Article: Slingshots at Goliath

In August, 2012, Israel's Ministry of Health called for a ban on Wi-Fi in schools. norad4u.blogspot.co.il/2012/08/this-is-translation-to-english-of.html.

In November, 2012, the High Court of Rajasthan, India's largest state geographically, ordered all cell towers removed from the vicinity of schools, colleges, hospitals and playgrounds because radiation is "hazardous to life."

On July 5, 2013, India's Supreme Court upheld this decision.

In December, 2012, the American Academy of Pediatrics endorsed the Cell Phone Right to Know Act because of its "emphasis on examining the effects of radiofrequency (RF) energy on vulnerable populations, including children and pregnant women." See the appendix.

In February, 2013, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal of the Australian Federal Court legally recognized the health effects of electromagnetic radiation in a workplace compensation case. Because his employer required his trial use of electronic equipment, Dr. Alexander McDonald's health suffered. austiii.edu/au/au/cases/cth/aat/2013/105.html.

In February, 2013, Belgium's Public Health Minister announced that sales of mobile phones to children under seven will be prohibited, as will advertisements for mobile phones during children's TV, radio and Internet programming. expatica.com/be/news/belgian-news/TMag-Mobile-phones-to-be-banned-for-children_259994.html.

In a February 8, 2013 letter to the Los Angeles Unified School District, Martha Herbert, MD, PhD, a pediatric neurologist at Harvard Medical School, wrote, "EMF/RFR from wifi and cell towers can exert a disorganizing effect on the ability to learn and remember, and can also be destabilizing to immune and metabolic function. This will make it harder for some children to learn, particularly those who are already having problems.... I urge you to step back from your intention to go with wifi in the LAUSD, and instead opt for wired technologies.... It will be easier for you to make a healthier decision now than to undo a misguided decision later."

In March, 2013, the Los Angeles, California Teacher's Union passed a resolution to ensure safety from hazardous electromagnetic fields in schools, including from emissions from wireless technologies. nea.org/assets/docs/nea-resolutions-2012-13.pdf.

In March, 2013, Australia's Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency advised parents to limit children's use of mobile and cordless phones and to keep monitors at least a meter away from babies' beds in order to minimize their exposure to EMR. perthnow.com.au/lifestyle/technology/parents-urged-to-limit-childrens-use-of-mobiles-cordless-phone-under-new-health-warnings/story-fn7bsi10-1226589473040.

In June, 2013, British Airways announced in the Daily Telegraph that its new aircraft will not have Wi-Fi.

In August, 2013, the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario, representing 76,000 teachers, recommended to all school boards that cell phones be turned off in classrooms to protect students' and teachers' health. It also voted that all Wi-Fi transmitters be clearly visible and labeled as part of a hazard control program. c4st.ca.

Cole County, Missouri Judge Patricia Joyce put an indefinite hold, in August, 2013, on the Uniform Wireless Communications Infrastructure Deployment Act. This state act exempts cell towers from virtually all local zoning regulations. Six cities claimed that the law violated the Missouri constitution. Judge Joyce agreed, ruling: "The implementation, enforcement, application or assertion of any provision of HB 331 or HB 345 will subject the plaintiffs to the unwarranted burdens of unconstitutional laws and immediate and irreparable injury, loss or damage will result in the absence of relief and preservation of the status quo." Matt Kalish, "Cole County Judge Shoots Down Attempt to Limit Cell Phone Tower Fees," Eldorado Springs Sun, 9.5.13.

In August, 2013, Mumbai, India's most populated city, voted to prohibit antennas 1)in the vicinity of schools, colleges, orphanages, child rehabilitation centers and nursing homes; and 2)from being directed toward such buildings. The city also voted to prohibit installation of antennas on residential rooftops without the consent of every person on the top floor as well as 70% of residents below the top floor. The city intends to dismantle 3200 illegal rooftop antennas. prd34.blogspot.com/2013/08/reminder-comments-to-fcc-due-this.html.