Environmental consultant Cindy Sage of Sage EMF Design, lead author with David Carpenter of the Bioinitiative Report, discusses how Europe is responding to the current science about the dangers associated with microwave, wireless, and cellphone radiation.

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SHOW INTRODUCTION How lucky do you feel? In 2007 the BioInititive Report, a collection of 14 papers by scientist across the globe,reported the following effects from exposures to wireless and cell phone technologies at the current level of exposure: DNA breaks and chromosome aberrations, cell death including death of brain neurons, increased free-radical production, cell stress and premature aging, changes in brain function including memory loss, retarded learning, performance impairment in children, headaches and fatigue, sleep disorders, neurodegenerative conditions, reduction in melatonin secretion, and cancers. Why isn’t this splashed across the newspapers? Oh, come on, you know why! Annualized wireless revenues in 2008 will reach $144 billion and US spending on wireless communications will reach $212 billion in 2009. Based on the current 15% annual growth rate, in the next 5 years wireless will become a larger sector of the US economy than both agriculture and cars. Still dubious? Dr. Lennart Hardell reported that after even just 1 or more years of use there is a 5.2 fold elevated risk in children who began using cell phones before the age of 20 years. How lucky do you feel? Stay tuned for an update on the news that never hits the news outlets.