Thursday, November 20, 2008

NGOs against turning state wireless

Thursday November 20, 2008,The Star Online

The state government’s plan to make Penang a ‘wireless’ state in the next two years is drawing opposition from non-governmental organisations (NGOs).

The Penang Wireless Campaign Group and Penang Telco Towers Campaign Alliances submitted a memorandum to the state government to oppose its wireless@PENANG initiative on Tuesday, calling for the project to be scrutinized again for health risks that might be caused by long-term exposure to electromagnetic transmission of the WiFi and WiMAX services.

Penang Wanita MCA chief Tan Cheng Liang, who also received a copy of the memorandum from the two NGOs, urged the state government to review the project and study research results and other scientific evidence on exposure to electromagnetic transmission before it allowed access points to be installed state wide.

“For WiFi, the exposure to the transmission can be up to a 300m radius from a single access point, while for WiMAX, it is about 50km.

“This is not like using mobile phones that you can put away or turn off when not in use. People will be exposed to the transmissions over long hours continuously,” she said during a press conference.

Tan said the NGOs were concerned about access points being installed in libraries, schools and public places with growing children, pregnant women and elderly citizens.

“The exposure to the transmission can affect the children’s immune systems. It may also cause cancer or other illnesses.

“The wireless plan should be scrapped if it is proven to cause health adversities,” she said.

Tan also said being a CAT (Competency, Accountability and Transparency) state government, it was responsible for ensuring that the project and its possible effects were well studied and all necessary health measures undertaken.

“With the state calling for transparency, we also hope it would live up to its own words in disclosing the contracts and provisions for owners of premises who want to install WiFi and WiMAX access points,” she added.

On Tuesday, state Local Government, Traffic Management and Environment Committee chairman Chow Kon Yeow said the state government would not hesitate to call off its Wireless@Penang project if there were substantial claims to show that there were health risks.

提呈备忘录给朝野槟州立法议员(二)Memorandum to all Penang State Assemblyman(2)

提呈备忘录给朝野槟州立法议员(一)Memorandum to all Penang State Assemblyman(1)

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

陈清凉促州政府 重新考虑无线上网

文摘自光华日报

(槟城19日讯)槟州马华妇女组主席陈清凉促请州政府重新考虑槟州无线上网计划,不应在仓促的情况下实行。

她也表示,槟州马华妇女组也非常支持反对槟城无线运动组织及槟城人民反对电讯塔影响健康联盟,在本周二移交备忘录予州政府。

她表示,州政府的这项计划,在出发点来看是提供予槟州人民一个快速上网的便利,但却没全面作出研究报告及计划的详情。

“这两个组织的备忘录中有提呈,世界各处科学家及澳洲卫生局等研究报告显示,无线上网的确会影响身体的健康。他们更是不允许在学校及住宅区安装固定点无线上网伺服器,因为WIFI及WIMAX的电波对人体健康带来负面影响,甚至还可能会致癌呢!”

她要求州政府重新检讨无线上网计划,尤其是影响较大的学校及周围住宅区的人民,因为小孩子的免疫系统及抵抗力较大人弱,包括孕妇等都不应受到无线上网的波及。

陈清凉是在槟城马华妇女组秘书宋彩苓、财政范盈,以及委员黄爱陪同下,在州议会厅外召开记者会,向媒体如是表示。

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

檳州議會2組織呈200多頁備忘錄反對全檳無線上網



蔡昌衛(右)呈交備忘錄給曹觀友(左2)、右2起為李斯杰、李建義、王美麗和彭文寶。

图文摘自中国报

(檳城18日訊)反對檳城無線運動組織及檳人民反對電訊塔影響健康聯盟2組織,今日前往州議會提呈多達200多頁的備忘錄給所有朝野議員,反對檳州政府無線上網籠罩全檳。

反對檳城無線運動組織計劃協調員蔡昌衛說,該組呈交備忘錄的目的有兩個議題,包括(一)反對該項計劃籠罩全檳,(二)提供證據、各國政府機構、政府、科家的報告,希望州政府重新檢討這項計劃,並重視人民,尤其是老人與小孩的健康,最終目的更希望取消這計劃。

他說,該組織強調是以長遠性觀點來看待,在短期性是看不到危害,但在長遠性,有關計劃將危害人民健康。

“尤其是老人小孩,他們的細胞及人體結構較為不同,他們的健康更會受威脅。”

他也說,州政府使用的WI-FI就同于迷你電訊塔,WI-MAX也是,但很多民眾卻不知道有關問題所在。

他要求州政府暫時擱置計劃,並成立獨立安全委員會,來評估這項計劃的風險,並收集各國科學家資料,是人民對健康帶來的危脅性。

聽取民意分析利弊

他希望州政府能針對此議題,多辦更多聽證會聽取民意,並邀請相關領域的國際科學家來講解,並給予勸告。

他說,在該組織呈交的備忘錄中,包括有數個不同國家及科學家,針對無線上網帶來健康成脅的報告。

“我們也希望州政府充分考慮后,能取消這計劃,別把人民當白老鼠,冀州政府能嚴正看待此事件。”

他說,該組織所扮演的角色是教育人民,讓人民知道如何盡量避免無線上網帶來的威脅。

“我們反對的是全面的籠罩性,尤其是在住宅區、學校及醫院等。

他建議,州政府可用傳統電話上網,可避免上述情況發生。


曹觀友將嚴正看待


檳州行政議員曹觀友說,將嚴正看待該兩組織所呈交的備忘錄。

他說,有關備忘錄共有5至6份的研究報告,尤其對人類的健康影響。

他指出,他已在上週四回應,在實施電訊塔的同時,州政府不會把人民的擔憂放一旁。

他說,有關電訊塔或無線上網的指南,主導的是衛生部及多媒體機構。

“地方政府是依照指南行事,若這兩機構有新的指南,州政府都應實行新指南。”

他也說,在過去好幾年漂白的工作中,在檳城收集到的資料超過70%是合法化,30%是在審查當中。

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Avoid Penang Peoples Becoming Specimen of Wireless Technology


The Penang Wireless Campaign Group would like to express that many countries and research institutions have issued warnings and have stopped the use of Wi-Fi and Wi-Max. We strongly feel that the Penang State Government should concern about the health of its people by considering the ‘Precautionary Approach’ recommended by World Health Organisation to prevent the people of Penang becoming the specimen of wireless technology which has not been testified for its impacts.

The Campaign Group also feels that the people of Penang should be informed by the State government about the warnings and campaigns imposed by many countries and research institutions in order for them to be aware of the possible health impacts caused by the wireless technology. It is then fair for the people of Penang to make their judgment and decision based on the revealed information.

German government had issued warning to their people of the use of wireless technology in 2007. Local Government of Salzburg had advised schools not to install Wi-Fi, Universities in Canada and Lakehead have prohibited the installation of wireless devices in the school compound. Many international well-known scientists have also researched and produced several reports depicted the hazards caused by the wireless. In England, research institute ISIS had given warning and requested many public places, particularly schools to remove the Wi-Fi devices. In September 2007 a group of scientists, researchers and public health policy professionals released a report, named the BioInitiative Report. The European Environment Agency (EEA) contributed to this new report with a chapter drawn from a study by the EEA itself, entitled “Late Lessons from Early Warnings: The Precautionary Principle 1896-2000”, which was published in 2001. The report documents detailled scientific evidence about the health impacts of exposure to electromagnetic radiation which are hundreds or thousands of times below maximum exposure values. The authors revised more than 200 scientific studies and research findings, and concluded that existing limit values for public safety were inadequate to protect public health. From the perspective of public health policy, based on the evidence as a whole, the creation of new maximum exposure limits is justified.

In relation to the objection of the people of Penang on the installation of telco towers within the residential areas, the approval of the Penang State Government for the implementation of the wireless@penang project is equivalent to ask the people of Penang to install a modified version of the Telco Tower at home. People of Penang, including the senior citizen, our children, patients and people who are sensitive to electromagnet field will have no place to hide, but cover with the electromagnetic radiation caused by 750 signal transmitters. Furthermore, the installation of Wi-Max will absolutely a source of worry among these people, the 50 kilometers transmission length with 24 hour emission will affect public health. The emissions of wifi systems add to the emissions of mobile phone systems, and are a risk to vulnerable groups such the elderly and children

The Campaign Group would like to point out that there are many reports and study from the web. These reports have indicated that the wireless technologies will cause many health issues, such as: damaging the DNA of the cells, changed of attribute and behavior, and etc.
Presently, there isn’t a comprehensive report produced by researchers and scientists on the impacts caused by Wi-Fi and Wi-Max. We request the Penang State Government to do a thorough research and show us a report which can proof the wireless technologies are harmless to human health. In England, Powerwatch, an NGO has produced 3 reports, one of the reports has proven that Wi-Fi will affect public health, the other two have yet to deny the negative impact on human health. In recent forum, we have been told that there isn’t a research on Wi-Max, the people of Penang has become the specimen of the technology.

If the Chief Minister of Penang, YB Lim Guan Eng could not prove that Wi-Fi and Wi-Max are harmless to the people of Penang, therefore, the project should not be implemented. Furthermore, the study of handphone and telco towers should be considered as the evidence of wireless technology posing its risks on human health.

We welcome the state government goodwill to improve the quality of life of the people of Penang. We are only concerned that the implementation of this new technology is done without adequate study. We hope that our State Government would look at the reports and warnings issued by the scientists who have expressed concerned over the use of wireless technology.

The standard determined by ICNIRP, IEEE and FCC report were questioned by many countries, including Russia, China and Canada. It was said that standard defined for electromagnetic field is too low, which is 1000mg. It is discovered that the electromagnet emission of 2mg will cause leukemia to children.

We hope that the people of Penang will reduce the use of wireless technologies, particularly who have elderly and children at home. Wireless technology could be replaced by wired technology, which is commonly being used.

We also hope that NGOs, the local council, various associations and individual will source for more information about the wireless technology and understand the technology before the implementation.

The Campaign Group will try their best to raise awareness among the public by producing leaflets, forum and talks in order for the public to understand the characteristics and the impact of the technology on human health.

WiMAX電磁波傷身?


WiMAX電磁波傷身?環保團體質疑:政府規定過於寬鬆
NOWnews記者林睿康/台北報導

WiMAX是一種新興的無線通訊技術,不過,這樣的新科技卻引發電磁波危害的疑慮。台灣電磁輻射公害防治協會理事長陳椒華今(31)天表示,很多國家近年來都已將環境建議值調降至每平方公分0.01毫瓦,但是台灣卻到每平方公分0.45毫瓦。在這樣的情形下,預料未來恐將發生如同大哥大基地台的抗議拆台事件。

陳椒華認為,雖然目前尚未有研究報告確認電磁波對人體有害,但不表示對人體完全無害,若拿政府目前以每平方公分毫瓦標準,來跟國外以每平方公尺微瓦標準做比較,兩者差距1000萬倍,顯見政府對基地台電磁波的環境建議值設定過於寬鬆。

陳椒華表示,有關WiMAX的危害情形,國外已有瑞典和德國等國家的例子。像是2006年2月在瑞典,有數十位民眾因裝設WiMAX基地台後緊急送醫急救,瑞典政府已在評估WiMAX的安全性並考慮撤除。

而在德國,更有1000多位醫師連署,要求政府重視行動電話基地台的嚴重危害性,還寫信連署要求總理,不要通過WiMAX發照。

陳椒華說,由國外的案例足以證明,在國內行動電話基地台電磁波危害尚未釐清前,不宜草率發展WiMAX電信產業。陳椒華認為,如果到時候發生反對電磁波傷身的抗爭拆台事件,平白讓業者損失至少上百億元的投資,「都要歸咎於政府的失職」。

反对Wi-Fi及WiMax笼罩槟城(四)Say No to Wi-Fi and WiMax blanketing Penang(4)

避免成为白老鼠!


反对槟城无线计划运动组织于2008年11月13日一项记者会上发出的文告全文

反对槟州无线计划运动组织指出,多国政府机构及科学研究机构针对Wi-Fi及WiMax发出警告或禁令,槟州政府应以人民健康为重,采纳世界卫生组织推荐的“防范路线”(Precautionary Approach),避免州内人民成为新科技无线电磁波笼罩下的白老鼠。

该组织指出,槟州上人民有权力被告知一些国家或学机构针对无线科技所作出的报告及劝告或禁令,提高对无线科技潜在危害性的知情权,以便高警惕及作出明智的判断,否则政府有掩盖真相之嫌。

比如德国政府在2007年国家中即劝告人民尽量避免曝露在Wi-Fi及其他无线电磁波下,奥地利萨斯堡(Salzburg)地方政府公共保健部门也劝告学校避免Wi-Fi,一些大学如加拿大的安大略及湖首大学(Lakehead)也禁止校园内安装无线,此外很多国际知名独立科学家也提出无线电有害报告及作出劝告,比如英国的科研机构(ISIS)也发出同中样的警告,要求拆除公共场所尤其是学校的Wi-Fi装置。在2007年出炉的电磁波国际评估报告即结合了14名知名科学家的报告对无线科技发出警告,该报告也被欧盟国会重视,并在欧盟环境及健康方案(至2010年)中期检讨中提出,这再再显示Wi-Fi及WiMax及其他无线科技如手机及电讯塔产生的电磁波的人务害必须被重视及避免。

在人民反对电讯塔靠近人群住宅区之际以及人民面对居住高压电塔下的电磁场伤害之际,州政府引进wireless@penang计划相等于要求人民接受“变相电讯塔”安装家中,槟城无线安装的750个发射接受器将同样发射无线电磁波,民众将避无可避,使到老弱者,包括脆弱的小孩,病人、老人及电磁敏感者将受到最大的伤害;而WiMax@penang的电讯塔针引起受影响区内人民的恐惧,担心可发射50公里远的电磁波长期对民众造成伤,相信没有人愿意家门前竖立WiMax电讯塔,两项计划将造成民众面对24小时的无线电磁波辐射笼罩中。

该组织表示,无线电磁波有害的报告数之不尽,从互联网上随手可得,已是不争的事实,可是却还是有国际组织比如世界卫生组织以及国际非电离辐射协会还是以业者利益为出发点,继续提出无线电磁波有害。而有害的报告即结合了国际的独立科学研究者,提出无线科技,包括低射频以及超高频如无线微波对人体造成的危害性,包括破坏人体染色体、破坏基因,及造成行为改变等。

其中槟城无线Wi-Fi即即是采用微波科技,在政府的计划下将在全城安装750个的无线发射器,这些无线发射器将含盖全槟城,包括住家、学校、公园及医院等,接收及发送器将持续发出脉冲电磁波,装有无线上网接收器的手提电脑将在范围内收到电磁波后使用无线上网,通过电磁波互传资讯;Wi-Fi是以2.4GHz频率来发射,无线发射器将24小时发出无线电波,其脉冲电磁波(pulsed frequency)将造成人体长期曝露,受到类似无线电磁波的危害,这些危害一如科学家对已知的手提电话及电讯塔作出的相关报告雷同,包括居住靠近电讯塔面对致癌高风险,以及长期使用手提电话面对致癌风险情况般。

目前科学家尚未针对Wi-Fi及WiMax科技的危害性作出全面研究,我们因此要求州政府拿出Wi-Fi及WiMax无害健康的科学研究报告;据我们所指,现尚未针对Wi-Fi及WiMax有全面性的科学研究,在英国Powerwatch非政府组织列举的三份报告中,其中一份证实Wi-Fi有害,另两份报告则未能否定其危害性,这显示业界在未有全面研究下推出新科技的不负责任作法;此外在最近无线论坛上,我们的成员也被台上的马来西亚通讯及多媒体委员会告知,尚未针对WiMax有任何研究,这使人民将成为此科技下的白老鼠。

如果首长林冠英不能证明或保证Wi-Fi及WiMax无害,那么它不该倡促推行计划,更何况Wi-Fi及WiMax与其他无线电磁波属於雷同频谱,所以针对手机及电讯塔作出的科学报告也被指适用于上述无线科技中。

在最近槟州政府举办的无线上网论坛上,出席的马来西亚通讯及多媒体委员会代表在被问及时,也告知尚未针对WiMax科技的危害性有任何调查报告,这相等於要人民成为白老鼠。
除了Wi-Fi,更令人的担心的WiMax将接着进入槟城,马来西亚将成为全球全面推行WiMax的国家,而WiMax将涉及兴建电讯塔,若有人反对手机电讯塔,那么他们可以考虑一旦WiMax电讯塔设立在家门前时,也可能要加入反对阵容;其中WiMax将使用更高的频率,同时也会加大发送功能,含盖距离远达五十公里。

我们欢迎槟州政府在促进州内经济发展及引进新科技以造福人民的善意,可是我们担心首长可能在未获取充份的资讯及谘询时作出的决定可能最终损害槟州人民的健康,我们相信首长本身可能对其他国家及科研机构发出的警告或劝告不完全知情。

该组织表示,那些相信ICNIRP(国际非离化辐射保护协会)/IEEE(国际电机及电子工程师协会)/FCC(美国联邦通讯委员会)说明电讯塔及手提电话及无线科技无害的人,相等于认同及允许电讯塔装在家门前,因为这些组织提出电讯塔 及手机无害,以免影响电讯塔引起抗争,可是大量的报告显示手机与电讯塔有害,他们还是习惯性的以没有结论性证明有害,一如他们指Wi-Fi及WiMax没有害同样的立场,可是大量数据显示微波电磁波有害的报告,这些报告指出无线电磁造成对染色体的损害、眼睛受伤、白内障、加速肿瘤增生。精子数量减少、对身体造成压力、免疫系统失调、先天性残缺、中央神经系统受影响、改变细胞功能及体内化学和 产生以及行为模式的改变;此外职业上与无线电打交道的员工也与恶性皮肤癌、脑癌、白血病、霍奇金氏淋巴瘤、乳癌、淋巴瘤及其他致人于死的癌症有关。
所以州政府的Wi-Fi长期性使人民曝露在无线电波将造成人民面对致癌高风险,尤其伤害小童、孕妇、老人及病人;其中Wi-Fi及WiMax的间歇性脉冲被发现可穿透儿童的软头壳,造成血脑屏障受损。

而ICNIRP及IEEE及FCC(美国联邦通讯委员会)所制定的标准许皆受到很多国家的挑战,包括苏联、中国及加拿大等,其中苏联制定的交流电电磁场的标准即高于美国制定的1千倍,前者拟定的标准是1000mG,可是科研发现,即使是2mG的读数下被发现与孩童血癌有关。

此外令人不知是幸或不幸,槟城竟成为全马首个将全面提供无线上网的州属,而其他州也可能在未来有样学样,所以槟城人发起反对运动也将领先,我们的反对行动也将提高其他同样面对无线上网的人民,成为借镜,而人民可通过我们设立的网站获取相关的资讯,了解为何我们反对槟城无线及WiMax@penang。

我们希望州政府对民众负责,一如他们在野时对电讯塔所持立场,应以人民健康为重,不希望他们如同民众在反对中央政府推行的焚化炉、电讯塔及高压电塔时,提出无害,反驳人民提出有害的报告。

我们很遗憾槟州政府在推动无线科技时并未向民众道出其潜在的威胁,有掩盖真相的之嫌。比如为何槟州政府一味提倡无线的好处,可是为何针对其他国家政府及机关,比如德国政府发出劝告及警告,以及很多学府拆除无线之事,只字不提?

槟州政府必须严重看待无线科技对健康长期性带来的影响,以一些国家为榜样,采取防患措施(precautinery appraoch),在针对一些科技尚有争论性时,先采取安全第一的原理下,以免未来一旦发现真正有害时,可能付出惨重代价,这种情况一如发生在引起争议的和香烟、石棉,以及铅,其中石棉也是在数十年后才被揭发有害;比如在19世纪末及20世纪初,在世界上大部份的国家认定铅会对神经系统造成重大的素害时,美国的铅制造业者仍说服议会相信,在油漆中加入铅不会对孩童造成伤害,光是去掉油漆中的铅就整整花了我们50年。

此外世界知名的癌症博士雷久南在最近莅临马来西亚吉隆坡时也针对Wi-Fi向台下2千名出席者发出忠告,因为她发现很多提供无线上网的城市皆面对水源能量受污染的情况,这些水质被发现逆转,一如水在微波炉处理后,对人体有害般的情况,或是食物通过微波处理后与致癌有关。

雷久南博士本身也是琉璃光养生世界中心的主席,在美国获取癌症博士,并在德州的癌症研究中心进行十年的的研究。

该组织指出,他们是由关心环境健康议题的独立人士所组成,并无任何政党背景,我们愿与政府配合来提高人民生活素质及环境,因此恳请政府在无线计划上三思。

我们也劝请民众减少或放弃使用家中的Wi-Fi,尤其是是家中有孩童或病人、电磁敏感者或老人等;无线电磁波将对癌症患者的康复造成打击;不同于家中安装的Wi-Fi,民众可选择使用时限,可是“槟城无线”将是24小时发射无线电磁波,民众将长时间曝露电磁波下;我们建议民众以传统的固话线路来取代无线上网,它更为安全及可靠,

我们也要求人民代议士、地方政府市议员、非政府组织、社团及个人等必须高度关注槟城无线计划可造成的祸害,确保民众的健康不受计划危害。

该组织表示,将持续通过教育活动比如小册子,公众讲座会及举办论坛来传达讯息,使公众对无线科技以及其他电磁场造成的危害有进一步认识、防范及远离。

我们的要求:
1、采纳“防范路线”(Precautionary Approach),放弃槟城无线计划(wireless@peanng及WiMax@penang)
2、成立独立安全委员会全面检讨论计划,邀请国际知名科学家,包括槟城无线运动组织建议的知名科学家
3。采用较安全的科技,比如固话线路来取代无线线路。