-Caveat Lector- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"> </A> -Cui Bono?- -------- forwarded message -------- From: "Roy L. Beavers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: emfguru <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 Subj: California cell phone law proposed by Senator Hayden (Kelley).. I agree with Libby!!! This is REALLY important!!! .......Libby, this proposal for legislative action could be used as a backdrop to inject this health/environmental subject into the national election in California.....!!! As you know, both John McCain and Al Gore are vulnerable on this issue...... They both have a record of kow-towing to the cell phone industry...... (Remember, it was Gore who put into the 1996 TELCOM ACT the words that gave us the UNCONSTITUTIONAL provision that attempted to remove local control of tower siting decisions.....) Cheerio..... Roy Beavers (EMFguru) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ..It is better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness.. NEW!!! Website... http://emfguru.com ................People are more important than profits.............. DO YOU KNOW OF OTHERS WHO SHOULD BE ON THIS LIST??? ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Libby Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 Subj: Senator Hayden introduces cell phone legislation Dear Roy: Please publish this important development from California! THANK YOU, TOM HAYDEN !!! Senator Tom Hayden introduced this legislation last week in the California State Senate (SB 1699). The cell phone companies are already gearing up. There will be hearings in Sacramento in March. This bill specifically refers to research findings which link cell phone use to "brain tumors, memory losses and genetic mutations". Also mentioned are the increased risk of "acoustic neuromas, a benign tumor of the auditory nerve, and increased risk of neuroepithelial tumors on the outside of the brain." The links to acoustic neuromas have been corroborated by Dr. George Carlo, former Director of The Wireless Technology Research Group, who conducted research for the Cellular Telephone Industry Association. The Bill calls for a review of the research literature on radiofrequency radiation; requires California retailers to post signs alerting consumers that "cell phones may be a health hazard" and requiring retailers to to offer "hands free devices" for sale at time of purchase; and, as of January 2002, if the literature review shows there is clear evidence of a health risk, the Bill would require retailers to sell hands free devices with each cell phone. The advent of this bill offers an enormous opportunity for increased general public awareness about the health hazards of cell phones. The "hand free" manufacturers are promoting their products to prevent direct exposures to the brain by hand held devices. It is not clear whether these products are effective. As many of us know, the concerns over cell phones are only one aspect to the chronic and excessive exposures to emergent and rapidly changing wireless technologies. This legislation and the issue it raises addresses consumer choices which can affect the marketplace. It is important that this legislation not be diverted into a debate over which hands free device is most efficacious. By emphasizing the major point -- cell phones are hazardous -- the public can be educated enough that they may be motivated to act, even if to protect their personal health. The bill can also be used to advertise what the scientists are warning us about -- it is not enough to be concerned about the cell phones -- a periodic and excessive exposure to the brain from a transmitting device, it is also important to be concerned about the chronic long-term exposures from the transmitting cell towers and antennas. Whether we own a cell phone or not, we all are being involuntarily being forced to live near to operating cell towers 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Long term exposure to low level radiation from cell towers and antennas poses a public health risk too. I urge you to contact your California State representatives and ask them to support Hayden's legislation. Be sure to attend the hearings in March. If the California State Health Department is asked to review the literature, the "official position" that there is harm can be taken. There is enough research right now to make the case that cell phones are harmful. The work of Drs. Ross Adey, Gerry Phillips and Henry Lai have been instrumental in showing harm. The RF bibliographies of Dr. Neil Cherry place the science in context with other significant EMF research findings. Based on the precautionary principle, there is enough information for lawmakers to act right now to protect public health. Don't forget, It took much less research than this to get FDA to pull silicon breast implants from the market!!! Let's let our legislators know what we think! Let's stand behind Senator Hayden's bill. Thank you, TOM HAYDEN! Senator Hayden's Office can be reached at 916-445-1353. Bill text follows below: BILL NUMBER: SB 1699 INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Hayden FEBRUARY 22, 2000 An act to add Article 6 (commencing with Section 108670) to Chapter 5 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to cellular telephones. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1699, as introduced, Hayden. Health: cellular telephones. Under existing law the State Department of Health Services is authorized to commence all proper and necessary actions to protect and preserve the public health. This bill would require cellular telephone retailers to offer a hands-free earpiece or headset when a cellular telephone or service contract is sold within the state. This bill would require cellular telephone manufacturers to provide and cellular telephone retailers to post a placard at the point of sale. The placard would state the possible health risks associated with cellular telephones. In addition, the placard would be required to advise consumers how to protect themselves against radiation effects from cellular telephones. This bill would require the department to review existing surveys and research concerning the health effects of cellular telephones. This bill would require that unless the department determines that cellular telephones have no adverse health effects by January 1, 2002, all cellular telephones sold after January 1, 2002, must include a hands-free earpiece or other device to provide protection against cellular telephone radiation. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Article 6 (commencing with Section 108670) is added to Chapter 5 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: Article 6. Cellular Telephones 108670. The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) Cellular telephones play a vital role in expanding communication and information globally and are being marketed at accelerating rates. (b) Recent studies suggest the possibility of links between cellular telephone use and human health impacts such as brain tumors, memory loss, and genetic mutations. (c) A study funded by the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association concluded that cellular telephone service users are at risk of acoustic neuroma, a benign tumor of the auditory nerve, and increased risk of neuroepithelial tumors on the outside of the brain. The same study found a positive correlation between the amount of cellular telephone service use and tumor development. (d) The federal Food and Drug Administration in October 1999 concluded: "Available science does not allow us to conclude that mobile telephones are absolutely safe or unsafe." (e) It is inappropriate that critical health and safety studies lag behind the vast expansion of cellular telephone marketing. 108671. (a) Retailers shall offer a hands-free earpiece or headset for sale when a cellular telephone service or service contracts for cellular telephone services are sold in California. (b) Manufacturers of cellular telephones shall provide, and retailers shall post, an informative placard adjacent to the point of sale. The informative placard shall advise consumers that academic studies show a possible link between cellular telephone service usage and brain tumors and memory loss and that federal studies are inconclusive. The informative placard shall also advise consumers that a hands-free earpiece or headset provides health protection against radiation effects from cellular telephones. The informative placard shall be clearly printed, easily understood, and immediately visible adjacent to the point of sale. (c) The State Department of Health Services shall review existing surveys and research concerning the health effects of cellular telephones and adopt regulations or undertake additional research. (d) Unless the department determines cellular telephones have no adverse health effects by the appropriate state and federal authorities on or before January 1, 2002, all cellular telephones sold after that date shall include a hands-free earpiece or other device to provide protection against cellular telephone radiation. . <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. 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