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The Wireless Right to Know Resolution passed the Orange County, NY legislature on October 6th:
ORANGE COUNTY LEGISLATURE
Committee: Rules, Enactments and Intergovernmental Relations
Sponsors: Bonacic, Berkman
Co-Sponsor:
Agenda No. 1
RESOLUTION NO. OF 2011
RESOLUTION OF THE ORANGE COUNTY LEGISLATURE URGING THE U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, PERTINENT FEDERAL AGENCIES, MEMBERS OF THE U. S. CONGRESS, NEW YORK GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO, PERTINENT STATE AGENCIES AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE TO FUND AND CAUSE STUDIES TO BE PERFORMED ON THE PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACTS OF THE USE OF CELL TRANSMISSIONS, WI-FI, WIRELESS SMART METERS AND OTHER SOURCES OF CONTINUOUS MICROWAVE AND RADIO FREQUENCY RADIATION.
WHEREAS, the consequences, impacts and implications of the increasing use of communications technologies including cell transmissions, Wi-Fi, wireless smart meters and other sources of continuous microwave and radio frequency radiation are disputed and part of public discussions, dialogue and debate; and
WHEREAS, Orange County Government has an active interest in protecting public health by assisting in efforts to provide information to the public, so they are empowered to make informed choices; and
WHEREAS, cell phones, wireless devices and infrastructure are known to emit microwave and other Non-Ionizing Electromagnetic Radiation (NIEMR) in human environments; and
WHEREAS, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) of the World Health Organization (WHO), has recently issued an announcement that microwave and radiofrequency radiation from the technologies specified in this Resolution are identified as sources of possible harmful carcinogens; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Legislature recognizes the need for additional study of potential health effects of stated microwave and radiofrequency emissions and acknowledge that these efforts are national and international in scope; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Legislature understands that the Federal government is in the most advantageous position to implement these needed scientific studies.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby
RESOLVED, that the Orange County Legislature is on record as urging the Federal and New York State Governments to initiate epidemiological studies of populations exposed to microwave transmitters including but not limited to Wi-Fi and cell transmitters; and be it further
RESOLVED, that a copy of this Resolution shall be forwarded upon passage to President Barack Obama, to all members of the United States Congress who represent Orange County, Governor Andrew Cuomo, to the New York State Senate and Assembly and the chief elected officers of Orange County local governments as well as Chairman Julius Genachowski, Chairman of the Federal Communications Center, Regina M. Benjamin, M.D., the United States Surgeon General, the New York State Public Service Commission, Nirav R. Shah, M.D., New York State Commissioner of Public Health, David O. Carpenter, M.D., University of Albany, School of Public Health, Institute for Health and Environment.
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