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THE CHILDREN'S WIRELESS PROTECTION ACT

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The Childrens Wireless Protection Act

We the people of the United States petition Congress for the immediate placement of clear and visible warning labels on all cell phone, WIFI and EMR (electro magnetic radiation) related packaging and the buildings utilized by the public which carry the signals and for the replacement of WIFI in schools with hard wired internet access.  The citizenry of the United States are not being properly warned or protected against the harmful and potentially deadly health effects from these now ubiquitously used EMR products.  Further, all warning labels should be paid for by industry.

Warning Labels should read as follows...

Warning, Some scientific studies have shown serious health effects associated with electro magnetic radiation and this product, including cancer and reproductive health effects.  It is recommended that pregnant women and children under the age of 21 keep this product away from their head and body.

Warning, This building carries electro magnetic radiation/fields from cell phone and wifi which have in some scientific studies, been shown to cause serious health effects including cancer and ill reproductive health effects.  It is recommended that pregnant women and children limit their exposure to such emissions.  

We realize that much of the US public school system is inundated with WIFI for “better learning”.  Not only is ADD/ADHD a known health effect from these EMR signals and a serious detriment to learning, but the genotoxicity associated with EMR can lead to all kinds of ill health effects including hormonal changes and reproductive health effects.  It is a known fact that children’s bodies are still developing and even more vulnerable to the harmful effects of toxins.  We strongly urge legislators that all the wireless infrastructure in public schools be replaced with wired infrastructure at INDUSTRY’S expense and as soon as possible.

The above are but a few of the many EMR Related health effects we are about to list in this bill.  

By placing warning labels on these products and facilities, not only will we be saving lives, but also dollars.  The amount of money spent on healthcare in the US annually would be drastically reduced.  Knowledge is power and informed consent is everybody's right.  The US is in extreme financial crisis.  We feel this is sound economic planning, not to mention responsible care of our children and their exposure to these dangerous products.  We also feel this legislation is consistent with President Obama's call for preventative health care measures, fiscal responsibility and transparency.

No less than 12 countries have issued public health warnings and mandated new regulations regarding children and cell phones, WIFI in the classroom and new EMR safety standards.

Other known diseases and medical conditions associated with EMR are as follows...

ACOUSTIC NEUROMA (TUMOR OF THE AUDITORY NERVE)

ADD/ADHD

ALZHEIMER'S

AUTISM 

BRAIN CANCER

BRAIN TUMORS (INCLUDING BENIGN WHICH CAN ALSO BE DEADLY)

BREAST CANCER

FETAL DAMAGE/BIRTH DEFECTS

LEUKEMIA

LOW SPERM COUNT

LYMPHOMA

SALIVARY GLAND CANCER

UVEAL MELANOMA (EYE CANCER)

GENERAL GENOTOXIC HEALTH EFFECTS, TO WHICH THE POSSIBILITIES COULD BE ENDLESS, DEPENDING ON THE CONSTITUTION OF THE INDIVIDUAL

*Genotoxicity as defined by Wikepedia -

Genotoxicity describes a deleterious action on a cell genetic material affecting its integrity. Genotoxic substances are known to be potentially mutagenic or carcinogenic, specifically those capable of causing genetic mutation and of contributing to the development of tumors. This includes both certain chemical compounds and certain types of radiation. Typical genotoxins like aromatic amines are believed to cause mutations because they are nucleophilic and form strong covalent bonds with DNA resulting with the formation of Aromatic Amine-DNA Adducts, preventing accurate replication. Genotoxins affecting sperm and eggs can pass genetic changes down to descendants who have never been exposed to the genotoxin.

LEGAL STANDING FOR WIFI OUT OF THE CLASSROOM

The General Duty Clause says workers must be informed of toxic environments if they are working in one.   Electro magnetic fields are a long known carcinogenic toxin.  Teachers are not being informed of this work hazard.  If a teacher stands with a high power line at his/her desk and teaches all day, they would have to be informed of the hazards of the electro magnetic fields which surround them.  They are currently in a much more dangerous working environment with electro magnetic fields running freely throughout the air with no line to contain them at all.  They are totally unaware of the hazardous state they are working in.  Warning labels must be placed on all schools so that parents and teachers are aware that faculty and children are all working in a KNOWN TOXIC ENVIRONMENT with known carcinogenic and reproductive health effects, as required by law, until such time as wireless infrastructure is replaced with hard wired, high speed internet infrastructure.

THE ADDED BONUS OF FINANCIAL SAVINGS TO THE US BY MANDATING WARNING LABELS...

The uninsured of America equals approximately 20% of the population.  The amount of money saved over the years on the above listed diseases on health care from the Medicaid/Medicare system is absolutely staggering.  Please see our sample table in our full letter to Congress using just brain tumors, as well as our explanation on cost of after care and possible lifetime care when someone is permanently disabled by any one of the serious illnesses listed in this petition.  An already financially strapped America should not have to pay for these extra costs in completely preventable disease which EMR will be causing this and future generations.  The general devastation these preventable EMR related illnesses have on the victims and their families is also a cost the public should not have to bear.

Our health, our children's health and the future health of our economy are at stake.  We implore Congress to take immediate action on this bill. 

 

 

The Childrens Wireless Protection Act

We the people of the United States petition Congress for the immediate placement of clear and visible warning labels on all cell phone, WIFI and EMR (electro magnetic radiation) related packaging and the buildings utilized by the public which carry the signals and for the replacement of WIFI in schools with hard wired internet access.  The citizenry of the United States are not being properly warned or protected against the harmful and potentially deadly health effects from these now ubiquitously used EMR products.  Further, all warning labels should be paid for by industry.

Warning Labels should read as follows...

Warning, Some scientific studies have shown serious health effects associated with electro magnetic radiation and this product, including cancer and reproductive health effects.  It is recommended that pregnant women and children under the age of 21 keep this product away from their head and body.

Warning, This building carries electro magnetic radiation/fields from cell phone and wifi which have in some scientific studies, been shown to cause serious health effects including cancer and ill reproductive health effects.  It is recommended that pregnant women and children limit their exposure to such emissions.  

We realize that much of the US public school system is inundated with WIFI for “better learning”.  Not only is ADD/ADHD a known health effect from these EMR signals and a serious detriment to learning, but the genotoxicity associated with EMR can lead to all kinds of ill health effects including hormonal changes and reproductive health effects.  It is a known fact that children’s bodies are still developing and even more vulnerable to the harmful effects of toxins.  We strongly urge legislators that all the wireless infrastructure in public schools be replaced with wired infrastructure at INDUSTRY’S expense and as soon as possible.

The above are but a few of the many EMR Related health effects we are about to list in this bill.  

By placing warning labels on these products and facilities, not only will we be saving lives, but also dollars.  The amount of money spent on healthcare in the US annually would be drastically reduced.  Knowledge is power and informed consent is everybody's right.  The US is in extreme financial crisis.  We feel this is sound economic planning, not to mention responsible care of our children and their exposure to these dangerous products.  We also feel this legislation is consistent with President Obama's call for preventative health care measures, fiscal responsibility and transparency.

No less than 12 countries have issued public health warnings and mandated new regulations regarding children and cell phones, WIFI in the classroom and new EMR safety standards.

Other known diseases and medical conditions associated with EMR are as follows...

ACOUSTIC NEUROMA (TUMOR OF THE AUDITORY NERVE)

ADD/ADHD

ALZHEIMER'S

AUTISM 

BRAIN CANCER

BRAIN TUMORS (INCLUDING BENIGN WHICH CAN ALSO BE DEADLY)

BREAST CANCER

FETAL DAMAGE/BIRTH DEFECTS

LEUKEMIA

LOW SPERM COUNT

LYMPHOMA

SALIVARY GLAND CANCER

UVEAL MELANOMA (EYE CANCER)

GENERAL GENOTOXIC HEALTH EFFECTS, TO WHICH THE POSSIBILITIES COULD BE ENDLESS, DEPENDING ON THE CONSTITUTION OF THE INDIVIDUAL

*Genotoxicity as defined by Wikepedia -

Genotoxicity describes a deleterious action on a cell genetic material affecting its integrity. Genotoxic substances are known to be potentially mutagenic or carcinogenic, specifically those capable of causing genetic mutation and of contributing to the development of tumors. This includes both certain chemical compounds and certain types of radiation. Typical genotoxins like aromatic amines are believed to cause mutations because they are nucleophilic and form strong covalent bonds with DNA resulting with the formation of Aromatic Amine-DNA Adducts, preventing accurate replication. Genotoxins affecting sperm and eggs can pass genetic changes down to descendants who have never been exposed to the genotoxin.

LEGAL STANDING FOR WIFI OUT OF THE CLASSROOM

The General Duty Clause says workers must be informed of toxic environments if they are working in one.   Electro magnetic fields are a long known carcinogenic toxin.  Teachers are not being informed of this work hazard.  If a teacher stands with a high power line at his/her desk and teaches all day, they would have to be informed of the hazards of the electro magnetic fields which surround them.  They are currently in a much more dangerous working environment with electro magnetic fields running freely throughout the air with no line to contain them at all.  They are totally unaware of the hazardous state they are working in.  Warning labels must be placed on all schools so that parents and teachers are aware that faculty and children are all working in a KNOWN TOXIC ENVIRONMENT with known carcinogenic and reproductive health effects, as required by law, until such time as wireless infrastructure is replaced with hard wired, high speed internet infrastructure.

THE ADDED BONUS OF FINANCIAL SAVINGS TO THE US BY MANDATING WARNING LABELS...

The uninsured of America equals approximately 20% of the population.  The amount of money saved over the years on the above listed diseases on health care from the Medicaid/Medicare system is absolutely staggering.  Please see our sample table in our full letter to Congress using just brain tumors, as well as our explanation on cost of after care and possible lifetime care when someone is permanently disabled by any one of the serious illnesses listed in this petition.  An already financially strapped America should not have to pay for these extra costs in completely preventable disease which EMR will be causing this and future generations.  The general devastation these preventable EMR related illnesses have on the victims and their families is also a cost the public should not have to bear.

Our health, our children's health and the future health of our economy are at stake.  We implore Congress to take immediate action on this bill. 

 

 

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# 234:
5:19 pm PST, Nov 8, Name not displayed, Texas
# 233:
5:40 pm PST, Nov 3, Rosemarie Russell, Utah
I am 57 years old and I attended a brand new elementary and junior high school that had sprayed asbestos on all of the ceilings. Nothing covered the asbestos. EMR is more dangerous and is possibly increasing our health care costs beyond our ability to pay.
# 232:
9:44 pm PST, Nov 1, Bethany Trainor, Florida
# 231:
8:50 pm PST, Nov 1, Olga Azovsky, New York
# 230:
6:46 pm PDT, Oct 25, Tatiana Naumova, Canada
# 229:
5:09 am PDT, Oct 25, Gözde Genç Çamur, Turkey
# 228:
9:42 pm PDT, Oct 18, Leslie Yeransian, Massachusetts
Thank you for putting this together....this needs to be pushed forward IMMEDIATELY!
# 227:
8:05 am PDT, Oct 15, Joseph Giles, Washington
I have been a heavy cell phone user for the past 10 years. Now I'm going in for a head scan at the behest of my optomotrist and neuro ophthalmologist. I hope that I do not have a tumor. But even more important is that my children never have one. They are 18 months and 3 years old right now.
# 226:
4:52 pm PDT, Oct 14, Barbara Meyers, Maine
# 225:
5:44 pm PDT, Oct 8, Name not displayed, New York
I have a headache right now from being on my cell phone at work today - i just know that something is not right with this technology
# 224:
7:07 am PDT, Sep 10, Ken Lucas, Gibraltar
# 223:
4:29 am PDT, Aug 21, Nemanja Kaludjerovic, Serbia And Montenegro
# 222:
5:18 am PDT, Aug 18, John Slack, Indonesia
At least fr Primary and Middle schools when the skull is still not fully formed.
# 221:
4:24 am PDT, Aug 10, Name not displayed, Connecticut
Congress must review the Telecom Act of 1996 and return a balance of rights to the general public. People have a RIGHT to voice their health and environmental concerns and have them addressed. Cautionary principles MUST be applied to protect children.
# 220:
10:31 pm PDT, Jul 20, Kelleen Knight, California
# 219:
6:40 pm PDT, Jul 16, Name not displayed, California
# 218:
9:23 pm PDT, Jul 13, Name not displayed, California
# 217:
5:18 am PDT, Jul 11, Name not displayed, Ireland
The public are not aware of the adverse effects of electro pollution, especially wi fi. This will be a hugh problem in the future.
# 216:
6:36 am PDT, Jul 6, Robin LLOYD, United Kingdom
the lack of public awareness on the exposure to Radio frequency radiation is a scandal in this country (UK) , as also in other countries; this has happened through the greed of mobile phone companies interested only in maximising annual profits & bonuses, and also weak governments listening only to those who have the most money when dealing with health concerns; this is happening not only with the major phone companies , but also with the pharmaceutical /drug companies Robin LLoyd
# 215:
2:07 pm PDT, Jul 3, Melissa Weaver, California
Please review the Bioinitiative Report(www.bioinitiative.org), a 3-volume publication of over 2000 peer-reviewed EMF studies,(Nov 2007),which clearly shows that wireless devices using microwave frequencies operating at current standards interfere with cellular and biochemical processes required for health. These RF frequencies create a wide array of symptoms, many of which are linked to or lead to serious chronic conditions including electrohypersensivity (which is considered an occupational hazard in Sweden.) Please protect the unsupecting masses from this profit driven global experiment by placing a warning on all wireless devices sold in the USA. Encourage and educate consumers about the benefits of hard wired technology including Fiber Optics which operates at greater data speeds, is more reliable, (especially in times of emergency), far more secure and more safe (for all life forms, including the birds and the bess). Melissa Weaver, B.S., Environmental Health Researcher, Educator & Consultant; EMF Safety Council Member; Coordinator for the Center for Sustainable Health; owner of Enhanced Health Systems; Sebastopol, CA, 95473.
# 214:
1:20 pm PDT, Jun 22, Brian Vakoc, Nebraska
We have just built a new home outside of a small rural community in an effort to provide our three children with a healthy, happy, and productive life-style. We now have two cell towers looming over our home. The most recent Viaero tower went up with no notice or public hearing to warn us. Similar to other towers in our rural area, this tower looks over the homes of many children.
# 213:
10:18 am PDT, Jun 21, Name not displayed, Virginia
We also need to know about the hybrid cars and how much EMR's are showing!
# 212:
7:33 pm PDT, Jun 18, Jemma Christiansen, Australia
# 211:
3:04 pm PDT, Jun 18, R. C. Glen, New York
# 210:
1:22 am PDT, Jun 15, Kathleen Hilliker, Arizona
I wish all of Congress to rule on this petition in order to keep our teens & children safe from all harmful elements that are associated with CELL PHONES, WIFI and any other wireless means that could harm our children!! Do we always have to cave in to technology BEFORE we know whether it's safe???? ACT RESPONSIBLY PLEASE!
# 209:
7:55 pm PDT, Jun 11, Bernadette Rosa, New Jersey
I care about my children and future generations. Lets keep our children safe from brain tumors!
# 208:
4:02 pm PDT, Jun 9, Cheyenne Chapman, Oregon
I am very concerned about the "CLEAR! WiMAX" service that is "all over Portland" according to their advertising materials; there has been no public input and no corporate accountability; we simply do not know for certain whether and what problems will result in the future; a more precautionary approach should be taken, and this service should not be allowed until the company that wishes to offer it proves that it is safe (rather than requiring regulators and the public to prove harm).
# 207:
3:52 pm PDT, Jun 9, Sophia Litchfield, United Kingdom
# 206:
4:25 pm PDT, Jun 3, Steven Staffo, Arizona
I work in the technology field, and EMF radiation needs to be addressed. It seems that, once again, corporate interests and the "cool factor" are outweighing our health and our children's health. Ban wireless from schools and public places.
# 205:
7:22 pm PDT, Jun 2, Loretta Gruodis, Maryland
# 204:
1:39 pm PDT, Jun 1, Thea Fournier, Massachusetts
# 203:
11:56 am PDT, May 27, Name not displayed, Idaho
Tired of having our cities abused with cancer-causing radiation. Give us relief now with decent federal laws requiring controls and warnings. S. Andersom
# 202:
7:25 pm PDT, May 26, Gail NIermann, Pennsylvania
Ignorance is no excuse under the legal system. As parents we owe our children to be informed and not swayed by 'the norm of what everyone else is doing'. The effects of what we do today may not only affect our childrens' health today but tomorrow as well. There should be informed choice and parents need to be informed of the hazards at school and places like coffee shops that have such environments, etc.
# 201:
5:56 pm PDT, May 26, Debra Lemonds, California
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