Church of St George. Ardesio Image Luca Giarelli / CC-BY-SA 3.0
On July 1st, the Municipality of Ardesio Italy published an ordinance entitled “prohibition of installation and distribution in the municipal area of Ardesio of new telecommunications and mobile telephone systems with 5g technology and its variants”.
The document orders: “the ban on anyone installing and activating systems with 5G technologies and its variants such as 4G +, 4GPlus and 4G Evolution in the municipal territory of Ardesio”.
“Although Ardesio is not a Municipality involved in the 5G experimentation, we have enforced the precautionary principle by asking all the Ministries concerned and the President of the Council of Ministers to investigate this type of technology from a scientific and methodological point of view.”
Read the news article here “5G, Ardesio takes time and with an ordinance says no”
Watch a video of the official explaining why they decided to pass the ordinance here .
WORLDWIDE ACTION ON 5G
Over 600 cities in Italy have passed resolutions to halt 5G, as have cities throughout Europe, such as Trafford, United Kingdom, Lille, France, Ormidia, Cyprus, Balchik, Bulgaria. The Pancyprian Medical Association and Cyprus National Committee on the Environment and Child Health sent Parliament their position paper “The Risks to Public Health from the Use of the 5G Network.” Bermuda has halted 5G pending a report on safety. Switzerland’s report on 5G health effects resulted in the Parliament’s refusal to loosen their radiation limits despite heavy industry lobbying efforts. The Netherlands issued a 5G report that recommended measuring radiation levels and also recommended against using the 26 GHz frequency band for 5G “for as long as the potential health risks have not been investigated.”
In the United States, the New Hampshire Commission to Study the Environmental and Health Effects of Evolving 5G Technology has released its final report recommending reducing public exposure to radio frequency radiation, measuring RF radiation levels and replacing Wi-Fi with wireless devices. Resolutions to halt 5G have been passed by Hawaii County, Farragut Tennessee and Easton Connecticut. Cities such as Los Altos,Petaluma, Mill Valley, and San Diego County California have adopted policies to restrict 5G small cells near homes. Coconut Creek Florida passed a resolution “imploring the US Congress” to fund research on the health and environmental effects of radiofrequency radiation. Oregon passed a Bill to study Wi-Fi health effects with a report due in 2021.
Hundreds of scientist are calling to halt 5G and reduce exposure to people and the environment. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the California Department of Health recommend children reduce cell phone radiation exposure, as do medical organizations internationally, such as the Vienna Medical Association, Athens Medical Association and International Society of Doctors for Environment.
