Subject:  (Goldsmith) (Blatt)  RFR Research (fwd)
Date:     Mon, 4 Jan 1999 042000 -0600 (CST)
From:     "Roy L. Beavers" <rbeavers@llion.org>
To:       emfguru <rbeavers@llion.org>
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........For Eric Blatt, perhaps the point in John Goldsmith's
message below is that there is NOT "much research going on" in the
cell phone industry (or the government) on the RF effects you ask about.
Some of us who have watched this saga over a number of years (MICROWAVE
NEWS has covered it extensively) believe that there is a
***deliberateness*** in this avoidance of research.....Wireless Technology
Research (mentioned below) has managed to squander some $25 million of
industry money without producing any meaningful studies either way.
Again, this has been fully covered by MICROWAVE NEWS (mwn@pobox.com).

No doubt, however, the industry considers this money well spent.  It
has enabled them to continue spreading their EMF pollution without
interference by anyone who might raise questions about the possible
health effects.......

When you attend your meeting with the industry officials -- you might
ask them about the Lee Atwater and Mike Synar cases???  Both of these
instances involve prominent politicians who died of brain cancer after
EXTENSIVE use of their cell phones during political campaigns...."Did
their families receive a settlement of some kind to prevent further
public discussion of their cases?"

John Goldsmith has published a paper that examines the effects of RF
(antenna) transmissions, "The End of Innocence".....It also raises
questions about the wisdom of willy-nilly exposing the public to such
emissions......I have a brief review of that paper on my
web-site (EMFguru #2-98)......guru...... 


---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1999 11:13:12 +0200 (IST)
From: John Goldsmith 
To: "Roy L. Beavers" 
Subject: Re: (Blatt)  RFR Research (fwd)



On Sun, 3 Jan 1999, Roy L. Beavers wrote:

> 
> .......Not much time to work here.....Libby Kelley can you or your group
> get a package of fast info to this man???.......guru......(Or perhaps the
> Lookout Mountain case could share some expertise??......)
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1999 16:45:00 EST
> From: EBlatt1373@aol.com
> To: RBeavers@llion.org
> Subject: RFR Research
 Dear Eric Blatt:
      Alas, there is very little research on health effects of RF
or cellphone use being done; what is being done is usually at the request
of a user or manufacturer, such as  through "Wireless Technology
Reesearch" which is supported by industry.  It is having its second state of 
the art meeting on 1-2 Februry in WAshington.  Write them for thier first
reportat 1711 N Street Suite 400, Washington DC 20036-281.  Good Luck
             John R. Goldsmith,M.D.,M.P.H Professor Ben Gurion University,
                 POB. 473, Omer, 84965, Israel
> Greetings Roy -
> 
> I had some email correspondence with you in August ' 98 relative to bio-
> effects from RFR and I am seeking some additional information on the subject
> that perhaps you may be able to provide. For now, I am seeking a concise
> summary of the type of research that is currently taking place on bio/health
> effects from RFR exposure, particularly from cell phone transmission
> frequencies. Idealy, I would like to obtain a list of the people conducting
> research and a brief description of the type and purpose for their research,
> even if no conclusions have yet been reached. 
> 
> We have a conditional use hearing tomorrow evening for a 160 foot
> telecommunications transmission tower and I anticipate that we will be given
> an opportunity to voice health concerns about RFR. My objective is to point
> out that the scientific community is divided on this issue and that although
> there is no conclusive evidence yet, there is much research taking place both
> here and abroad. By providing a brief summary of what is happening on this
> issue within the scientific community, I may be able to raise the ZBA's level
> of concern and at the same time rebutt to some extent Bell Atlantic's experts
> should they claim that compliance with FCC standards assures adequate
> protection.
> 
> Anything that you can offer would be appreciated.
> 
> Eric Blatt
> Hyde Park, Vermont 
> 





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