Planetary Impact
In addition to the harm being done on humans by wireless technologies, scientists are also concerned for the health of other species and our planet.
The following link provides a visual depiction of what wi-fi would look like if we could see it:
https://www.businessinsider.com/heres-what-wi-fi-would-look-like-if-we-could-see-it-2013-7#:~:text=But%20few%20of%20us%20have,visible%20to%20the%20human%20eye.
A Science, Policy and Law Webinar on the Impacts to Flora and Fauna from Cell Towers, Wireless Networks and Non-ionizing Electromagnetic Radiation:
ehtrust.org/wireless-impacts-to-wildlife-and-the-environment-an-expert-webinar-on-science-policy-and-law/See this seminal 2021 three-part series of articles by B. Blake Levitt, Dr. Henry Lai and Dr. Albert Manville detailing the effects of EMFs on the environment:
Effects of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields on flora and fauna, part 1. Rising ambient EMF levels in the environment:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34047144/
Effects of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields on flora and fauna, Part 2 impacts: How species interact with natural and man-made EMF:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34243228/
Effects of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields on flora and fauna, Part 3. Exposure standards, public policy, laws, and future directions:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34563106/See this presentation by EMF experts for environmental health leaders on the health effects of wireless radiation titled “Wireless Radiation What Environmental Leaders Should Know .” www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5ABKmLP0rE&t=8s
See Alfonso Balmori's 2021 study, "Electromagnetic radiation as an emerging driver factor for the decline of insects":
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969720384461?dgcid=author2022 study finds RF radiation has negative effects on tomato plants; recommends cell towers be prohibited on agricultural lands:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S168785072200125X
See Dr. Cindy Russell's 2018 article, Wireless Silent Spring:
https://mdsafetech.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/wireless-silentspring_-sccma-oct-2-2018.pdfSee the article Global Wi-FI and 5G: What is the Environmental Price Tag to Earth and Life? to understand the impact of 5G satellites and other components:
https://blog.sfgate.com/storystudio/2020/11/17/global-wifi-and-5g-what-is-the-environmental-price-tag-to-the-earth-and-life/See the Environmental Health Trust website Wildlife, Wireless and the Environment: www.wildlifeandwireless.org/
https://ehtrust.org/science/bees-butterflies-wildlife-research-electromagnetic-fields-environment/An internet search on "bee colony collapse radiation" returns many findings.
Bees, Birds and Mankind Destroying Nature by `Electrosmog´ by Ulrich Warnke:
https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/7521097894.pdf
EMR and birds: published papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals, that show (possible) EMR effect:
http://www.livingplanet.be/emrbirds.htm
Mobile phone-induced honeybee worker piping:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13592-011-0016-x
India is taking a proactive stance:
http://tech2.in.com/news/general/india-among-nations-with-toughest-emf-radiation-standards/749632
See an observational study by Diana Kordas, Birds and Trees of Northern Greece: Population Declines Since the Advent of 4G Wireless:
Terpenes induced by electromagnetic radiation can cause forest fires:
www.naturalblaze.com/2021/09/5g-emf-rf-whats-causing-all-the-terrible-forest-fires.html?fbclid=IwAR3BSljC5YufOAW7dmBrYt-6BLeGtQtznxxULk2yaEKQ3zGYlSf9-Xm3pV0French farmers are suing the state over mystery cow deaths they blame on electromagnetic fields:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/04/26/french-farmers-sue-state-mystery-cow-deaths-blame-electromagnetic/Although an older document, Microwaving Our Planet: The Environmental Impact of the Wireless Revolution, provides an overview of some of the EMF environmental issues we face. The author, a wi-fi activist considered a fanatic by some, made predictions years ago about the future that we are unfortunately seeing come true today. He includes a large list of studies done up to that point:
http://www.whale.to/b/firstenberg2.html
Climate Change
With gratitude to the Environmental Health Trust, the following reference sources explain how our electronic devices, wireless systems and data centers are contributing to climate change:
A Radio Talk By Katie Singer (a transcript is also provided for those who prefer written form); March 4, 2016, The University of Oregon/Eugene, Environmental Law Conference
This Australian study found that wireless networking infrastructure worldwide accounts for significantly more power consumption than data centers. They calculated that wireless cloud access will generate as much planet-harming CO2 as 4.9 million cars by 2015. It consumes far more energy to keep streaming or downloading and uploading files wirelessly than it does to carry the same files around and access them from the local device.
Greenpeace indicates if the wireless industry were a country, it would be the fifth largest energy consumer in the world:
www.greenpeace.org/international/publication/6986/how-clean-is-your-cloud/The energy and greenhouse-gas implications of internet video streaming in the United States
A study on the growing energy impact of Internet video streaming found data transmission is the most energy-intensive part of streaming movies. This report was published in Environmental Research Letters. The authors state that results from this study indicate that designers and policy makers should focus on the efficiency of end-user devices and network transmission energy to curb future increases in energy use from the proliferation of video streaming.
In July 2014, the International Energy Agency released their Report calling for better standards on the energy devices use when they are on standby. This report details the problem of electronic devices drawing as much power in standby mode as they do when activated. Consumers who own these devices often only use them for a short time every day, but they continue to use power so they can boot up an internet connection in a few seconds.
This article from the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) indicates, "Wireless technologies will continue to consume at least 10 times more power than wired technologies when providing comparable access rates and traffic volumes." See page 7 of 8, just above Conclusions, which indicate hard wiring with fiber-optics to the premises is the most energy efficient solution.
https://people.eng.unimelb.edu.au/rtucker/publications/files/energy-wired-wireless.pdf
See additional articles on smart phone and climate impact:
https://theconversation.com/how-smartphones-are-heating-up-the-planet-92793
Carbon emission are rising...(despite all those smart meters)
See the following research and solutions-focused climate change discussion on Twitter among leading EMF scientists: https://twitter.com/ahosmikko/status/970654660741730304
Note: The information provided here is publicly available on the Internet.
It is intended to provide a starting point to inform you of EMF dangers.
Please do your own research, draw your own conclusions, and act accordingly to protect those you love.