Last Tree Laws

Social Media/Graphics:

• Cartoon Burning 5G Bee & Image of Relevant Research (2 images -- First one includes additional appeal to halt infrastructure with ordinances, legislation, etc.)
  

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• 5G Art Postcard (Art by Shelley Masters)
  

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• Be a NIMBY Wireless Porcupine:
  

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•  5G Harms Butterflies
  

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Handouts:

• Halt 5G Wireless Fact Sheet (2 pages)

• 5G Briefing Paper on Wireless & Wired Infrastructure (B&W, 14 Pt, 12 pages)
  

Outside Resources

Identify Frequencies:

• Emailed advice from Eric Windheim in CA: To find out what frequencies (ƒ) are being transmitted make a public record act request to the city for the RF Compliance Report related to that transmitter.  Check poles for sticker number, or cite location.
  

Warning Signs:

• "Danger, do not stand near tower - wireless radiation is harmful." (Print as sticker or sign)

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• RadHaz (Company that appears to provide warning signs for telecommunication & utility companies)
  

Handouts:

• Telecom Power Grab Fact Sheet (1 page)
• Environmental Health Trust Fact Sheet on 5G (2 pages) 

Online Study & Key Ideas:

• Whatis5G.info (5G refers to new types of wireless frequencies and new uses of wireless)
• TelecomPowerGrab.org (5G background & media campaign)
• Scientists for Wired Technology

5G Development:

• FCC Approves 37.5 to 42 GHz and 47.2 to 51.4 GHz for use by 7K+ Satellites
• USA 5G Deployments
• AirGig and Using Power Lines for 5G
• 5G in Massachusetts (Brockton & Natick coordinates & statement 5G will be "last leg" 200-1000 feet from homes)
  
• Verizon and City of Boston expand plans to transform Boston into digital city of the future (Note FiOs will be used bring signal to small cells)
  
• T-Mobile using 600 MHz, 28 GHz, & 39 GHz
  

FCC Auctions of Spectrum:

• 14 November 2018 the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plans to auction millimeter wave spectrum (24 GHz, 25 GHz, 28 GHz) for 5G
• New spectrum: 27.5-28.35, 37-40, & 64-71 GHz

5G Connections:

• Comcast & Charter Communications Have Backbone Cable/FiOs Needed for 5G
• Could Vermont Become the First State With Universal Broadband? [Discusses fiber monopoly alternative, but includes intent of use for "smart" cities]
• Comcast Eyes 'Scale Deployments' of Remote PHY in 2018 (DAS antennas, very much like small cells)
• Elon Musk went on firing spree over slow satellite broadband progress

Outside Resources

Groups & Organizations Announcing Opposition to FCC 5G Rules:

• National Association of Counties (letter link notes environmental concerns of enormous rollout)
• US Conference of Mayors 
• Utilities Technology Council (concerns over safety and doubts FCC rule changes benefit consumer access)
• Massachusetts Municipal Association
• National Conference of State Legislatures
• International Society of Doctors for the Environment
• The 5G Appeal: Scientists and doctors warn of potential serious health effects of 5G
• International Appeal: Stop 5G on Earth and in Space
• Senators Blumenthal and Eshoo want FCC to prove 5G is safe

Success! And Small Cell Ordinances:

• Verizon Drops Small Cell Wireless Booster Application in Face of Fees (Burlington, MA)
• Small Cell Information for Burlington, MA

Laws & FCC:

• FCC votes to exempt 5G deployment from federal historic, environmental reviews
• Specific FCC rules listed by NAC
• State 5G Legislation (Passed or in process)
• Six lawsuits against FCC's 5G bundled into one
• More than a dozen cities are challenging the FCC over how to deploy 5G cell sites

Power Levels:

• Selected Health and Law Issues Regarding Mobile Communications with Respect to 5G (Prevent exceeding legal limits with measurements often of tower, 47.631 V/m E-field and 128 mA/m H-field, and cell phone SAR of 2 W/kg)
• Scientist Lennart Hardell (Blog post on 5G exceeding power regulations in some EU countries)
  
• 5G Extends 6 Miles from Antenna Through Hills & Trees (73 GHz at 1 Watt used)
  

Phased Arrays Special Dangers:

• Brillouin Precursors and Phased Arrays of Modern Antennas
• Pave Paws Radar in Cape Cod, Increased Disease, & Similarities with Phased Arrays

Safety:

• Train Crashes "Cable to FCC: PTC Should Not Derail Its Crucial Downlinks" (C-band is a lower frequency also to be used for 5G) 

General Articles:

• Resistance to 5G: Roadblock to a High Tech Future or Warning of a Serious Health Risk?
• 5G and Internet of Things: A Trojan Horse (By Dr. Paul Heroux)
• Veteran MD Drops Bombshell At Michigan’s 5G Small Cell Tower Legislation Hearing (Note use by military is a higher frequency than current 5G uses and a higher intensity burst)
• The 5G Network: What You Don't Know May Kill You (Loads slowly)
• 10 Key Issues for California Cities & Counties on the Challenges of Small Cells & “Not So Small Cells”

Environment:

• Severe Risks to Insects & Other Small Life (Email thread by Dr. Ronald Kostoff)

Real Estate:

• New Zealand Ministry for the Environment, “Appendix 5: The Impact of Cellphone Towers on Property Values”
• Survey by the National Institute for Science, Law & Public Policy Indicates Cell Towers and Antennas Negatively Impact Interest in Real Estate Properties
• 5G Antenna of Decent Appearance