Kucinich Introduces Cell Phone Research, Warning Label Bill

National Legislation to Research Health Impacts of Cell Phones and to Label Cell Phones with Warnings Announced by Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio)

http://electromagnetichealth.org/electromagnetic-health-blog/congressman-kucinich-introduces-cell-phone-research-warning-label-bill/

We are so delighted to learn that Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) has announced his intent to introduce a bill calling for a new national research program on cell phones and health. He is also calling for an update of decades old safety guidelines, which use the physics measure called the SAR value, and for radiation warning labels on cell phones, invoking a consumers ?right-to-know?.

Two weeks ago, San Francisco?s Board of Supervisors affirmed citizens ?right-to-know? in passing an ordinance 10-1 requiring SAR values and safety education be available at the point of sale. Immediately following, the CTIA (cell phone industry association) pulled its $80 mm conference from San Francisco in retaliation. It has been reported that in the months leading up to the San Francisco vote, not only was the city of San Francisco threatened with this blow, but they were also told the CTIA had been in discussions with Apple (AAPL), Cisco (CSCO), Oracle (ORCL) and others, and could expect to be further penalized in unspecified ways. (See New York Times 6/25/10 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/27/opinion/27dowd.html )

Today marks an important turning point. While there have been...

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Camilla Rees, MBA
Founder, www.ElectromagneticHealth.org
Co-author, "Public Health SOS: The Shadow Side of
the Wireless Revolution"
Founder, Campaign for Radiation Free Schools
Contributor, Campaign for Safer Cell Phones
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