Citizens and parents in the Cresthaven Elementary School neighborhood have expressed concerns about the pending installation of a cell phone tower within the "fall zone" of an elementary school. They are concerned that if the cell tower were to fall over it could hit the elementary school.
Silly, right? Apparently not.
Last year in Wellesley, Massachusetts a cell phone tower caught fire and fell over within 25 minutes. Firefighters couldn't put the fire out because the power had not been cut to the tower.
And here's a cell tower that caught fire on school grounds in Michigan.
So in addition to having students practice fire drills, the kids at Cresthaven will be practicing "cell tower falling" drills?
Of greater concern than the actual toppling of a cell tower are the high frequency radiowaves emanating from the antennae themselves travelling on airwaves throughout the surrounding area -- including schools, playgrounds, and homes in the vicinity. We are facing an era of electropollution, or as some call it "electrosmog". This is especially the case in Montgomery County as the demand for antenna space on existing cell towers has increased dramatically, with the County allowing multiple tiers of antennae to be added to existing towers. Take a look around as you drive your local area . . . there is no limit to the growth of cell towers, antennae (on towers and rooftops), and multiple tiers of heavy power lines being strung through the area. All of this increasing our exposure -- and the exposure of children -- to sources of electromagnetic fields and high frequency radiowaves with little to no information on its effects to public health and the health of our next generation!
ReplyDelete