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USA: Gemeenteraad Portland neemt resolutie aan ter bescherming omwonenden zendmasten. Bron: Website Gemeente Portland; Portlandonline 20 mei 2009 Op onderstaande videolink ziet u de discussie en stemming in de gemeenteraad van Portland (hoofdstad van Oregon) van 12 mei 2009 over een resolutie die betere bescherming moet bieden aan omwonenden van zendmasten. De resolutie is de eerste in haar soort door een gemeenteraad in de VS en komt na jaren van publiek debat geïnitieerd door de voormalige burgemeester Vera Katz. De resolutie erkend de wereldwijde bezorgdheid over onvrijwillige blootstelling aan zendmasten en doet een beroep op de FCC (Federal Communications Commission) daar aandacht aan te geven. www.portlandonline.com/index.cfm?&a=246532&c=49508 . Begin na 78 minutes in de link. Het fragment duurt 22 minuten een bevat getuigenissen van telecomindustrie en twee burgers. David Morrison, een van de burgers op deze video, is te bereiken op wirelesswatch@yahoo.com. De originele tekst van resolutie: Summary of Statement: BE IT RESOLVED that the Portland City Council requests the FCC to work in cooperation with the FDA and other relevant federal agencies to revisit and update studies on potential health concerns arising from RF wireless emissions in light of the national proliferation of wireless use; RESOLUTION No. Request the federal government to update studies on potential health effects of radio frequency wireless emissions in light of significant increases in wireless use. WHEREAS, federal law preempts state and local governments, including the City of Portland, from considering health concerns in the regulation and placement of wireless facilities, so long as such facilities otherwise comply with applicable federal law; and WHEREAS, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has jurisdiction over non-federal wireless facilities, authorizing and licensing all non-federal devices, transmitters and facilities that generate Radio Frequency (RF) radiation; and WHEREAS, the FCC relies upon federal agencies with health and safety expertise, such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration which have assigned roles in federal law for monitoring and investigating issues related to RF exposure; and WHEREAS, the Government Accounting Office in 2001 prepared a report of its investigation into safety concerns related to mobile phones, and concluded that further research into wireless technology is needed, recommending the FDA take the lead in monitoring research results; and WHEREAS, the FCC in 2003 last updated guidelines for human exposure to RF electromagnetic fields from wireless facilities, based primarily on recommendations of other federal agencies after reviews of prior scientific literature related to RF biological effects, primarily from the 1990s; and WHEREAS, a survey released in May 2009 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concluded that for the first time the number of households in the U.S. with only a cell phone exceeds the number of households in the U.S. with only a landline phone; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Portland City Council requests the FCC to work in cooperation with the FDA and other relevant federal agencies to revisit and update studies on potential health concerns arising from RF wireless emissions in light of the national proliferation of wireless use; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council Clerk shall cause a copy of this Resolution to be sent to all members of the FCC, to the FDA Commissioner, and to all members of the Oregon Congressional Delegation. Adopted by the Council: Gary Blackmer Commissioner Amanda Fritz Auditor of the City of Portland May 12, 2009 By Deputy
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