This is your typical Public dis-information campaign!
Tell them what they want to hear, so as to minimize opposition and show compassion, then let you smart meter installers go about the smart meter roll out without consideration for the citizen.

When the proverbial fecal matter hits the fan?

Claim that there was a break down in communications between the utility Command and Control professionals and the Installation company Field thugs.

The icing on the cake is that Maryland (Utility'S Lapdog) PSC, is pretending to be collection names of OPT-OUT installation transgressions.

Everybody is entitled to their opinion!
YOU JUST STICK TO YOUR GUNS!

Magothy Forest

Leanne - please send in your deferral notice ASAP and spread the word throughout your neighborhood! directions on how are above and at www.marylandsmartmeterawareness.org.

You logic is Impeccable to it's simplicity.

Do I dare say........ That is precisely why this once GREAT nation is going down in Flames?

Why Smart Meters Might Be a Dumb Idea (consumer digest Investigative Report.)
"Smart meters are supposed to help to give you more control over your energy use. But many experts doubt that you’ll ever see the electricity and cost savings that electric companies and smart-meter manufacturers tout."

http://www.consumersdigest.com/special-reports/why-smart-meters-might-be-a-dumb-idea

And send your letter of Deferral ASAP! If you deferred in writing, but still received a smart meter, you need to inform the Public Service Commission by emailing Obi Linton, Exec Dir of External Relations, at olinton@psc.md.us ASAP

Traci:

You have not provided scientific evidence that **proves** that analog meters are "safe." Most analog meters generate magnetic fields and there are some who claim these fields are hazardous.

Please quantify the relative risk of analog meters -- which are not "proven safe" vs. smart meters.

Also, have you yet removed the false information on you website concerning the Karolinska Institute? Recall that the Karolinska Institute has two articles on its website disputing the claims adverse health from wireless communication.

Finally, have you removed links to CFSW whose director appeared on a radio talk show whose host is a virulent racist and Holocaust Denier?

SmartGridNews.com has to admit that we win Maine!
http://tinyurl.com/we-win-Maine

"Maine regulators have been ordered to reconsider smart meter related safety concerns by the state's highest court, which ruled the Public Utilities Commission didn't adequately address health concerns before approving Central Maine Power's smart meter program.

The issue, according to a report in the Bangor Daily News, is whether regulators bypassed their legal mandate to ensure the delivery of safe and reasonable utility services when they approved CMP's smart meter program. PUC lawyers had argued earlier that regulators didn't need to consider safety issues that had already been addressed by federal agencies and that those with health worries could take advantage of the opt-out provision.

But with 600,000 smart meters installed in homes and businesses in Maine, it's unclear what impact the court ruling will have. CMP has 2,000 smart meters left to install and a spokesman said they plan to finish up.

The Maine PUC, meanwhile, issued a statement indicating they are considering the best way to comply with the court's order.

Critics also argued there are constitutional problems with smart meters related to privacy and trespassing, but those claims were dismissed by the court."

here is the same story in the Bangor Daily News:

http://bangordailynews.com/2012/07/12/business/maine-public-utilities-commission-didnt-address-smart-meter-safety-court-says/?ref=polbeat

More about Texas Medical Board which was harassing AAEM's former President, based on "anonymous" complainants.

Texas Board of Medicine Charged With Corruption — Is This A Warning to Other Medical Boards?
http://www.personalconsult.com/articles/texasmedicalboardcharged.html

The Texas Medical Board Vs. Doctors...More Corruption in Texas
http://theeprovocateur.blogspot.ca/2008/05/texas-medical-board-vs-doctorsmore.html

U.S. Court of Appeals Rules against the Texas Medical Board
http://www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/001438

Reform the Texas Medical Board: Video of Testimonies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssCO10Y5ZMw

AAPS' Proposed Reforms of the Texas Medical Board Became Law in Texas
http://www.aapsonline.org/index.php/site/article/another_victory_againstbr_texas_medical_board

AAEM doctors have solid credentials. Stephen Barrett of Quackwatch whom you are quoting is THE QUACK himself: In 2001, he appeared in court as expert witness in a case concerning alternative medicine (the plaintiff of that case was actually a company he owned)... After hearing his testimony, the judge's comments as recorded in the court document read, " As for his credential as an expert on FDA regulation of homeopathic drugs, the Court finds that Dr. Barrett lacks sufficient qualifications in this area... Presumably his professional continuing education experiences are outdated given that he has not had a current medical license in over seven years. For these reasons, there is no sound basis on which to consider Dr. Barrett qualified as an expert on the issues he was offered to address. " http://www.quackpotwatch.org/quackpots/california_superior_court_judge_.htm
Stephen Barrett has not held a medical license since the 1990's.
That was 11 years ago and but he has continued to write about medical practices outside his expertise.

Actually Traci, your unscientific complaints about smart meters are tiring, as are the falsehoods and links to unscrupulous websites.

You have asked me to prove that smart meters are safe, yet you have utterly failed to prove that analog meters are safe. There has been a rise in cancer over the last century that coincides with the deployment of analog meters. You simply cannot disprove the connection, and ELF that is emitted by the magnetic fields associated with analog meters has been listed by the WHO as a possible carcinogen:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_IARC_Group_2B_carcinogens

And you are quite wrong about analog meters -- they use magnetic fields to rotate the counters.

What I find most humorous is your inability to detect the tounge-in-cheek argument here.

I'll add that your pathetic attempts to generate publicity for your website are the motivating force for these responses. Please expect my posts to continue unabated until you 1) Stop promoting your falsehood laden website, 2) Stop posting "science" from charlatans 3) stop soliciting contributions for this rubbish.

Moreover, my questions about Maryland smart meter awareness links to CFSW and its statements about Karolinska remain unanswered.

Finally, let me make clear that there is nothing personal here. You are simply out of your comfort zone discussing the technical and scientific issues at hand.

India
18 JUL, 2012, 11.15AM IST, DURGESH NANDAN JHA,TNN
Mobile Towers: Government decides to cut radiation limits to a tenth from September 1

"If you are worried by the radiation emitted bycellphone towers around you, there is some good news. From September 1 this year, India will lower the level to one tenth of the prevailing standard - from 9.2 w/m2 (watt per square metre) to 0.92 w/m2. "

"India's current radiation exposure limit (9.2 watt/m2) for mobile towers is higher than countries like Russia (0.2 w/m2) and China (0.4 w/m2). In USA, Canada and Japan, however, the radiation exposure limit is much higher (12 w/m2),"
"Sharma said lowering of the limit is a preventive step against serious health risks posed by radiation emitted from towers which includes the possibility of developing certain types of cancer. "
"Dr R S Sharma, deputy director general of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), who represented the health ministry on the committee, said the new norms will place India among the more radiation conscious countries. "

Actually Traci, I'm wondering how much you are paid for promoting quackery (e.g. AAEM statements), misrepresentations (e.g. Karolinska warning on Smart Meters) and for promoting a website with links to CFSW whose director appeared on an anti-Semite's talk show.

I do know that MSMA asks for donations, so I suppose there is little incentive to remove misleading information from the website.

And I remind you that this is a Patch blog, not your blog. You have posted a link to your misleading website and another to a dubious organization. I'm simply informing the readers.

Also, you never answered my question about removing the misleading information and links to CFSW. Such actions would certainly make me reconsider posting.

@Traci:
"Am wondering how much you get paid to browse articles and post comments on behalf of the industry..."

George posts far more than I do. How come you do not ask who pays him?

Nice double standard.