Side of ‘Clean’ Energy, “Cobalt Red, How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives”
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Another Dirty Side of ‘Clean’ Energy, “Cobalt Red, How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives”

Compiled by Patricia Burke with Sarah Aminoff of Safe Tech International  (Top images source: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250284297/cobaltred) “Never in human history has there been so much suffering that generated so much profit that directly touched the lives of more people around the world.” Siddharth Kara’s new book is “Cobalt Red, How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our…

FCC: 1984 Isn’t Just a Book, It’s the Last Time the EPA Looked at RF Safety
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FCC: 1984 Isn’t Just a Book, It’s the Last Time the EPA Looked at RF Safety

By Patricia Burke of Safe Tech International, Image courtesy Floris Freshman Former FCC Commissioner Michael Cobbs: It’s Time to Fix This Mess On January 23, the Benton Institute for Broadband and Society published, “Hold The Hallelujahs” by former FCC Commissioner Michael Copps, decrying the influence of Republican-held House on media and telecommunications policy. “Michael Copps served as…

5G/EMF/RF Vandana Shiva, Tech Layoffs, Druid Sarah Fuhro; The Tower is Falling
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5G/EMF/RF Vandana Shiva, Tech Layoffs, Druid Sarah Fuhro; The Tower is Falling

By Patricia Burke of Safe Tech International, Images courtesy Floris Freshman Vandana Shiva “Vandana Shiva is an Indian scholar, environmental activist, physicist, food sovereignty advocate, and anti-globalization author. Based in Delhi, Shiva has written more than 20 books. Shiva founded the Research Foundation for Science, Technology, and Natural Resource Policy (RFSTN), an organization devoted to developing sustainable…

Technocracy’s Not So Great Week? Time to Confront the Wireless and Tech Delusional Runaway Train?
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Technocracy’s Not So Great Week? Time to Confront the Wireless and Tech Delusional Runaway Train?

By Patricia Burke of Safe Tech International , Image courtesy Floris Freshman We could also call this article, “Let’s just be grateful that it was only the airlines that had bad code, and not military JEDI Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure and “full-spectrum dominance’s nuclear weapons.” My friend has a golden retriever who borders on insanity at any opportunity to retrieve…

EMF/RF: FCC, Wireless Speak, and the Illusion of Blaming the Other Political Party; Let’s Stop Now
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EMF/RF: FCC, Wireless Speak, and the Illusion of Blaming the Other Political Party; Let’s Stop Now

By Patricia Burke of Safe Tech International, top image courtesy Floris Freshman “Imagine waking up one morning to a cell tower being installed in your front yard. You were not notified and are not allowed to appeal the decision. There is nothing you can do.  [] On Jan. 10, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (Board) will vote…

‘Smart’ Meters, Faster Storm Outage Restoration? Safe? Secure? Reliable? – Not! Maine and Virginia
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‘Smart’ Meters, Faster Storm Outage Restoration? Safe? Secure? Reliable? – Not! Maine and Virginia

By Patricia Burke of Safe Tech International, with Ed Friedman of Maine Coalition to Stop Smart Meters. Image Courtesy Floris Freshman “Until smart meters can dial utilities promptly and persistently, wield chainsaws, drive bucket trucks, splice lines and convince trees not to fall on power lines, these primary smart meter benefit claims remain more myth than…

UK Court Action Against 5G Postponed
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UK Court Action Against 5G Postponed

By Patricia Burke of Safe Tech International The UK Court Action Against 5G originally scheduled for Dec. 13 was graciously postponed by the court until Feb, 6,7, 2023, after the beloved Barrister Michael Mansfield was injured in a fall. “Michael Mansfield QC is leading the legal team challenging the UK Government over its failure to take notice of the…

Big Tech, 5G, Students, Women & Children; Education, Indoctrination or Exploitation?    
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Big Tech, 5G, Students, Women & Children; Education, Indoctrination or Exploitation?    

By Patricia Burke of Safe Tech International 2022: Girl Scouts Earning a 5G Patch A feeling of disquiet emerged this week for those sensitized to the energies of exploitation and indoctrination in women and children. The Girl Scouts organization does not have an adequate system of checks and balances in place to prevent exploitation. The organization enabled a…