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Katie Singer writes about nature and technology in Letters to Greta. She spoke about the Internet's footprint in 2018, at the United Nations' Forum on Science, Technology & Innovation, and, in 2019, on a panel with the climatologist Dr. James Hansen. Her most recent book is An Electronic Silent Spring. www.DearGreta.com and www.ElectronicSilentSpring.com.
(2 comments) SHARE Thursday, September 1, 2016 Priorities: Mobility or Survival?
Election season and starting a new school year have us clarifying priorities. In public and private discourse, we need to include that using technology has long-term consequences.
(2 comments) SHARE Wednesday, August 3, 2016 FCC Commissioners voted unanimously in favor of the Spectrum Frontiers Proceeding on July 14, 2016
Twenty years ago, during Bill Clinton's presidency and Reid Hunt's chairmanship of the FCC, the U.S. Congress passed the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (the TCA). Section 704 prohibits environmental and health concerns from interfering with the placement of telecom equipment.
Regardless the public's awareness of this federal law, we all live downwind of it. Here are some recent e-developments. --Katie Singer
(1 comments) SHARE Wednesday, June 29, 2016 Essential Questions Before You Power Up
Essential Questions Before You Power Up
1. How did the FCC determine that your device is safe?..
(1 comments) SHARE Thursday, December 3, 2015 Notable Work
A selection of notable work
SHARE Wednesday, October 7, 2015 Comment for the Access Board about EMR Exposure
Regulation of electronic technologies has not kept up with deployments. As a result, several segments of the population are exposed to dangerous levels of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) and screen-time.
SHARE Monday, October 5, 2015 Teaching Fertility Awareness and Wireless Tech Hazards Around the World: An Interview with Katie Singer
Since the mid-90s, Katie Singer has taught and written about Fertility Awareness, an evidence-based form of natural family planning. Katie advocates for menstrual cycle health. She has worked in Amish, African, Guatemalan and other communities. She has also become a leading spokesperson about reducing our use of electronics to reduce energy use and exposure to electromagnetic radiation (EMR).