Project Loon Protest

0747-EX-PL-2015 Informal Objections

Google Inc.

2016-01-12ELS_171347

To	
  whom	
  it	
  May	
  Concern,	
  
	
  
I	
  am	
  writing	
  to	
  voice	
  my	
  protest	
  against	
  the	
  Google	
  ‘Project	
  Loon’	
  plans	
  to	
  provide	
  
Wi-­‐Fi	
  access	
  from	
  the	
  sky	
  via	
  balloons.	
  	
  
	
  
In	
  the	
  Spring	
  of	
  2014	
  I	
  was	
  diagnosed	
  with	
  ‘Hyper	
  Electro	
  Sensitivity’	
  disorder	
  (or	
  
EHS)	
  which	
  is	
  akin	
  to	
  ‘Microwave	
  Sickness’	
  something	
  Radar	
  operators	
  as	
  early	
  as	
  
the	
  1950s	
  became	
  afflicted	
  with	
  due	
  to	
  their	
  constant	
  exposure	
  to	
  high	
  levels	
  of	
  
microwave	
  radiation	
  from	
  Radio	
  Frequencies	
  or	
  ‘RF’s,	
  the	
  same	
  kinds	
  of	
  frequencies	
  
and	
  radiation	
  emitted	
  by	
  today’s	
  wireless	
  devices	
  and	
  relay	
  antennae	
  stations	
  for	
  
said	
  devices.	
  	
  
	
  
Since	
  2014	
  I	
  have	
  no	
  longer	
  been	
  able	
  to	
  use	
  a	
  cell	
  phone	
  or	
  any	
  wireless	
  device.	
  I	
  
also	
  get	
  extreme	
  headaches	
  (and	
  migraines)	
  when	
  exposed	
  to	
  cell	
  towers	
  and	
  Wi-­‐Fi	
  
routers.	
  I	
  suffer	
  from	
  other	
  symptoms	
  including	
  dizziness,	
  brain	
  fog,	
  disorientation,	
  
chest	
  pain	
  and	
  nausea.	
  These	
  symptoms	
  made	
  my	
  life	
  in	
  the	
  city	
  unbearable.	
  So	
  I	
  
had	
  to	
  loose	
  my	
  business	
  in	
  order	
  to	
  move	
  to	
  a	
  rural	
  area	
  thousands	
  of	
  miles	
  away,	
  
in	
  the	
  ONLY	
  place	
  I	
  could	
  find	
  in	
  this	
  country	
  free	
  from	
  RF	
  exposure.	
  One	
  of	
  the	
  few	
  
remaining	
  ‘dead	
  zones.’	
  	
  
	
  
It	
  is	
  in	
  my	
  new	
  environment	
  that	
  I	
  have	
  been	
  able	
  to	
  recover	
  some	
  of	
  my	
  health	
  and	
  
begin	
  to	
  feel	
  like	
  a	
  normal	
  functioning	
  human	
  again.	
  I	
  am	
  occasionally	
  able	
  to	
  
withstand	
  a	
  trip	
  to	
  town	
  but	
  still	
  have	
  to	
  suffer	
  some	
  of	
  the	
  same	
  symptoms	
  listed	
  
above.	
  So	
  I	
  am	
  fortunate	
  that	
  I	
  have	
  a	
  partner	
  who	
  is	
  willing	
  and	
  able	
  to	
  go	
  to	
  town	
  
for	
  groceries	
  etc.	
  We	
  are	
  30	
  miles	
  from	
  the	
  nearest	
  town	
  and	
  several	
  miles	
  from	
  the	
  
nearest	
  cell	
  tower.	
  There	
  is	
  no	
  cell	
  reception	
  here	
  and	
  I	
  feel	
  great.	
  	
  
	
  
There	
  are	
  a	
  few	
  others	
  in	
  my	
  community	
  with	
  the	
  same	
  disorder	
  and	
  they	
  came	
  here	
  
to	
  recover	
  as	
  well.	
  	
  
	
  
I	
  personally	
  know	
  dozens	
  of	
  others	
  with	
  EHS	
  who	
  are	
  suffering	
  and	
  trying	
  to	
  find	
  
safe	
  housing.	
  There	
  are	
  reported	
  to	
  be	
  millions	
  of	
  sufferers	
  worldwide	
  with	
  the	
  
numbers	
  increasing	
  daily	
  due	
  to	
  increasing	
  exposures	
  to	
  RFs.	
  I	
  believe	
  I	
  became	
  ill	
  
because	
  my	
  body	
  reached	
  a	
  threshold	
  limit	
  with	
  the	
  exposure.	
  I	
  became	
  sick	
  and	
  
began	
  to	
  have	
  EHS	
  symptoms	
  within	
  2	
  years	
  after	
  the	
  installation	
  of	
  smart	
  meters	
  
on	
  my	
  building	
  and	
  after	
  using	
  a	
  ‘smart’	
  phone.	
  Others	
  with	
  EHS	
  have	
  similar	
  
stories.	
  	
  
	
  
There	
  is	
  plenty	
  of	
  scientific	
  evidence	
  that	
  exposures	
  to	
  RF’s	
  at	
  the	
  modern	
  day	
  level	
  
is	
  not	
  healthy	
  for	
  anyone,	
  esp.	
  not	
  for	
  women	
  and	
  children	
  under	
  the	
  age	
  of	
  10.	
  And	
  
for	
  people	
  with	
  EHS	
  it	
  is	
  debilitating	
  and	
  often	
  deadly.	
  	
  
	
  
Most	
  EHS	
  sufferers	
  also	
  have	
  MCS	
  	
  (as	
  I	
  do),	
  Multiple	
  Chemical	
  Sensitivity	
  disorder.	
  
So	
  finding	
  safe	
  housing	
  is	
  already	
  extra	
  challenging	
  when	
  you	
  have	
  to	
  consider	
  
finding	
  housing	
  free	
  from	
  molds	
  and	
  chemicals	
  that	
  also	
  trigger	
  severe	
  allergic	
  
reactions.	
  To	
  have	
  to	
  consider	
  EMFs,	
  especially	
  in	
  the	
  form	
  of	
  RFs	
  AND	
  find	
  safe	
  


housing	
  for	
  MCS,	
  it	
  is	
  extremely	
  challenging	
  and	
  often	
  next	
  to	
  impossible.	
  Especially	
  
as	
  most	
  of	
  us	
  have	
  lost	
  our	
  jobs	
  as	
  a	
  result	
  and	
  have	
  even	
  harder	
  time	
  finding	
  
employment	
  in	
  a	
  safe	
  environment.	
  	
  
	
  
These	
  illnesses	
  are	
  recognized	
  by	
  some	
  NATO	
  alliance	
  countries	
  as	
  disabilities	
  and	
  
the	
  United	
  States	
  is	
  supposed	
  to	
  by	
  default	
  also	
  recognize	
  them	
  as	
  disabilities.	
  
Currently	
  this	
  is	
  more	
  in	
  theory	
  than	
  in	
  practice	
  and	
  so	
  far	
  nearly	
  all	
  public	
  buildings	
  
are	
  in	
  violation	
  of	
  the	
  American	
  Disabilities	
  Act	
  by	
  having	
  public	
  Wi-­‐Fi	
  routers	
  and	
  
using	
  toxic	
  air	
  borne	
  chemicals.	
  	
  
	
  
Most	
  EHS	
  and	
  MCS	
  sufferers	
  are	
  not	
  able	
  to	
  get	
  financial	
  aid	
  for	
  their	
  illnesses	
  nor	
  is	
  
there	
  any	
  recognized	
  treatment	
  or	
  cure	
  for	
  the	
  disability.	
  	
  
	
  
There	
  have	
  to	
  be	
  safe	
  places	
  for	
  people	
  with	
  these	
  illnesses.	
  Right	
  now	
  we	
  are	
  
extremely	
  marginalized.	
  Many	
  of	
  us	
  have	
  lost	
  friends	
  and	
  family	
  and	
  jobs	
  and	
  have	
  
gone	
  to	
  live	
  in	
  wilderness	
  and	
  rural	
  out	
  of	
  the	
  way	
  places	
  that	
  are	
  hard	
  to	
  get	
  to	
  and	
  
often	
  hard	
  to	
  live	
  in	
  terms	
  of	
  harsh	
  conditions.	
  	
  
	
  
I	
  have	
  accepted	
  my	
  fate	
  and	
  done	
  all	
  I	
  can	
  in	
  my	
  power	
  to	
  find	
  safe	
  housing	
  and	
  rise	
  
to	
  the	
  challenges	
  given	
  me.	
  I	
  have	
  not	
  asked	
  any	
  mobile	
  phone	
  companies	
  or	
  electric	
  
utility	
  companies	
  for	
  compensation.	
  I	
  have	
  not	
  asked	
  the	
  government	
  for	
  
compensation.	
  I	
  have	
  done	
  the	
  best	
  I	
  can	
  with	
  the	
  circumstances	
  I	
  have	
  been	
  given	
  
without	
  asking	
  for	
  a	
  handout.	
  I	
  have	
  accepted	
  living	
  in	
  a	
  remote	
  harsh	
  desert	
  
landscape	
  and	
  in	
  isolation	
  from	
  society.	
  	
  
	
  
But	
  what	
  I	
  cannot	
  accept	
  is	
  a	
  Google	
  Loon	
  balloon	
  flying	
  in	
  my	
  community’s	
  air	
  
space	
  and	
  taking	
  away	
  the	
  safe	
  haven	
  I	
  have	
  worked	
  so	
  hard	
  to	
  find.	
  I	
  cannot	
  accept	
  
the	
  possibility	
  that	
  there	
  will	
  be	
  nowhere	
  else	
  for	
  me	
  to	
  go	
  where	
  I	
  can	
  live	
  in	
  peace	
  
and	
  health.	
  	
  
	
  
Many	
  people	
  with	
  EHS	
  and	
  MCS	
  die	
  at	
  their	
  own	
  hand,	
  taking	
  their	
  own	
  lives	
  as	
  they	
  
cannot	
  face	
  another	
  day	
  in	
  a	
  world	
  that	
  does	
  not	
  provide	
  them	
  with	
  any	
  respite	
  from	
  
their	
  afflictions.	
  In	
  a	
  world	
  where	
  their	
  illness	
  is	
  also	
  disbelieved	
  and	
  ridiculed.	
  
Where	
  they,	
  we,	
  are	
  seen	
  as	
  collateral	
  damage	
  by	
  the	
  wireless	
  communications	
  
industries.	
  	
  
	
  
We	
  are	
  not	
  the	
  only	
  ones	
  suffering.	
  Radio	
  Frequencies	
  are	
  making	
  the	
  general	
  public	
  
sicker	
  with	
  early	
  onset	
  dementia,	
  hypertension	
  and	
  diabetes,	
  Autism,	
  brain	
  tumors,	
  
varies	
  forms	
  of	
  cancer.	
  There	
  is	
  proof	
  that	
  these	
  diseases	
  can	
  be	
  and	
  have	
  been	
  
caused	
  by	
  excessive	
  exposure	
  to	
  RFs	
  in	
  our	
  modern	
  day	
  environment.	
  Also	
  wildlife	
  
is	
  affected	
  adversely.	
  Bee	
  colony	
  collapse	
  is	
  on	
  the	
  rise	
  and	
  threatens	
  our	
  entire	
  
world’s	
  food	
  supply.	
  Bees	
  have	
  been	
  shown	
  to	
  become	
  disoriented	
  in	
  the	
  presence	
  
of	
  cell	
  towers,	
  so	
  having	
  RFs	
  from	
  the	
  air	
  and	
  reaching	
  places	
  that	
  were	
  previously	
  
untouched	
  can	
  and	
  will	
  have	
  a	
  negative	
  impact	
  on	
  bee	
  populations	
  and	
  any	
  
migratory	
  species	
  that	
  becomes	
  disoriented	
  in	
  the	
  presence	
  of	
  Radio	
  Frequencies.	
  
And	
  more	
  wildlife	
  could	
  be	
  impacted.	
  The	
  fact	
  is	
  the	
  long-­‐term	
  effects	
  of	
  EMR	
  


exposure	
  from	
  RFs	
  is	
  unknown.	
  Wireless	
  industries	
  think	
  only	
  of	
  expansion	
  and	
  
profit	
  and	
  have	
  no	
  concern	
  about	
  public	
  safety	
  and	
  health	
  of	
  the	
  people	
  and	
  all	
  life	
  of	
  
this	
  planet.	
  	
  
	
  
Please	
  give	
  a	
  chance	
  to	
  those	
  who	
  need	
  places	
  to	
  live	
  away	
  from	
  RFs.	
  We	
  know	
  we	
  
do	
  NOT	
  NEED	
  cell	
  phones	
  or	
  Wi-­‐Fi.	
  We	
  live	
  without	
  it	
  in	
  peace	
  every	
  day	
  and	
  we	
  all	
  
did	
  before	
  the	
  technologies’	
  invention.	
  It	
  should	
  not	
  be	
  something	
  forced	
  on	
  
everyone.	
  By	
  filling	
  the	
  airspace	
  and	
  landscape	
  for	
  every	
  square	
  mile	
  with	
  cell	
  
towers	
  and	
  Loon	
  balloons	
  you	
  are	
  not	
  allowing	
  the	
  people	
  to	
  have	
  a	
  choice	
  to	
  
participate	
  in	
  the	
  technology	
  or	
  not.	
  To	
  be	
  exposed	
  or	
  not.	
  There	
  is	
  no	
  choice.	
  This	
  is	
  
not	
  a	
  fair	
  democratic	
  scenario.	
  It’s	
  like	
  allowing	
  people	
  to	
  smoke	
  in	
  everyone’s	
  
homes	
  and	
  offices	
  and	
  outdoor	
  air	
  spaces.	
  (Not	
  just	
  allowing	
  them,	
  but	
  making	
  
people	
  smoke,	
  forcing	
  cigarette	
  smoke	
  into	
  everyone’s	
  homes!)	
  We	
  understand	
  now	
  
the	
  devastating	
  impact	
  of	
  second	
  hand	
  smoke	
  on	
  everyone’s	
  health	
  and	
  currently	
  
have	
  banned	
  smoking	
  from	
  public	
  indoor	
  spaces	
  as	
  a	
  result.	
  The	
  World	
  Health	
  
Organization	
  even	
  recognizes	
  RFs	
  from	
  cell	
  phones,	
  Wi-­‐Fi,	
  etc.	
  as	
  a	
  class	
  2B	
  
carcinogen.	
  	
  
	
  
It	
  should	
  be	
  a	
  choice	
  the	
  public	
  has	
  to	
  be	
  exposed	
  to	
  potential	
  carcinogens	
  or	
  not.	
  
Currently	
  in	
  most	
  cities	
  and	
  public	
  spaces	
  it	
  is	
  NOT	
  a	
  choice.	
  And	
  allowing	
  project	
  
Loon	
  to	
  go	
  forward	
  would	
  completely	
  take	
  that	
  choice	
  away	
  from	
  the	
  citizens	
  of	
  this	
  
country.	
  	
  
	
  
Thank	
  you	
  for	
  your	
  time.	
  
	
  
Shannon	
  



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