Resources on Radiation: Wireless, EMR, RFR, and Ionizing Radiation

BioInitiative Report

Evaluates the health risks of electromagnetic radiation exposures along with the inadequacy of current standards. This report has caused European governments to re-evaluate their standards. Click here for more.

The WiFi Blues
FREE

Wireless broadband Internet access is all the rage. The noise is drowning out concerns for this technology's risks. Originally published in the July 2007 Townsend Letter.

The Multitasking Myth
PHO #13

Our biology can interfere with performing several tasks at the same time—such as driving while talking on a cellphone.

Radiation Protection?
PHO #12

Radiation Protection? A study of how some bacteria survive extreme radiation suggests how humans might do the same.

From Radio Frequency to Bug Spray

Protecting citizen health from corporate power. An interview with film makers Mary Beth Branagan and James Heddle from EON Ecological Options Network. Resources: Ecological Options Networ www.eon3.net; resources on environmental health, resources on radiation, and resources on health politics and advocacy

Hypersensitivity

Health educators Layna Berman and Jeffry Fawcett, PhD discuss hypersensitivity both to chemicals and electromagnetic fields. The hour includes a review of the science and practical solutions for identifying the source of symptoms and prudent mitigation. Resources: Scientific articles discussed on the show; resources on allergies, resources on environmental health, resources on EMF, resources on chronic illness, and The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine Aron

Safe Cell Tower Siting

Journalist and environmental analyst B. Blake Levitt, author of Electromagnetic Fields and contributing editor of Cell Towers, discusses the wide range of risks associated with siting cell phone towers and strategies for siting them safely Resources: B. Blake Levitt’s website www.blakelevitt.com, Cell Towers and Electromagnetic Fields by B. Blake Levitt; resources on radiation

WiMax: The Next Wireless Exposure

Libby Kelley, Executive Director of the International Commission for Electromagnetic Safety and founder of Council on Wireless Technology Impacts, discusses this latest wireless technology, its risks, and an upcoming meeting of activists and scientists concerned about its spread. Includes extended discussion on self-care not available on the broadcast version. Resources: Council on Wireless Technology Impacts (CWTI) www.energyfields.org, International Commission for Electromagnetic Safety (ICEMS) www.icems.eu, resources on raditation

Bioinitiative: Standards for Electrosmog

Cindy Sage and David O. Carpenter, MD discuss the Bioinitiative Report that proposes better standards for exposure to electromagnetic fields based on the work of leading scientists. Includes extended discussion on self-care not available on the broadcast version. Resources: Bioinitiative Report www.bioinitiative.org; Resources on radiation

Does Green Mean Non-toxic?

Health educators Layna Berman and Jeffry Fawcett, PhD discuss toxic risks in “green” products and describe how to avoid exposures and boost detoxification pathways. Resources: Resources on environmental health and on detoxification; Cradle to Cradle by William McDonough and Michael Baumgart; Environmental Working Group www.ewg.org; Our Stolen Future www.ourstolenfuture.org; Microwave News www.microwavenews.com; Electromagnetic Fields: A Consumer's Guide to the Issues and How to Protect Ourselves by B. Blake Levitt; Healthy Car www.healthycar.org; Toxic at Any Speed by the Ecology Center www.ecocenter.org; A Small Dose of Toxicology www.asmalldoseof.org

Resistance to Citywide WiFi

Doug Loranger, from San Francisco Neighborhood Antenna Free Union, discusses how citizens are mobilizing against exposure to citywide wireless Internet access. Resources: San Francisco Neighborhood Antenna Free Union www.antennafreeunion.org; Resources on radiation

High EMF Risk from Personal Organizers

Environmental consultant Cindy Sage discusses the latest research on wireless technology's possible risks to humans and the environment. PDA exposures from blackberry and treo units, among others, create exceptionally high exposures when worn on or very near the body. She will discuss these exposures, their possible health consequences, and ways to reduce exposure. Resources: Sage Associates www.sageassociates.net; Resources on environmental health and resources on radiation: wireless, EMR, RFR, and ionizing radiation

Public Health and Toxic Waste

David O. Carpenter MD, director of the Institute for Health and the Environment at the University of Albany, where he is also professor of environmental health and toxicology and former dean of the School of Public Health, discusses where and how people are exposed to environmental stressors and what role of public health institutions in protecting us. Resources: Institute for Health and the Environment www.albany.edu/ihe/; Resources on environmental health, resources on detoxification, resources on diabetes, resources on heart health, resources on chronic illness, and resources on EMF and radiation

Health Risks from Nonionizing Radiation

Researcher Henry Lai, PhD of the University of Washington discusses the latest research on the health risks from wireless technologies. Resources: Resources on radiation

EMF Health News

Louis Slesin, publisher of Microwave News, discusses current developments in industry and science concerning the health effects of non-ionizing radiation. Resources: Microwave News www.microwavenews.com

Dirty Electricity and EMF Health Dangers

Magda Havas, BSc, PhD, Associate Professor of Environmental and Resource Studies, Trent University, Ontario, Canada discusses low dose radiation health effects. Resources: Publications by Dr. Havas www.electricalpollution.com and www.stop-emf.ca; Graham Stetzer filters www.stetzerelectric.com and www.getpurepower.ca; Resources on radiation

The Science of RFR Health Risks

Olle Johansson, MD associate professor in the Experimental Dermatology Unit, Department of Neuoscience, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden discusses new research about the dangers of exposure to radio frequency radiation from cell phones and wireless technologies. Resources: Resources on radiation

Where You're Exposed and What to Do: EMF and RFR

Environmental consultant Cindy Sage and medical journalist B. Blake Levitt offer practical alternatives and protection from electrosmog exposure. Resources: Electromagnetic Fields: A Consumer's Guide to the Issues and How to Protect Ourselves by B. Blake Levitt; Blake Levitt's website blakelevitt.com; Sage Associates www.sageassociates.net

Wireless Public Health Crisis

Medical journalist Blake Levitt, activist Jan Newton, president of the EMR Policy Institute, and activist Doug Loranger, maker of the film Bad Reception: The Wireless Revolution in San Francisco, discuss the very disturbing science showing wireless technology's dangers and how the public can protect itself. Resources: Electromagnetic Fields: A Consumer's Guide to the Issues and How to Protect Ourselves by B. Blake Levitt; Blake Levitt's website blakelevitt.com; EMR Policy Institute; www.emrpolicy.org; Bad Reception: The Wireless Revolution in San Francisco a film by Doug Loranger, DVD availble at the Free Speech Network; San Francisco Neighborhood Antenna-Free Union www.antennafreeunion.org

Electrosmog

Researcher Olle Johansson, MD, associate professor in the Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, discusses long term studies showing the adverse health effects of exposure to radio frequency radiation from wireless technologies. Activist Doug Loranger discusses his film Bad Reception: The Wireless Revolution in San Francisco and community activism against citywide wireless broadband Internet access. Resources: EMFacts Consultancy (Australia) www.emfacts.com; ; Bad Reception: The Wireless Revolution in San Francisco a film by Doug Loranger, DVD availble at the Free Speech Network; San Francisco Neighborhood Antenna-Free Union www.antennafreeunion.org

Health Effects of Radiation from All Sources

Ernest Sternglass, PhD, physicist and anti-nuclear activist since the 1950s, discusses what we know about the dangerous effects of radiation from all sources . Resources: Radiation and Public Health Project www.radiation.org

Public Health Risk from Depleted Uranium

Leuren Moret, expert witness at the International Criminal Tribunal for Afghanistan, and physicist Ernest J. Sternglass, PhD discuss the public health risks to soldiers and civilians from depleted uranium drift. Resources: Beyond Treason www.beyondtreason.com

Smart Exposures: Understanding Risks from EMF & RFR

Cindy Sage of Sage Associates, environmental consultants and public policy researchers, discusses the research and encourages prudence regarding exposure to radiation from cell phones and electromagnetic fields Resources: Sage Associates www.sageassociates.net

Medical Radiation in the Promotion of Cancer and Heart Disease

Dr. John Gofman, MD, PhD professor Emeritus, molecular and cell biology University of California, Berkeley, discusses his extensive research correlating cancer and heart disease to radiation exposure from

Cell Phones & Cordless Technology: Are They a Danger to Our Children?

Environmental consultant Cindy Sage of Sage EMF Design discusses the dangers of cell and cordless phones as well as other sources of EMF radiation

Medical Radiation

Dr. John Gofman PhD discusses new research on the increased dangers of medical radiation.

Are Cell Phones Safe?

Environmental consultant Cindy Sage of Sage EMF Design discusses the dangers of cell and cordless phones as well as other sources of EMF radiation

The Hazards of Cell Phones and EMFs

Environmental consultant Cindy Sage of Sage EMF Design discusses the dangers of cell and cordless phones as well as other sources of EMF radiation