Electrical Pollution: An environmental trigger for multiple sclerosis symptoms for many

A number of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) have found that their symptoms improved within about a month of taking steps to eliminate exposure to high frequencies on building wiring. The necessary steps can be found on the Solutions page. Electromagnetic hypersensitivity: biological effects of dirty electricity with emphasis on diabetes and multiple sclerosis is a peer-reviewed paper about two such cases. Other research on the health effects of electrical pollution can be found on the Research page. I personally know a couple of other people with MS who began to experience symptomatic relief almost immediately. It may take substantially longer for more permanent damage to heal. To read more background on the electrical pollution problem, please visit the Introduction page. More background on the health effects of exposure to radiofrequency radiation can be found on the Health Issues page.

Newly published epidemiological study links exposure to "dirty" power to an increased risk for cancer

A New Electromagnetic Exposure Metric: High Frequency Voltage Transients Associated With Increased Cancer Incidence in Teachers in a California School by Samuel Milham, MD, MPH, and L. Lloyd Morgan, BS has been published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine (2008) The researchers did a retrospective study of the cancers at a school where teachers felt they had an unusually high incidence of cancer and authorities were denying the existence of a cluster. Their conclusions were "The cancer incidence in the teachers at this school is unusually high and is strongly associated with high frequency voltage transients, which may be a universal carcinogen, similar to ionizing radiation." This is a very strong statement. Not only should further studies be done, but existing regulations to keep power clean should be strictly and immediately enforced. New regulations limiting the pollution level each electronic device is allowed to put out should be put in place. Currently such regulations are designed to prevent radio interference. They should be designed to protect human health. Other research on the health effects of electrical pollution can be found on the Research Page. Health benefits of lowering electrical pollution levels include improved blood sugar control, significant improvement in MS symptoms, and improvement in a whole host of other symptoms. For more information about legislative approaches to eliminating electrical pollution please visit the Legislation Page For information about steps you can take in your own home to create a safe electrical environment, please visit the Solutions Page

Wisconsin Representative Gronemus reintroduces The Electrical Consumers Bill of Rights

Representative Barbara Gronemus is circulating her bill to eliminate electrical ground currents for co-sponsors. It is LRB 1641/1, the Electrical Consumers Bill of Rights. Please call your legislators and ask that they co-sponsor it. The bill is elegant in its simplicity. It merely codifies the National Electrical Safety Code requirement that the earth not be used as a continuous return path for electricity. The legislation requires that the utilities stop using the ground as a return path for electrical current. (At this time over 70% of electrical current returns via the ground, traveling uncontrolled on lawns, plumbing, playground equipment, us, and anything else conductive in its path, which is not necessarily anywhere near electrical wires.) It allows the utilities to determine the most effective and least costly method to use in each situation. There are a number of methods available see EPRI Publication TR-106003 Handbook for the Assessment and Management of Magnetic Fields Caused by Distribution Lines for details. It also provides recourse for citizens, besides lawsuits, if the utilities are not responsive to notification of current returning on the ground. While the human health effects of exposure to electrical ground currents have gotten little media attention, that is not because they are non-existent. Electrical ground currents are pretty conclusively linked to an increase in the risk of childhood leukemia. The high frequencies that pollute our electricity and cause the electrical ground currents have been linked to increased blood glucose levels, multiple sclerosis symptoms, asthma, allergies, migraines, chronic fatigue syndrome and an assortment of other symptoms, see the Research Page for details. Dirty power cannot be totally cleaned up until we get all the electricity back under control on a wire. The problem of electrical ground currents was noticed first by farmers for two main reasons. One, farmyards with animals are very conductive due to the urine and manure. Two, cows deliver a product that is quantifiable with an expected yield for certain care practices. When this is no longer being achieved, it is obvious something is wrong, especially if the cows are also dying right and left. When electrical ground currents are the culprit, milk production often varies wildly and only correlates to the electrical environment, see dose response curve, toward bottom of the News page. The dose response curve and replication (50 or more cows per herd) makes it obvious. With humans, each one of us is viewed in isolation. There has been extreme reluctance to examine electrical exposure via plumbing, ground currents, dirty power on wires or any other source. People are much more likely to be treated symptom by symptom, illness by illness. The increasing body of research on exposure to electrical pollution shows humans are profoundly affected. For the health of our society we should require electricity remain on electrical wires during normal operation of the electrical grid. Please support LRB 1641/1, The Electrical Consumers Bill of Rights. We are already paying for the illness caused by this problem. Wouldn't it make more sense to pay a pittance to get the electricity back on the wire? (Last time the legislation was introduced, it was estimated it would cost $1.20/ratepayer/month to implement.) Please contact your WI Representatives and Senators as soon as possible and ask your family and friends to do likewise. This affects us all. (People out of state can contact their state representatives and have them introduce the legislation in their own state. Previous versions can be found on the Legislation Page. They only differ in dates and such that need to be updated from version to version.) Never underestimate the power of contacting your representative. Below are links to the Assembly and Senate email directories, remember to include you name and address if you email. http://www.legis.state.wi.us/leginfo/contact/EmailDirectory.aspx?house=senate http://www.legis.state.wi.us/leginfo/contact/EmailDirectory.aspx?house=assembly

"Shocking News"

The newsletter "Shocking News" can now be found on the Further Info page. The newsletters address several different topics of interest.

Graham/Stetzer Filters Improve Power Quality in Homes and Schools, Reduce Blood Sugar Levels in Diabetics, Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms, and Headaches

Presented at the International Scientific Conference on Childhood Leukemia, London, 6th - 10th September, 2004 Graham/Stetzer Filters Improve Power Quality in Homes and Schools, Reduce Blood Sugar Levels in Diabetics, Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms, and Headaches Magda Havas and David Stetzer Summary Graham/Stetzer filters significantly reduce radio frequency electrical noise on indoor wiring -- generated by computers, energy efficient lighting, dimmer switches, and entertainment units within the home or workplace and transported into the buildings by power lines from neighboring property. The resultant improvements in power quality in homes and in schools are associated with fewer and less severe headaches, more energy, lower blood sugar levels for diabetics, and improved balance for those with multiple sclerosis. Results are observed within a matter of hours or days. Case studies for blood sugar, multiple sclerosis, and general wellbeing are presented. Graham/Stetzer Filters Improve Power Quality in Homes and Schools, Reduce Blood Sugar Levels in Diabetics, Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms, and Headaches, click for the complete paper as a pdf file. Poster One and Poster Two go with the above paper.

An Electrical Pollution Meter Now Available

The Microsurge Meter plugs into an electrical outlet giving a continuous reading of the electrical pollution levels on the wiring. The meter measures the energy in the radio frequency range riding on the 60 or 50 Hz sine wave. Meter available from Stetzer Electric (Click to enlarge) The Microsurge Meter has been standardized against the existing sanitary standards for exposure to high frequencies for the Republic of Kazakhstan. In November 2003, the government of the Republic of Kazakhstan issued sanitary norms governing electrical pollution on building wiring which set the highest allowable reading for building wiring at 50 on the Microsurge Meter. ("Permissible levels of high-frequency electromagnetic pollutions' voltage in a wires of industrial frequency alternating current: Sanitary-epidemiologic norms" and the decree on "On measures of decreasing of negative influence of physical factors on human health") Readings over 50 are required to be reduced to less than 50 using filters or some other means. They recognize that an acceptable level of 50 is not the same as a safe level. My personal experience, corroborated by others recovering from radiowave sickness, has been that levels need to be below 20 for me not to be sick, the farther below 20 the better. The meters are available from Stetzer Electric, Inc. They can be reached by phone at (608) 989-2571 or by email at dana@stetzerelectric.com.

Are Increasing Electrical Pollution Levels a Factor in the Rising Rate of Diabetes?

(Click to enlarge) Left is a graph of blood sugar versus electrical pollution levels as measured using the peak to peak electrical pollution meter designed by Professor Emeritus at University of California in Berkeley Dr. Martin Graham. This person was initially diagnosed with Type II diabetes mellitus or adult onset diabetes. The diagnosis was changed after the doctors were shown that the person could eat anything, as long as the electrical pollution levels were low, without causing elevated blood sugar levels. However, when pollution levels were high the person's blood sugar would shoot up, without eating anything.

Mitigation of Electrical Pollution in the Home

In "Mitigation of Electrical Pollution in the Home," released on 19 April 2002, Professor Emeritus at University of California in Berkeley Dr. Martin Graham discusses how people can cheaply and easily identify whether they are exposed to electrical pollution, as well as, a safe easy way to mitigate the problem once it is identified. He suggests using an inexpensive portable hand held AM radio to detect electrical pollution (See "Mitigation of Electrical Pollution in the Home" for details). In the paper, he also discusses the use of filters to reduce/eliminate exposure to electrical pollution. These filters have advantages over previous filters in that they are small, portable (They plug into any outlet.), have a higher frequency range, and any person who knows how to plug in an electrical device can install them. Filter available from Stetzer Electric (Click to enlarge) Approximately 20 such filters are needed to reduce exposure to electrical pollution in the average home. In order to adquately filter the home, it is important to install a sufficient number of filters from the start. The installation instructions below can be used to help determine how many are needed. Instructions for filter installation can be found at http://www.stetzerelectric.com/filters/filter_instructions.html Filters are available from Stetzer Electric, Inc. They can be reached by phone at (608) 989-2571 or by email at Dave@stetzerelectric.com Dr. Graham provided pictures of spectra of electrical pollution from a spectrum analyzer.

Immediate Action Required to Keep Wisconsin Assembly Bill 529 From Being Killed

In Wisconsin, The Electrical Bill of Rights (AB529) needs to get to the floor by March 11. After March 11, the Assembly is done for the year. In order for AB529 to get to the floor, the Committee on Energy and Utilities needs to have an Executive Session and decide to send it to the floor. An Executive Session is the session during which the committee meets, discusses the legislation, and decides whether to pass it to the floor or not. By not having a session, the Chairman essentially seems to be deciding to kill the legislation without having to come out and say so. The scheduling of the executive session is entirely at the discretion of the chairman. The chairman of the Committee on Energy and Utilities is Rep. Scott Jensen. Please call Chairman Jensen's office, (608) 264-6970, and politely request that he schedule an executive session ASAP so the legislation can get to the floor yet this year. Remind him how important this is to you. Please also call your Representative and ask them to ask that an executive session be scheduled. If your Representative is one of those on the committee, please be particularly persistent. Again, remind them how important this is to you. (The squeaky wheel really does get the grease.) Here is the composition of the Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities: Representatives Jensen, chairperson, Powers, vice chairperson Representatives Montgomery, Friske, J. Fitzgerald, Gottlieb, Nischke, Honadel, Ziegelbauer, Steinbrink, Schooff, Zepnick and Travis. Links that allow you to search for contact information for Wisconsin Representatives and Senators are in the article below.

Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities deliberating on the "Electrical Consumer Bill of Rights," Wisconsin Assembly Bill 529

The Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities is deliberating on the "Electrical Consumer Bill of Rights," Wisconsin Assembly Bill 529 (AB529) after the receiving testimony about the legislation on January 6, 2004. It is imperative that all those concerned about the negative health and economic impacts is having on Wisconsin continue to voice their concerns to the Committee and their legislators. Legislative contact information: Find your legislators, Assembly Committees, and Assembly Homepages AB 529 Hearing Memo Wisconsin Assembly Bill 529 Cosponsorship Memorandum and LRB-2364/2 Stop Electrical Pollution and 2 newsclippings (Lawmakers to tackle stray voltage, Wisconsin State Journal August 17, 2003 and Utility liable for stray voltage, high court says, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel June 26, 2003) were also circulated with the legislation when it was sent around for cosponsorship.

Legislative Hearing Scheduled

The Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities has scheduled a hearing for "Electrical Consumer Bill of Rights," Wisconsin Assembly Bill 529 (AB529). The purpose of the hearing is to gather citizen input from those affected by electrical pollution. The hearing is scheduled for January 6, 2004 at 10 am in Room 412 East, State Capitol. See AB 529 Hearing Memo (below) for more information about testifying. It is imperative that all those concerned about the negative health and economic impacts is having on Wisconsin attend the hearing and voice their concerns. AB 529 Hearing Memo Wisconsin Assembly Bill 529 Cosponsorship Memorandum and LRB-2364/2 Stop Electrical Pollution and 2 newsclippings (Lawmakers to tackle stray voltage, Wisconsin State Journal August 17, 2003 and Utility liable for stray voltage, high court says, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel June 26, 2003) were also circulated with the legislation when it was sent around for cosponsorship.

Surviving in Our Electrically Polluted Environment

Speaker: Dave Stetzer, Industrial Power Quality Specialist Stetzer Electric, Blair, WI January 23, 2004 10:00 am - 2:00 pm With a light lunch at noon Jefferson County Extension Building 864 Collins Rd., Jefferson, WI Stetzer worked with industry for years as an industrial power quality specialist, designing and installing systems to protect their equipment from "dirty" power. For over five years, he has used the same equipment to document the power quality problems in homes, schools, office buildings, and on dairy farms, working with utilities to solve the problems and solving any problems originating on-site. Stetzer has consistently found improvements in health as electrical environments were 'cleaned up.' At one school, the District Nurse reported a marked decrease in the need for asthma medication among students, less fatigue amongst the teachers and that problems with allergies and migraines were reduced or resolved. In short she stated, "I feel that our faculty and students have had improved health overall since the filters have been installed." A farmer found that the levels on his farm decreased by about half after the local school 'cleaned up' their problem. Assembly Bill 529 will require that electrical utilities eliminate electrical ground currents and allow citizens several avenues to pursue should a utility not comply. Its role in eliminating electrical pollution will also be discussed. Sponsored by Wisconsin Farm Bureau® Young Farmers and Jefferson County Farm Bureau®

Wisconsin Assembly Bill 529 "The Electrical Bill of Rights" Introduced

Wisconsin Assembly Bill 529 (AB529) "The Electrical Bill of Rights" was introduced September 18, 2003 and was referred to the Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities chaired by Rep. Scott Jensen. Rep. Jensen has said that the bill will be scheduled for a hearing. The date and time of the hearing will be posted once it is scheduled. It is imperative that all those concerned about the negative health and economic impacts is having on Wisconsin attend the hearing and voice their concerns. Wisconsin Assembly Bill 529 Cosponsorship Memorandum and LRB-2364/2 Stop Electrical Pollution and 2 newsclippings (Lawmakers to tackle stray voltage, Wisconsin State Journal August 17, 2003 and Utility liable for stray voltage, high court says, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel June 26, 2003) were also circulated with the legislation when it was sent around for cosponsorship.

Legislation to Eliminate Electrical Pollution Introduced in Wisconsin

The Electrical Bill of Rights, sponsored by Wisconsin State Representative Barbara Gronemus, is being circulated for co-signers. The deadline for co-signers to sign onto the legislation is Monday September 15, 2003. Please continue to ask your Wisconsin State Representative and Senator to support the Electrical Bill of Rights even after that date. According to the memorandum circulated with the legislation, "LRB-2364/2: Defines "Objectionable Flows of Current" in a clear and objective manner. Establishes an Electrical Bill of Rights to prevent Objectionable Flows of Current through the earth, waterways, wetlands, homes, schools, and barns of Wisconsin. Protects the health and safety of Wisconsin residents by employing nationally recognized standards. Provides clear and objective methods for remediation within a reasonable time period." Cosponsorship Memorandum and LRB-2364/2 Stop Electrical Pollution and 2 newsclippings (Lawmakers to tackle stray voltage, Wisconsin State Journal August 17, 2003 and Utility liable for stray voltage, high court says, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel June 26, 2003) were also circulated with the legislation.

Beyond Coincidence: The Perils of Electrical Pollution

This is a 20 minute video documentary which provides a powerful look at the effect electrical pollution has had on the lives and health of citizens of Wisconsin and Minnesota. Their stories will touch your heart. You will meet the Reviers and see the personal consequences of electrical pollution that they live with day in and day out. You will meet the Toppers. Their children had seizures the medical establishment could not explain until an electrician discovered that they were living in a house with a distinctive type of electrical pollution. You will hear the stories of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Sufferers who feel better in areas with less electrical pollution. These are stories of people who were searching for the reasons for their illnesses and found them: Electrical Pollution. To order your copy contact Dana at dana@stetzerelectric.com OR Download a copy of the video now. Beyond Coincidence is also available through the Wisconsin Library System from the South Central Library System which serves Adams, Columbia, Dane, Green, Portage, Sauk and Wood Counties and the Mid-Wisconsin Federated Library System which serves Dodge, Jefferson, and Washington Counties.

CNN "Moneyline" Program on the Hazards of Powerline Electromagnetic Fields

CNN "Moneyline" aired a program on the hazards of powerline electromagnetic fields on Thursday, 15 August 2002 at 6 PM (EST) based on the California Health Report. Steve Young, CNN correspondant, reports "Power line radiation has been implicated as a potential health risk before. But the more than 500-page report by the California Department of Health Services issues the strongest warning yet. The three authors say they, quote, "are inclined to believe that power line radiation increases the risk for childhood leukemia, adult brain cancer, Lou Gehrig's disease and miscarriages."" Louis Slesin, publisher, "Microwave News" was a guest on the show. Click here to see the transcript of the show. The portion of the show on powerline EMF is 2/3 of the way down the full transcript after the financial news.

Electrical Pollution Talk

Electromagnetic Pollution: What is it and what to do about it. 2 - 4:30 PM, Saturday, May 3rd at Outpost Natural Foods Coop, 204 E. Capitol St., Milwaukee. (Just a bit east of the Capitol St. exit off of I 43.) The electricity in our homes, schools and workplaces is not the clean 60 cycle electricity we are paying for. It is polluted with high frequencies that cause symptoms such as: headaches, fatigue, depression, anxiety, low immunity, depression, deteriorating vision and cataracts, cardiac abnormalities, ADD, CFS, strokes, tumors, leukemia, Alzheimer's... We'll discuss in depth both the cause of this situation and what we can do to protect ourselves and our ecosystem from this potent invisible pollutant that flows continually through our homes and bodies. We'll also consider health effects of mobile phones and cell towers, EM military technology and Earth's own EM lines. Presented by Shivani Arjuna, Wellness Consultant with over 25 years experience in holistic health field. Call Outpost Workshop Coordinator Marie to register:414-961-2597. The workshops are $10 for Outpost owners and $15 for non-owners.

Electrical Pollution: Its Human and Animal Health Effects, Causes and Solutions

Public Informational Lecture by Dave Stetzer Industrial Power Quality Specialist Stetzer Electric, Blair, WI January 16, 2003 7:30 pm Room S280 Watertown High School 825 Endeavor Dr. Watertown, WI January 17, 2003 7:30 pm Studio West Verona Area High School Performing Arts Center 300 Richard St. Verona, WI Sponsored by District 1 & 2 Wisconsin Farm Bureau Young Farmers Programs For further information about electrical pollution or lecture time and location (beyond what is on the website), please contact webmaster@electricalpollution.com or call (920) 699-5767 Press release Directions to lectures

Dirty Electrical Power Affects Cows

Dirty Electrical Power Affects Cows is condensed from "Relationship of Electric Power Quality to Milk Production of Dairy Herds," in press, by Donald Hillman, Dave Stetzer, Martin Graham, Charles L. Goeke, Kurt Mathson, Harold H. VanHorn, and Charles J. Wilcox. A very scientific sudy of the relationship between electrical pollution and production and health in dairy cattle.

New Legislation Would Close Grounding Rod Loophole

Wisconsin Representative Barbara Gronemus (D-Whitehall) introduced legislation (2001 Assembly Bill 754) in Wisconsin during the most recent legislative session to eliminate electrical pollution. The bill was introduced late and got held up in committee. Rep. Gronemus plans on re-introducing the legislation next November. Wisconsinites please contact your state assembly person and senator and let them know how important it is to you that they support Rep Gronemus's Electrical Pollution Legislation. For a summary, see informational leaflet.

Ground Currents: An important factor in electromagnetic exposure

Ground Currents: An important factor in electromagnetic exposure by Duane A. Dahlberg, Ph.D contains an excellent explanation of how the electrical grid has evolved to the point that the majority of the electrical current returns to the substations via the earth and where that current comes from and is going to. It raises excellent questions about the effect that this has on life on that earth.

Why Ground Currents?

Why Ground Currents? by Duane A. Dahlberg, Ph.D briefly reviews the evidence that ground currents are detrimental to human and animal health.

Attorney General's "Stray Voltage" Electrical Pollution Hearing Against Consumer's Energy, September 16 to October 5.

Attorney General's "Stray Voltage" Electrical Pollution Hearing Against Consumer's Energy, September 16 to October 5. by Dr. Donald Hillman, Professor Emeritus at Michigan State University in the Department of Animal Science, briefly discusses the history of the Michigan Attorney General's case, its progression, and some of the new discoveries which, due to legal technicalities, will not be allowed in court.