Portions of this article are originally by Arthur Firstenberg. Please visit Arthur’s website for more information and sign the appeal.
We are all confronted daily with issues that affect our health and well-being and that of our loved ones. A new challenge is heading our way: 5G technology — and it currently is being rolled out to every community in British Columbia. This technology involves a new type of antenna that emits radiation very close to homes at levels which are very concerning to experts. We have no way to avoid these devices and their effects even in our own homes.
Countries, cities and municipalities around the world are working to stop 5G rollouts due to concerns about the health hazards for their citizens. Those who have succeeded in stopping it include: Brussels, Belgium; Portland, Oregon; Faux, France; Florence, Italy; major areas of Switzerland and many places in the USA. Hundreds of peer reviewed studies by independent scientists (i.e. not paid by telecom and wifi Industry) have found that prolonged exposure to even low levels of wireless radiation is dangerous –damaging cells, DNA, immune function and causing damage to the heart, kidneys and neurological systems. The new 5G milliwave radiation will mean exponentially greater exposure!
The Risks
Ample peer-reviewed science links the man-made, electro-magnetic frequencies (EMF) produced by wireless and cellular technologies to contribute to:
- increased cancer clusters near microwave transmitters;
- multiple biological effects including neurological and reproductive;
- reduced pollinator viability;
- interference with bird migration;
- plant and tree cellular stress leading to increased susceptibility to drought and thus forest fire risk;
- DNA and cellular stress in all living things.
Wireless networks, including 5G, are extremely vulnerable to cyber-attack and data breaches.
Wireless systems are NOT energy efficient – manufacturing wireless tech, and transmitting and storing data wirelessly has a huge global carbon footprint.
EMR and Children
With their thinner skulls and developing stem cells, children are particularly vulnerable to wireless radiation. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) states: “Children are not little adults and are disproportionately impacted by all environmental exposures, including cell phone radiation.” No studies show that microwave radiation exposure in children is safe. This exposure is cumulative. Low doses add up over a lifetime.
Wi-Fi systems in schools are usually much higher strength than home networks because they are designed to operate hundreds of computers simultaneously. Scientists have never evaluated the total cumulative exposures of children in a classroom, or, in an increasingly wireless-saturated world, exposure levels from all sources. 5G has not been safety tested before release.
Rates of autism, ADHD, diabetes, food allergies and immune diseases are skyrocketing. Environmental factors are increasingly linked to this sharp rise. Electromagnetic fields have been shown to increase stress on biological systems and impact the developing brain. Research is pointing to a synergistic effect between toxic exposures such as lead and electromagnetic fields.
The Solution
Wired, and not wireless, networks offer the fastest, safest and most secure connectivity possible. Fiber-optic and Ethernet connections are the Best Practice technology solution for schools, allowing for full internet access without radiation exposure
The time is ripe to build our own community fiber-optic network, with fiber connected directly to every school.
On April 24, 2019, the American health insurance association Blue Cross Blue Shield released a report titled “The Health of Millennials.” It showed not only that the health of this generation takes a sharp decline beginning at age 27, but also that the prevalence of many medical conditions rose precipitously among millennials in just three years.
The prevalence of eight of the top ten conditions among all millennials showed a double-digit increase in 2017 as compared with 2014. Major depression increased 31%. Hyperactivity increased 29%. Type II diabetes increased 22%. Hypertension increased 16%. Psychoses increased 15%. High cholesterol increased 12%. Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis increased 10%. Substance use disorder increased 10%.
The decline in millennials’ health from 2014 to 2017 was not due to their being three years older. The report also compared the health of millennials who were 34-36 years old in 2017 to the health of Gen Xers who were 34-36 years old in 2014. At the same age, 34- to 36-year-olds in 2017 had 37% more hyperactivity, 19% more diabetes, 18% more major depression, 15% more Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, 12% more substance use disorder, 10% more hypertension, and 7% more high cholesterol than 34- to 36-year-olds had in 2014.
When the researchers looked at all health conditions, they found that 34- to 36-year-olds in 2017 had a 21% increase in cardiovascular conditions, a 15% increase in endocrine conditions, and an 8% increase in other physical conditions compared to 34- to 36-year-olds in 2014.
The Blue Cross Blue Shield report is here: https://www.bcbs.com/the-health-of-america/reports/the-health-of-millennials
The only reasonable explanation for the alarming decline in health of the millennial generation is the life-long irradiation of their brains and bodies from their cell phones.
First Launches of 5G Satellites
On the evening of May 23, 2019, Elon Musk’s company SpaceX launched its first 60 “Starlink” satellites into low orbit around the Earth. The satellites were launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a Falcon 9 rocket. Musk announced his intention to carry out six more launches this year, each carrying 60 satellites, and that when the first 420 satellites are in orbit, they will be turned on and will begin providing global 5G service to SpaceX’s first customers. This could happen by the end of 2019.
SpaceX intends for its rockets to carry 120 satellites at a time into orbit beginning in 2020, and to complete its planned fleet of 12,000 satellites within a decade. SpaceX’s license from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission permits each satellite to emit an effective radiated power of up to 5 million watts.
SpaceX’s competitor, OneWeb, is not far behind. OneWeb launched the first 6 of its planned fleet of 4,540 satellites on February 27, 2019. It announced its intention to launch 36 satellites per month and to turn them on as soon as 648 satellites are in orbit. This could happen by the end of 2020.
On April 4, 2019, Amazon announced that it is planning to launch its own fleet of more than 3,000 5G satellites.
5G in Space is a planetary emergency, as outlined in the article of that title that I wrote a year ago: http://www.cellphonetaskforce.org/planetary-emergency. It is an emergency not just because of the direct radiation from the satellites, but because of the location of the satellites in the ionosphere. The ionosphere is an integral part of the global electrical circuit that animates all living things. Even a few hundred satellites using the enormous amount of bandwidth that is available in the millimeter wave spectrum is expected to pollute the global electrical circuit — and therefore our bodies — with what building biologists call dirty electricity. This is likely to be catastrophic to all life on Earth.
I am presently involved in an effort to open up lines of communication with the principals of the satellite projects, including Elon Musk. They care about the future of this planet too, and they mistakenly think they are doing good.
Federal Lawsuit to Stop 5G
The Santa Fe Alliance for Public Health and Safety filed a lawsuit to stop 5G in U.S. District Court in New Mexico on December 21, 2018. We are asking the court to declare that city, state, and federal laws which deprive citizens of the right to protect themselves from harm, and deprive injured persons of any remedy for their injuries, are unconstitutional and void.
These laws violate the First Amendment rights to free speech and to petition the government for redress of grievances. These laws violate the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments because they deprive people of life, liberty and property without due process of law, and because they are a taking of property without just compensation. Our First Amended Complaint can be seen here: http://www.cellphonetaskforce.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Doc-19-First-Amended-Complaint.pdf.
Appeal Statistics, Appeal Needs
These are the approximate numbers of people to date who have signed the International Appeal to Stop 5G on Earth and in Space:
2,000 scientists
1,400 medical doctors
4,000 engineers
2,200 nurses
2,500 psychologists
1,200 organizations
100,000 total individuals and organizations from 187 countries.
Please Circulate the Appeal
It is time to push this Appeal hard. Please send the Appeal (www.5gSpaceAppeal.org), and also forward this email, to everyone you know. Every person on Earth has a stake in our future. We need as many signatures from as many different kinds of people as possible.
Arthur Firstenberg
International Appeal to Stop 5G on Earth and in Space
P.O. Box 6216
Santa Fe, NM 87502
USA
Tel: +1 505-471-0129
Email: info@cellphonetaskforce.org
https://www.5gspaceappeal.org