Broadband plan is bad | Letter

Published 1:31 pm Thursday, May 16, 2013

OPALCO’s proposal to start offering broadband by putting transmitters on most of the poles in the islands, effectively bathing us all in WiFi radiation, is a terrible and irresponsible idea.

Better cell reception and internet are fine as long as they don’t come at the cost of our health and natural life-style. We are living on the islands because we love the pollution free environment, beauty, quiet and a healthier living.

Many of us, including my family, avoid WiFi altogether. We plug our internet in and receive 10 megabytes from CenturyLink with no radiation and with an excellent phone service (with all the goodies) and unlimited long distance. Our cost is $65 a month.

“Experts” in the industry will tell us that the radiation involved is less than we receive from the sun. The fallacy in this is that we evolved on this planet for millions of years and have evolved in harmony with the sun’s radiation.

It is not by accident that cancer has exploded in recent years. WiFi is not the same as the sun’s radiation and “experts” always defend the industry and not our health. They said X-rays were safe when they weren’t. Same is true for DDT, Thalidomide and other experiments on the public that are too numerous to mention.

The population’s general health is declining due to radiation pollution and food with lists of ingredients that sounds like a chemistry experiment. Radiation should be used by choice only and not inflicted on all against their will. OPALCO’s proposal will severely harm residents health and should not be implemented.

Naomi Aldort

Orcas Island