From Mast Neuwork:

So in Finland they are saying there are no adverse health effects from mobile phones or masts (but use a hands free, and don't talk too long). In Sweden they recognise EMF-induced EHS, while in England they say it doesn't really exist! In Russia they say science calls for vastly lower emissions than even phones throw out, while WHO says there's nothing other than heating effects. Back in Norway they know what our farmers know, but the RSPB dsimisses! With TETRA at least, we have come to know all about smaller birds disappearing from our gardens.

One day we'll all know: let's hope it isn't too late.

Andy



To: BOU_birdtalk@yahoogroups.co.uk
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 6:40 PM
Subject: [BOU BirdTalk] Mobilephone masts

Hello all,

It was interesting to read about the Golden Plover behaviour. Here in Norway they don't erect mobile phone mast near fox farms or mink farms. It seems that the animals become very distressed. A few years ago a mobile phone mast was erected about a 1000 metre above a regular breeding site for a pair of our local Eagle Owls. That was the last year they were seen in the area.

All the best,
Eddie Chapman, Voss. Norway.
http://www.birdwatching-in-norway.com


And then, of course, there are the homing pigeons that don't know where they live any more because more and more masts are appearing. Perhaps these birds are all manifesting 'psychosomatic' symptoms? And of course, Finland's economy relies heavily on Nokia, so their birds have obviously flown!

Amanda


Mystery of the silent woodlands: scientists are baffled as bird numbers plummet
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/540740/

Micro Waves Effects on Wildlife Animals
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/540756/

Do you remember what the Health Ministery printed in our mind?

THE PHYSIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF NON-IONISING ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION from Doctor G. J. Hyland, Fisical Departament of Warwick University, Coventry, UK, to EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, published ion March 2001:

http://www.buergerwelle.de/pdf/physiological_and_environmental_effects_of_electromagnetic_radiation.pdf

1. Policy options for the European Parliament

· the non-emergency prolonged use of mobile phones by children – and particularly pre-adolescents – be strongly discouraged, on account of their increased vulnerability to any potential adverse health effects. (First advice of the rapport).

· the mobile phone industry refrain from promoting prolonged use of advertising tactics exploiting peer pressure and other strategies to which the young ar susceptible, such as the (now discontinued) use of DISNEY character fascias on the phones. (Second advice of the rapport).

THE MOBILE PHONE IS’NT A GIFT FOR CHILDREN!

AVECORN
Associació contra radiacions nocives de L'Escala

Watch the death-list at:
http://www.iddd.de/umtsno/listaSlDe.htm

Original in Polish (scanned) http://www.iddd.de/umtsno/listaslupsk.htm


These observations were made within the last four years by Mrs. Bartos from Slupsk, Poland. In 1991 the tower starts with television and radio service. Since 1992 it works also as cellular-tower. The people who are on the list live or lived in a distance between 25 or 30 meters except two sky-scrapers in a distance from 100 to 150 meters.

The government didn't made any epidemiological and statistical investigations upon the high death-rate between 1995 and 1998 and until now. These list was created by

Mrs. Elzbieta Bartos, Slupsk ul. Banacha 11/58, 76-200 Polska. Tel. (004859) 84-42-260

between July and Decembre 2004 and is based on interrogations of neighbours, doctors, teachers and the suffering people from this area.

http://www.buergerwelle.de/pdf/slupskenfr.pdf
http://www.buergerwelle.de/pdf/60_dead_near_a_cellular_radio_broadcasting_tower_in_slupsk.htm



MOBILE TELEPHONY IS DANGEROUS
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/555926/

ELECTROMAGNETICS FIELDS AND CANCER: QUOTATIONS
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/507624/

SERIOUS CONGLOMERATES OF CANCER AND OTHER PATHOLOGIES
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/466717/

Usfie Cancer Cluster
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/421932/

Cluster in Spain 2000-2004
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/466717/

Wireless Victims Lawyer
http://wireless-victims-lawyer.info/victim-reports/60-dead-near-a-cellular-tower.html

Mobilfunkturm des Todes: 55 Tote in Slupsk (Stolp) in Polen und weitere 53 schwer Erkrankte
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/422749/



http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=cancer+cluster

Just received article below from Spain!

Colette O'Connell


Helena Bonham Carter and Emma Thompson carries out a particular war and not in the great screen. The actresses have won one first battle against the post installation of movable telephony of third generation in the proximities of three London schools and famous recording studios. Both have been united to the families who were against to the positioning of a post of that type in the tile roof of the Air Studios, of the musical producer George Martin, where they have recorded the Beatles, Robbie Williams and U2, among others.

The stars convinced the legendary producer so that it did not give permission to install them in the studies since, according to their critical, those posts for the reception of the signal of the satellite elevate the incidence of the cases of cancer, they disturb the dream and they can cause other problems of health. "Estoy in agreement with those who protests against those posts. Nobody knows for sure what negative effects have on the health of gente", Bonham commented Carter, of 38 year in the newspaper The Standard Evening the parents of the students of the three affected schools of the district of Hampstead, in the north of the capital, were satisfied by the gained victory thanks to the support with those famous ones.

Having only ever had the threat of a mast in my backyard, which did not materialise, I have enormous respect and admiration for those who carry on campaigning against masts despite dwindling support and lack of fellow campaigners.

With the Sidlesham Public Inquiry re-opening on the 14th December 2004 in Chichester, and knowing some of the personal circumstances involved, I just felt that these few should know how much they are appreciated now by a relatively few people in the order of things. I also want them to know that in the future, and with hindsight they will be remembered and respected by many.

Then people may wish that they had acted differently!

I offer this tribute to them for their courage and perseverence and also encompass all other campaign groups who are in the same position and against great odds.

May we all unite as one voice to defeat these enemies that faces us all

Sandi Lawrence


SPIRITUAL WARRIOR

Life offers us the opportunity to become a Spiritual Warrior. A warrior is one who bravely goes into those dark areas within themselves to ferret out the Truth of their being. It takes great courage, stamina and endurance to become a Spiritual Warrior. The path is narrow, the terrain rough and rocky. You will walk alone: through the dark caves, up those steep climbs and through the dense thick forest. You will meet your dark side. The faces of fear, deceit, and sadness all await your arrival. No one can take this journey but you. There comes a time, in each of our lives, when we are given the choice to follow this path. Should we decide to embark on this journey, we can never turn back.... Our lives are changed forever. On this journey, there are many different places we can choose to slip into and hide. But the path goes on. The Spiritual Warrior stays the course, wounded at times, exhausted and out of energy. Many times, the Warrior will struggle back to their feet to take only a few steps before falling again. Rested, they forge on, continuing the treacherous path. The journey continues. The Spiritual Warrior stays the course. Weakened, but never broken. One day, the battle, loneliness and desperate fights are over. The sun breaks through the clouds; the birds begin to sing their sweet melodies. There is a change in the energy. A deep change within the self. The warrior has fought the courageous fight. The battle of the dark night of the soul is won. New energy now fills the Warrior. A new path is now laid before them. A gentler path filled with the inner-knowing of one who has personal empowerment. With their personal battle won, they are filled with joy. A new awareness that they are one with the Spirit beams as they go forth to show others the way. They are not permitted to walk the path for others. They can only love, guide and be a living example of the Truth of their being. (Author unknown)


From Mast Network

Norwich (10 Dec) in a nutshell, from one who was there; not the only one, so correct me if I remember wrong or missed important angles.

Not such a big meeting as I'd hoped for, but then Norwich is a bit out of the way and it wasn't exactly widely publicised beyond campaign groups. But maybe 70 people there, including Eileen O'Connor, Mike Bell (chair RRT), Sylvia Wright from Mast Sanity, a campaigner from Brighton. Friends of the Earth had a rep., there was a Norwich CC planner and councillors. Panel was David Bourne, editor of Eastern Evening News (main campaigning paper) to chair, Councillor Mick Banham, Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich Lab MP) and Bill Stewart. Visitors were well appreciated, and it was good we were there with the wider view. BS gave a short presentation about HPA/NRPB role and saying he was keen to hear from people before completing Stewart Report II in January. He did go round the audience before the start asking people's views.

BS showed his reported annoyance at the industry saying the Stewart report showed there were no adverse health effects, during a period of exponential growth in phone use. His bottom line is that more is known now than in 1999 and that there is this apparent "allergy" to EMF, with certain people being susceptible to non-ionising radiation, probably belonging to a "genetic subgroup". So the precautionary effect must be reinforced while good clear science is done and published in an understandable way. He is also concerned about SAR info on phones, and its availability.

Ian Gibson, reporting "what's on" in Parliament, is hopeful that Keith Hill will be introducing meaningful planning changes, esp. with regard to consultation, but actually believes existing masts in places like near schools should come down. Planning permission, he said, should not be granted until public consent is given, and definitely never near schools. (The meeting said "make that residential, schools, hospitals etc.") Legislation, he says, will take much longer. (Mike Bell from RRT says he gathers 10 commitments etc. will be updated and PPG8 guidelines, in Spring 2005, but not the law.) He also suspects not all masts are necessary anyway, and his unanswered challenge is that operators should turn some masts off and see what happens.

Audience participation could've gone on all night as usual, but we only had until about 8.30. So we challenged "well-being" in terms of electrosensitivity causing actual ill health. Psychosomatic angles were pre-empted with the number of nosebleeds occurring in North Walsham and sleep deprivation. Eileen O'Connor gave the Wishaw story (her own of course) plus the John Walker RRT cancer cluster cases, and I gave the Worthing survey profile. Power levels, multiple masts and measuring were discussed and ICNIRP explained as being of no relevance to the effects observed. Planning refusal by LPAs was discussed, and how hard it is, loss of democracy etc. Landowners were challenged and the £££ incentive noted. Mike Bell called for transparency and openness of all details, including antenna directions, and any and every change made to them to require permission.

Editor DB pledged press support in mast campaigns, and in mast awareness.

Main usefulness: presenting depth of feeling, of understanding of the situation, and the certainty felt about EMF being the cause of so much, to Sir William.

Andy



After having to shoot off to Wales to play barmaid over the weekend, I have now had a chance to take stock of what happened at the Norwich meeting where Sir William Stewart was a speaker. I, like Andy Davidson, was disappointed at the numbers, but perhaps it worked in the favour of those wanting to speak. I was initially irritated at what seemed like a waste of precious time being told where the NRPB/HPA operate from and what is happening regarding AIDS, MRSA and all other subjects which come under their umbrella. We were there to discuss the problem with masts and mobile phones!! However, both Eileen O'Connor and myself managed to say our piece, although there's never enough time to say all you want to.

I told the panel that being a Parish Councillor in a village where there were in excess of 20 base stations within the parish caused great concern, especially as we had a growing serious health problem which includes some childhood cancers and blood disorders. I told him that we could completely blow out of the water the argument that these illnesses stem from fear and stress as the first of the masts went up 15 years ago and we were only made aware of the possible connection with the phone masts 2 years ago.

I told Sir William that I felt that our young people were being exploited by the phone companies and neglected by the NRPB as they were being allowed to use mobile phones without any warnings The Gov. leaflet produced after the Stewart Report were not widely distributed - and are still not! These leaflets recommend to parents that children under 16 use mobiles for emergency only and keep calls to a minimum and also point out that SAR rates on phones may help to choose a safer phone. No parent I have spoken to have seen this leaflet.

Sir William told me after the meeting, when challenged over the Government's refusal to act upon their recommendations, that he can only advise and cannot make them do anything! Our best course of action would be through our MP's. On hearing this I became extremely angry and told him that I thought MP's were being wooed by the phone companies and that if the recommendations in the Stewart report were not to be implemented it was another complete waste of taxpayers money and what had it all been for??

Eileen pointed out the urgent need for truly independent research and asked for funds to be made available without delay and said that there was a team of eminent european scientists available to start researching this huge problem.

One can only wait for Sir William's update next month and hope that some of the concerns and anxieties of Communities all over the UK can be addressed in a constructive way.

Sylvia Wright



I have also written to George Hooker and indeed met him. DOH is not skilled in non-ionising radiation, on which they defer to NRPB, and do not present themselves as concerned in any way.

If I may gather your account with others, I intend to get more of a dossier to Sir William Stewart. Whilst we recognise that he has no real influence on government, he could still kick up a stink. At the very least, NRPB needs a severe shake-up. Don't write any letters to him by the way, he won't receive what you send.

There is a huge problem: what we are actually saying is that everyone communicating by microwaves is dangerous. Imagine what it will take to stop the wireless industry. Only a profitable and self-financing global alternative technology will do this. Meanwhile, WHO discuss precaution as a cost-benefit analysis. Benefit: I can tell you I'm on the train. Cost: someone else dies prematurely.

So keep talking, keep protesting, keep helping; we're all with you.

Good luck

Andy


From Mast Network

Beneath is a transcript from a reply I have received from Phil Wills, MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Education & Skills:

Thank you for writign to me regarding the risks posed to our children with regard to mobile phone technology.

My position as Liberal Democrat Secretary of State for Education and Skills is impacted by the ever growing concerns surrounding mobile masts and their effects. However, in my role as chair of the all-party parliamentary group on mobil communications, we are constantly analysing and scrutinizing the mobil industry.

The group published a report in July which included a list of 19 recommendations which have been submitted to the Government. We are currently in the process of ascertaining what the Government intends to do with the recommendations and the report and will continue to push this issue.

I have also ben involved in a campaign in my local constituency to prevent the erection of a mobile phone masts near three schools. The case has gone all the way to the High Curt and the court of appeal. The appeal court decided to uphold the mobile operators plans to erect a mast near three schools which has come as a body blow to concerned parents throughout the country. The effect of this decision is to sweep aside the recommendations in the Stewart Report and give mobile phone operators freedom to site masts on or near school playing fields throughout the United Kingdom.

However, I can assure you that your concerns along with those of parents across the country will be fed into the work that the group does. We continue to push the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister to investigate possible amendments to the Governments guidelines and to take on the information provided by the Stewart Report which among other things advises a precautionary principle to be taken with regards to children.

AS A PRACTICAL PIECE OF ADVICE ON THE ISSUE OF MOBILE PHONE MASTS, CONTACTING MAST ACTION UK OR MAST SANITY SHOULD PROVE INVALUABLE AS THEY ARE AN EXCELLENT SOURCE OF INFORMATION.



English Nature shows interest

An encouraging response I think from English Nature, courtesy of their Chief Scientist, Dr Duff. Transcript as beneath.

I must add that this is of distinct difference to replies from DEFRA who state 'our view remains that there is a lack of conclusive evidence that radiation from telecommunication masts has important adverse effects on wildlife...I am afraid that there are no plans by this Department to conduct further research in this area at the present time' - replies to Simon Harding, Species Policy Advisor, simon.r.harding@defra.gsi.gov.uk

Transcript from English Natures reply:
I am replying on behalf of our Chief Executive, who will see both your letter and this reply. As you note in your letter the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology completed a review of the evidence for effects of microwave radiation on wildlife for English Nature in 2002. We are very grateful to you for alerting us to some additional research carried out since then. Our toxicology specialist has asked CEH to examine the additional reports of adverse effects which you have referred to in your letter. We will examine their conslusions carefully and I assure you that we will be using this in any subsequent advice to Government on further research or action needed.

Thank you for highlighting this additional source of evidence and for providing details of the relevant references which has greatly helped us to follow up your concerns.

Stephen


From Mast Network

http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/12/09/video.voyeurs.ap/index.html


Informant: Susan

Wichtig, Vorsicht mit Handys beim Tanken

The Shell Oil Company recently issued a warning after three incidents in which mobile phones (cell phones) ignited fumes during fueling operations.

In the first case, the phone was placed on the car's trunk lid during fueling; it rang and the ensuing fire destroyed the car and the gasoline pump.

In the second, an individual suffered severe burns to their face when fumes ignited as they answered a call while refueling their car.

And in the third, an individual suffered burns to the thigh and groin as fumes ignited when the phone, which was in their pocket, rang while they were fueling their car.

You should know that:

Mobile Phones can ignite fuel or fumes

Mobile phones that light up when switched on or when they ring release enough energy to provide a spark for ignition

Mobile phones should not be used in filling stations, or when fueling lawn mowers, boat! , etc.

Mobile phones should not be used, or should be turned off, around other materials that generate flammable or explosive fumes or dust, (i.e. solvents, chemicals, gases, grain dust, etc.)

To sum it up, here are the: Four Rules for Safe Refueling

1) Turn off engine
2) Don't smoke
3) Don't use your cell phone - leave it inside the vehicle or turn it off
4) Don't re-enter your vehicle during fueling

Bob Renkes of Petroleum Equipment Institute is working on a campaign to try and make people aware of fires as a result of"static electricity" at gas pumps. His company has researched 150 cases of these fires.

His results were very surprising:
1) Out of 150 cases, almost all of them were women.
2) Almost all cases involved the person getting back in their vehicle while the nozzle was still pumping gas. When finished, they went back to pull the nozzle out and the fire started, as a result of static.
3) Most had on rubber-soled shoes.
4) Most men never get back in their vehicle until completely finished. This is why they are seldom involved in these types of fires.
5) Don't ever use cell phones when pumping gas
6) It is the vapors that come out of the gas that cause the fire, when connected with static charges.
7) There were 29 fires where the vehicle was re-entered and the nozzle was touched during refueling from a variety of makes and models. Some resulted in extensive damage to the vehicle, to the station, and to the customer.
8) Seventeen fires occurred before, during or immediately after the gas cap was removed and before fueling began.

Mr. Renkes stresses to NEVER get back into your vehicle while filling it with gas.

If you absolutely HAVE to get in your vehicle while the gas is pumping, make sure you get out, close the door TOUCHING THE METAL, before you ever pull the nozzle out. This way the static from your body will be discharged before you ever remove the nozzle.

As I mentioned earlier, The Petroleum Equipment Institute, along with several other companies now, are really trying to make the public aware of this danger. You can find out more information by going to http://www.pei.org/ . Once here, click in the center of the screen where it says "Stop Static".

I ask you to please send this information to ALL your family and friends, especially those who have kids in the car with them while pumping gas. If this were to happen to them, they may not be able to get the children out in time. Thanks for passing this along.


Nachricht von Sabine Bussenius