Letter from Adkins

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>>>> On Oct 22, 2010, at 4:39 PM, Adkins wrote:

>>>> Please take action and tell your town, state, and federal officials

>>>> that you do not want microwave radiation emitting devices outside

>>>> your child's bedroom window, their school, or your local shopping

>>>> center. Go to your local town council meeting, inform your

>>>> neighbors, get involved and forward this to everyone you know.

>>>> Enough is enough!

You may not have noticed but there are cell antennas going up in

residential neighborhoods all over Rhode Island, maybe even on your

street. They hang discretely from ordinary utility wires and unless

you're looking for them you'd probably never notice them. Because I

have Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, which includes severe sensitivity

to electromagnetic radiation, I recently purchased a radiation

detector. I'd checked all the areas I normally travel to in town in

order to avoid things like cell towers and Wi-Fi. But recently I'd

been feeling worse than usual despite the precautions I take and I

wanted to know why. I turned my meter on to recheck the area, and was

shocked to find a microwave transmitting device had been installed

right on the corner of my street. Then I began finding them all over

town.

The units going up all over my neighborhood are a new type of cell

antenna and box called a Distributed Antenna System (DAS) that emits

radiation for 800 feet in all directions. They are basically

cylindrical-shaped black boxes--repeaters that push wireless signals

through the areas between cell towers. There appears to be a mad rush

by industry to get these antennas installed as quickly as possible,

and I suspect this is because the general public is starting to get

savvy about the dangers. There is good reason to be concerned when

high-powered microwave transmitters are literally placed outside

people's bedroom windows and near our public schools and shopping

centers.

This is a particularly dangerous and life-threatening situation for

people like me, and those with chronic health issues, pregnant women,

children, and the elderly are also at greater risk. At this point I

cannot safely take a walk on my street, go to the bank, visit my

doctor, go to the grocery store, or pick up my child from school

without being exposed to dangerous levels of radiation. I have been

experiencing headaches, dizziness, disorientation, nausea, insomnia,

muscle aches, weakness, and burning eyes, throat, and skin every time

I am exposed to these DAS units.

Most people living and working in close proximity to these antennas

have no idea these devices have been installed, what they are, or that

they're being exposed to dangerous levels of microwave radiation right

in their own homes or while on the job. Many are already sick, but

don't realize the source of their illness. The danger of radiation is

that you cannot see it, hear it, or smell it. People with MCS/ES can

literally feel the effects of radiation on their skin, but most people

cannot. This puts the general public at an extreme disadvantage with

regard to recognizing the hazards because many of the symptoms they do

experience are also common to the flu. Doctors in the U.S. are not

typically trained to recognize the signs of radiation poisoning (in

other countries they are). With chronic exposure these symptoms might

eventually be misdiagnosed as Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, or Lyme

Disease. Cognitive and neurological symptoms can lead to anxiety,

ADHD, and insomnia. If not removed from the source of radiation or

with repeated exposures, one can develop autoimmune or

neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, or leukemia.

So look out your bedroom window. Scan the parking lot where you shop,

the streets where you're typically stuck in traffic, and your child's

busstop and play areas. Do you see something hanging from the utility

wire or a pole in the parking lot that you never noticed before?

Most people assume that federal authorities are protecting us from any

potential danger with regard to radiation-emitting devices, but this

simply isn't true. Scientists around the world are warning that

existing radiation standards are completely inadequate to protect

public health because they are not biologically-based. So in effect,

the telecom industry is completely unregulated and that is putting

your health and your children's health at risk.

When the federal government isn't minding the store, it's up to

citizens, town administrators, state agencies, and elected officials

to educate themselves and take action. You can read more about this

issue and how Long Island residents are demanding protection from

these devices by visiting http://www.dontcellout.com/ . Here you

will find a picture of a typical DAS unit, and other models can be

found by doing an on-line search. This is a public health crisis of

exponential proportions that is playing out in communities all across

this country. It is coming to your town soon if it hasn't already.

The public needs to take action because it is only a matter of time

before a DAS unit is hanging outside of YOUR home. Please call or

write your elected officials before it is too late.

Sincerely,

Adkins, M.Ed.

Rhode Island Regional Director

Citizens for Safe Technology

www.citizensforsafetechnology.org

(401) 284-4530