To the editor:
BC Hydro smart meter opponents have frequently pointed out that the radio frequencies (RF) emitted by smart meters are classified as a 2B possible carcinogen by the World Health Organization, putting them in the same category as lead and DDT.
BC Hydro’s rebuttal is dill pickles and coffee fall under the same classification, thereby implying that the microwaves emitted by their meters pose no greater danger than consuming coffee or dill pickles. By that logic, I challenge any senior manager of BC Hydro to join me at a publicly viewed seating where I will gladly drink a cup of coffee and eat a half dozen dill pickles if he or she is willing to consume one cup of DDT washed down by a half glass of tetraethyl lead.
Clearly one cannot compare the destructive nature of chemicals and RF based solely upon the individual carcinogenicity.
Emerging science in the early days of lead and DDT pointed toward serious issues concerning those materials, just as the emerging science of today is indicating serious cause for concern around smart meter radio frequency.
The exposure to these RF must be a matter of personal choice until the matter is clearly settled.
James G. Smith
Nanaimo
