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Studies: Ecology

ORSAA makes a submission to the ACMA

According to a recent study, the proportion of heart attack patients who had no known risk factors in 2006 was 11%, and over the study period, increased to 27% by 2014. This prompted commentary by Dr. Priyanka (Pri) Bandara and

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More than 75 percent decline over 27 years in total flying insect biomass in protected areas

Abstract: Global declines in insects have sparked wide interest among scientists, politicians, and the general public. Loss of insect diversity and abundance is expected to provoke cascading effects on food webs and to jeopardize ecosystem services. Our understanding of the

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Report for the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization

Report detailing the exodus of species from the Mt. Nardi area of the Nightcap National Park World Heritage Area during a 15-year period (2000-2015.) Subject: The correspondence of species disappearance from the Mt. Nardi-Mt. Matheson area of the World Heritage

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Cell Tower Health & Environmental Effects (Joel Moskowitz, PhD)

In South Africa & the United States government regulations protect the public only from the thermal (i.e., heating) risk due to short-term exposure to high intensity, cell tower radiation. The regulations ignore the hundreds of studies that find harmful bio-effects

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Radiofrequency radiation injures trees around mobile phone base stations

Abstract In the last two decades, the deployment of phone masts around the world has taken place and, for many years, there has been a discussion in the scientific community about the possible environmental impact from mobile phone base stations.

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Cell Phone Radiation Boosts Cancer Rates in Animals

Cell Phone Radiation Boosts Cancer Rates in Animals

$25 Million NTP Study Finds Brain Tumors U.S. Government Expected To Advise Public of Health Risk The cell phone cancer controversy will never be the same again. The U.S. National Toxicology Program (NTP) is expected to issue a public announcement

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1 years ago

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Yet another illegally erected Cape Town mast has been ruled against - this time by the Supreme of Appeal who significantly ruled in a landmark case that the placement of masts must be done in accordance with the City’s Municipal Planning by-law, giving local auorities more say than national government in this regard. Hopefully this will set precedence for other illegal installations too.

This particular mast, erected in 2016 by Telkom in Heathfield, has had a long-standing legal battle (at tax payers expense and at huge personal cost!)

After much pressure was applied on the CoCT to have the illegal installation removed, the COCT ordered Telkom to dismantle it. Telkom then took the matter to the High Court saying that local government had no jurisdiction over them as they are owned by national government. The city won. Telkom appealed, and the city won again. At this stage the City’s legal department undertook to have the tower disconnected as Telkom’s next move was the Supreme Court.

This week the Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed Telkom’s appeal against a Western Cape High Court judgment that it is obliged when erecting a cellphone mast – whether free-standing or rooftop-based – to do so in accordance with the City’s Municipal Planning by-law.

Huge credit to the Heathfield residents who created such a strong voice opposition, aided in the early years by the late Muna Lakhani. And to Olga Sheean who featured this mast installation in her letter to Cape Town officials entitled "Challenging the towers that be". And most especially to Dee Rowland for her relentless efforts - for staying the course in her ongoing deadlings with Council and for refusing to back down. Well done all!

Hopefully this ruling will set precedent for more illegal masts to fall in SA and for more efforts to be applied by industry to rather invest in safer and more sustainable solutions like fibre without the 5G / "smart" living extension!

References:

www.emfsa.co.za/news/telkom-loses-court-appeal-over-location-of-cellphone-masts-in-western-cape/

emfoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Challenging-the-Towers-that-be.pdf

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Telkom loses court appeal over location of cellphone masts in Western Cape

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27 SEPTEMBER 2019, 07:48AM / LISA ISAACS Photo: African News Agency (ANA) Cape Town – The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has dismissed communications service provider Telkom’s appeal against a West...

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Joel Moskowitz from the School of Public Health at the University of California has compiled an updated list of newly-published scientific papers on wireless radiation and electromagnetic fields (EMF). Thank you Joel! ... See MoreSee Less

Recent Research on Wireless Radiation and Electromagnetic Fields

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A compilation of more than 750 abstracts of studies on wireless radiation and electromagnetic fields published since August, 2016. Updated once or twice a month.

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With the spotlight currently on crime in South Africa, much has been said about the importance of carrying cellphones on one's person at all times but not enough has been said about the risks - cellphones are still the primary motivation for muggings!

According to Stats SA's "Victims of Crime Survey" for the 2018 period, cellphones are the most likely thing to be stolen off your person, with nearly half a million incidents reported last year. And they're also one of the most likely items to be stolen during a housebreaking (accounting for nearly a quarter of total goods stolen.) So stay vigilant, contribute to building stronger community and don't be over-reliant on that tech for your safety!

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Here are the things criminals are trying to steal from you

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Stats South Africa has published its latest Victims of Crime Survey, showing which crimes are most prominent in South Africa, and how individuals have been affected by them.

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With Telkom's announcement that it plans to shut down its copper network and no longer support that infrastructure, what are the alternative options for homes and businesses dependent on landlines and ADSL?

According to MyBroadband, "Moving from ADSL to fibre is a no-brainer in areas where the technology is available, as fibre is both cheaper and faster than copper-based broadband."

According to Web Africa, fibre optic solutions are now cheaper than ADSL so it definitely makes sense to migrate landlines and computers to run off that network.

But what about those areas which don't yet have fibre, typically the less affluent or outlying areas, including all townships? " It is in areas where Telkom ADSL customers do not have fibre coverage that the company will encounter difficulties moving customers away from copper."

Those without the option to migrate to fibre will be encouraged to adopt LTE (4G wireless communication), increasing the risk of health and environmental harm in these areas. This should be opposed.

After years of waiting for affordable fibre to be rolled out to townships in SA, Telkom recently rolled out fibre to Soweto. "According to Telkom Group Chief Executive, Mr. Sipho Maseko, Telkom has invested in fibre to the home in SOWETO because Telkom believes that access to broadband has become a necessity for human and economic development. Addressing students of Orlando West High School, Maseko said the availability of the fibre will help Sowetans bridge the digital divide by bringing the world to people’s doorstep."

We agree completely but believe that this is not nearly enough - all available funds should be directed to offering fibre nationwide before throwing money at 5G which is a less sustainable long term solution for this country. And it would ultimately make more financial sense getting the right solution in place from the outset!

Sources:

mybroadband.co.za/news/broadband/316431-what-to-expect-when-telkom-turns-off-your-adsl.html

africabusinesscommunities.com/tech/tech-news/soweto-becomes-first-south-african-township-to-get-f...

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What to expect when Telkom turns off your ADSL

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Telkom recently outlined its plans to shut down its copper network, as first announced by its CEO, Sipho Maseko, in May 2019.

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On Day 4 of the 5G Summit, Kevin Mottus (CA Senate candidate and outreach director for the CA Brain Tumour Association) explains the captured regulatory system in the US, starting with the FCC (the Federal Communications Commission). A Harvard Ethics report entitled "Captured Agency: How The FCC Is Dominated By The Industries It Presumably Regulates" details the ways in which the telecom industry uses the same playbook as tobacco when it comes to lobbying and strategies to influence public perception.

When pressed for answers, the FCC say that they take advisement from the FDA, but in reality it is the FCC that has primary responsibility for these exposure. And according to the FCC's website "there is no federally mandated radiofrequency exposure standard". So it's important to understand that the FDA's role is purely an advisory one which is also heavily influenced by the wireless industry.
[Aside: In South Africa we have a similar situation where our Department of Environmental Affairs say they take direction from the Department of Health who have said in Parliament that they have no funding or skills for research here and defer to the Directorate for Radiation Control (DRC). The DRC's Leon du Toit - who has reported to industry/ICNIRP's WHO EMF Project for over 15 years - has repeatedly warned South African councils that “local and other authorities... should not attempt, from a public health point of view, to set any restrictions with respect to parameters such as height of the mast, distance to the mast & duration of exposure.” This is yet another clear example of the fox tending the hen house...]
To learn more about why your government isn't protecting you and what you can do to protect yourself better, there are still 6 hours to catch Kevin's talk or that of the 5 other speakers from Day 4

Or you could purchase the full 5G Summit package with all the interviews on a flash drive. Better to inform yourself offline if you don't yet have cabled computer access...

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Day 4 - 5G Crisis: Awareness & Accountability Summit

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