Subject:  Re (Philips) (Markov) Funding (etc) (fwd)
Date:     Sun, 6 Dec 1998 193119 -0600 (CST)
From:     "Roy L. Beavers" <rbeavers@llion.org>
To:       emfguru <rbeavers@llion.org>
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Roy Beavers (EMFguru)
rbeavers@llion.org..............http://www.feb.se/EMF-L/EMF-L.html
................................It is better to light a single candle ...
than to curse the darkness...............................................
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....s6}....In this message, Alasdair elaborates on his approach to
"dealing with the EMF problem" ... on the basis of what science has
proved so far.....Be sure you read the "ps" which follows......guru......

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Date: Sun, 06 Dec 1998 23:45:08
From: Alasdair Philips 
To: "Roy L. Beavers" 
Subject: Re: (Philips) (Markov) Funding (etc) (fwd)

Roy I am all in favour of precautionary regulation. I was trying (maybe
not very effectively) to say that I do not see more research as providing
the answer even in the medium term. We could spend billions and still not
have enough evidence to persuade the sceptics. What I was trying to say is
that we already have enough to be sensibly saying "there is reasonable
suspicion that chronic exposure to ac EMFs causes some ill health
problems. Therefore we should enact some precautionary measures."  These
would include minimum distances for power-lines and RF masts from houses,
schools, etc., as well as low (say 1 microwatt) exposure limits for these
places.  
>........Alasdair, the obvious minimum "avoidance" measures you recommend
>below will not just happen.....Certainly not in the U.S.......Unless some
>form of sanction ("regulation") enforces them......Keep in mind too,
>Alasdair,  that U.S. owned and managed power companies are right now in
>the process of buying up the British power industry.......guru.......
>
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>Date: Fri, 04 Dec 1998 22:18:34
>From: Alasdair Philips 
>To: "Roy L. Beavers" 
>Subject: (Markov) Funding (etc)
>
>Roy
>What we need is the Buddhist "rightful path" - a rightful balance between
>the various sides.
>
>Public funding is FAR from being unlimited and much academic research still
>gets done in ways which are a complete waste of money - especially much of
>that done by regulatory authorities. It is naive to think that we can ask
>for adequate funding from public funds for everything that needs doing.
>
.......snipped......... (by Alasdair - please see original meassage)
 
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Alasdair Philips    (aphilips@gn.apc.org)
Director, UK Powerwatch,
EMC Engineer and EMF-bioeffects researcher
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