I didn't think I'd been living under a rock, but this is the first I
had heard anything about smart meters. So I did a quick google search
on "smart meter health concerns". Just from what little I read, it
seems that not only is the jury still out on this one, but it hasn't
even been selected yet.

Larry Schwitters
Issaquah
On Feb 23, 2013, at 7:05 PM, Wayne Weber wrote:

> Tweeters,
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> I saw this news item on KOMO news. There are any number of reasons
> why there could be fewer birds at this feeder, or in that section of
> Renton, this winter than last winter. Even if this decrease is
> real, it is likely just a very local phenomenon and does not reflect
> region-wide trends. It could be that a Sharp-shinned Hawk or other
> predator has taken up residence in the vicinity.
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> Blaming the decrease on ?smart meters? demonstrates only the
> ignorance of both the feeder operators and the news reporter. There
> is not the slightest evidence that smart meters have any effect on
> birds or on anything else.
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> It is too bad that the KOMO news staff did not consult a
> knowledgeable ornithologist before running this rubbish as ?news?.
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> Wayne C. Weber
>
> Delta, BC
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> contopus at telus.net
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> From: tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
> ] On Behalf Of Mark Ahlness
> Sent: February-22-13 7:45 PM
> To: Tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Subject: [Tweeters] Renton residents trying to solve mystery of
> disappearing birds
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> From KOMO... anything to this?
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> http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Renton-residents-trying-to-solve-mystery-of-disappearing-birds-192619811.html
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> Mark Ahlness
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> mahlness at comcast.net
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> Seattle, WA
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