Archive for July 2013

The New British Gas ‘Smart’ Meter Campaign – Built on a Lie!

[Update: a formal complaint has been lodged with OFGEM against BG’s misleading Smart Meter tactics – you can read about that here.] British Gas’s attempts to dupe customers into accepting its controversial new ‘Smart’ Meters reached new lows this week, as Stop Smart Meters! learned that their […]

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UK gov’s smart meter dream unplugged: A ‘colossal waste of cash’

Excerpt of analysis by TheRegister.co.uk On 23 June, the village of Alfriston in the South Downs hosted Get Wired, an event celebrating old-fashioned wired analogue power meters – or, more accurately, opposing their replacement by new wireless “smart” meters. Organiser Stop Smart Meters UK is worried about […]

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UK medical doctors call for ‘immediate action’ against wireless technologies

Open letter by UK medical doctors: Health and safety of Wi-Fi and mobile phones We wish to highlight our concern over the safety of exposure to microwave radiation from wireless technology, particularly for vulnerable groups like children, pregnant women, the elderly and those with compromised health. There […]

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