Electricity / CFL's
Compact Fluorescent light bulbs, commonly known as CFL's, are everywhere, it seems. Governments and Power Utilities are promoting them as a "green initiative" supposedly to help reduce energy consumption. Currently, the use of "regular" incandescent light bulbs is being discouraged and even disallowed, and sales outlets have begun phasing them out of their inventories. Very little has been said about the downside of CFL's. You may wish to be more informed about their biological and environmental effects.
"Dirty Electricity" is a side product of our electrical age, and our enthusiastic use of a generous array of electrical appliances and devices. Electric companies and authorities, electricians and anyone who uses electric current in their homes and businesses, need to become aware of the health impacts of electricity that hasn't been properly grounded or supplied.
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Links to reports and videos that implicate Smart Meters in causing house fires and explosions
Links to articles and videos that report links of Smart Meters to house fires:
Nanaimo Fire December 2, 2011 "Meter started smoking, leaves family in the dark."
Electrical explosion at Naples Bay ResortDecember 19, 2011 "A Vanguard Utility Services electrician was reportedly installing a new FPL Smart Meter . . . when an electrical fault and arc occurred, creating a fireball."
MFB probes smart-meter fire risk / Metropolitan Fire Brigade / Power November 7, 2011 ". . . public alert about smart meters because it was "too early" to draw any link. . ."
Pickering smart meter explodes / Toronto and GTA / News / Toronto SunOctober 4, 2011 Video Couple may have to pay for replacement . . .
Fire investigators probe link between smart meters and house fires / Herald Sun The Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board has launched an investigation into a possible link between smart meters and house fires.
Local 2 Investigates Smart Meter FiresNovember 14, 2011 It's a danger homeowners called about when they were stuck with no electricity and major damage to their homes.
Fires Spark During Smart Meter InstallationsAugust 19, 2010 Arlington Local News
Improper Smart Meter Installation Causes FiresSmart Meters installed with power on - Fire results
Arcing Meter Hazards / Smart Meter Fire in DiamondHeadNovember 12, 2011 PGE cutting costs at expense of safety
Man says Smart Meter caught fire and shut down his businessNovember 25, 2011 Under investigation . . .
Smart Meter Fires and Explosions EMF Safety Network documentation
Fire at 160 Santa Rosa, San Francisco Smart Meter "incompatible with house wiring?"
"Meters that endanger: shocking details from a whistleblower."
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