KS: In some states, in order to have that opt- out, you have to pay $250 up front. And I think you may have to pay additional fees. It's very controversial, because nobody should have to pay to self- read their meter and also it gets complicated, because I'm surrounded by houses that are all about 10 feet away. The house next to me is a duplex, and there are two meters that beam directly into our bedroom. But, my neighbors don't want the opt-out. So I get the radiation blasted into our bedroom.
Rob: There's no getting away from it.
KS: Exactly.
Rob: So, how many people are on your bandwagon, or are concerned about this, doing anything about it? Talking about it? Where do people go to get involved in this?
KS: Whoa. That's such a good question. I think historically, percentages that I've heard are that 3% of the population identifies as having electro hypersensitivity. And I'm actually not in favor of that definition, because, for example, I'm more interested in focusing on how children are affected by exposure to electromagnetic radiation; people with medical implants, that would be 10% of the population; people with insulin pumps, cardiac pacemakers, deep brain stimulators for Parkinson's.
Rob: 10% of the population have electronic implants?
KS: Yes.
Rob: Wow.
KS: You used the correct term, those are electronic devices. And here's what's possible in terms of electronic interference--and I report on this pretty extensively in the book - my website, electronicsilentspring.com also has a section on medical implants. One of my advisors-in-chief for the book, Gary Olhoeft, he's a geophysicist and an electrical engineer. He got a deep brain stimulator for Parkinson's in 2009. If he walks through the security doors in the library where he teaches, the Colorado School of Mines -- his implant shuts off. He has four seconds to reset it, or he can't reset it without help.
Rob: Wow.
KS: Yeah. If he sits in a Prius, which as I understand it, has about 8 computers. When the car brakes to stop and in that process, the computers do their thing and again emit magnetic fields, electromagnetic radiation, his implant shuts off.
Rob: Wow.
KS: We've heard a report of a woman who got an implant installed for Parkinson's and then got into a Prius. At every stoplight, her implant shut off.
Rob: Wow. Since I drive a Prius, I better not get an electronic implant. Wow.
KS: Also, just to notice, your cells function by electrochemical signals. I think that if you read the manual from the Prius, it will say not to let children in the car or something like that. I shouldn't be quoted on that exactly, but I think there is some warning in the manual.
Rob: Wow, no children in the car?
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