http://www.technologicalwanderings.co.uk/taxonomy/term/51 en http://www.technologicalwanderings.co.uk/node/26 <div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Keywords:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/51">radiation</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/52">microwaves</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/53">use a mesh</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The issue in this news story is a structure being put up in a village without planning permission. A fairly straight forward legal issue.</p> <p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/7304844.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/7304844.stm</a></p> <p>But, it's a mobile phone mast. So naturally some ignorant fool gets quoted as saying:</p> <p>"The mast is close to a pub and local residents live on the opposite side of the road. People have fears about radiation from the mast, and the effect particularly on children."</p> <p>Somehow I picture the first few scenes of 2001: A Space Odyssey.</p> <p>Well, what do I know? Maybe the mast is a gamma emitter. Maybe this village is 1km below ground, safe from many other forms of radiation.</p> <p>Maybe I can start a petition to stop the radiation being emitted by the local commercial radio station? I find it's crass commercialism and never-ending generic pop music nauseating. Think of the children!</p> </div></div></div> Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:43:18 +0000 techuser 26 at http://www.technologicalwanderings.co.uk http://www.technologicalwanderings.co.uk/node/26#comments