If you missed the Green Church protest Saturday but have a hankering to do a little civil disobedience, this Thursday at 2:30, anti-cellphone tower protesters will be marching from P.S. 185 to the Verizon Wireless store on 86th and 5th, where a picket line will be set up outside the store. Cool.
The controversy is over the Verizon cellphone towers placed on an apartment building rooftop, less than 100 feet from P.S. 185. The towers were put up stealthily and without warning by Verizon.
Parents of children at P.S. 185 are furious. They want the towers taken down immediately.
Scientists are still debating the effects of the radiation put out by cellphone towers, however studies are showing that
it's not good.
Seven clusters of cancer and other serious illnesses have been discovered around mobile phone masts, raising concerns over the technology’s potential impact on health.
So is Verizon going to do anything about it? Oh sure. They're going to move the antennas back 20 feet. Phew.
But we really don't have anything to worry about. According to Verizon spokesman David Samberg, the radiation emitted from the towers is harmless.
Well, that's that, I suppose. I mean, who are you going to believe? A bunch of scientists or the PR goon from the cellphone company?
