Da-Chief
03-24-2008, 15:59
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The town of Sebastopol, California had planned to throw up a few wireless access points downtown, until a few locals, obsessed with "electrical sensitivity," derailed the effort. According to the O'Reilly blog (http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2008/03/hazards-of-wifi.html), said locals banded together and signed a petition against the project, citing research that shows Wi-Fi is hazardous to your health.
The only problem being, as we've stated repeatedly, that there is no such research (http://www.corpsman.com/shownews/81803). That doesn't seem to stop a growing number of anti-Wi-Fi groups who like to cite the non-existent evidence (http://healthyhomealliance.com/info.html) anyway. Sonic.net CEO Dane Jasper says his company was going to install the system at their expense (not taxpayer funded), and blogs about the plan here (http://corp.sonic.net/blog/2008/03/23/sebastopol-voids-wi-fi-contract/):If you ve got concerns at this point, please let me put things into perspective. Wi-Fi signals are typically 0.1 watt. Compare this to the mobile phone that you keep in your pocket, which is typically three to ten times this power level. When it s at it s highest power level, you hold it next to your head to conduct a conversation. Ever notice that your skin gets warm after a long call? That s the only side effect of RF energy - warming. That is how microwave ovens work, at a much higher power level of 500-700 watts.
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The town of Sebastopol, California had planned to throw up a few wireless access points downtown, until a few locals, obsessed with "electrical sensitivity," derailed the effort. According to the O'Reilly blog (http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2008/03/hazards-of-wifi.html), said locals banded together and signed a petition against the project, citing research that shows Wi-Fi is hazardous to your health.
The only problem being, as we've stated repeatedly, that there is no such research (http://www.corpsman.com/shownews/81803). That doesn't seem to stop a growing number of anti-Wi-Fi groups who like to cite the non-existent evidence (http://healthyhomealliance.com/info.html) anyway. Sonic.net CEO Dane Jasper says his company was going to install the system at their expense (not taxpayer funded), and blogs about the plan here (http://corp.sonic.net/blog/2008/03/23/sebastopol-voids-wi-fi-contract/):If you ve got concerns at this point, please let me put things into perspective. Wi-Fi signals are typically 0.1 watt. Compare this to the mobile phone that you keep in your pocket, which is typically three to ten times this power level. When it s at it s highest power level, you hold it next to your head to conduct a conversation. Ever notice that your skin gets warm after a long call? That s the only side effect of RF energy - warming. That is how microwave ovens work, at a much higher power level of 500-700 watts.
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