EMFields reported (February and December 2009) on the development of a site in a forest in the South of France that was being established from people with electromagnetic hypersensitivity, as a haven to get a break for EMF radiation, or even to set up home free from the health problems they experience when they have to live in the electrosmog that is increasingly surrounding most of us.
Unfortunately the project has run into difficulties as technically they are trespassing as they don't have permission to be there from the landowner.
The members of the group that is developing the site say they have nowhere else that is safe for them to live, so they are entitled to occupy this piece of land which is not used for any other purpose. The landowner doesn't agree and is trying to get them evicted.
The authorities in the Drome region are uncertain how to handle the situation at the development, concerning 'squatters' with a condition that remains unrecognised by most countries. They are threatening to remove the inhabitants if they don't leave quickly of their own accord.
The process of deciding what happens next could go through several more stages of appeal. They could be heavily fined if their appeals don't succeed, to the tune of damages of EUR 10,000 and EUR 5,000 per additional day of occupation.
News from Dunedin, New Zealand
Rob Hutchins, from Oamaru, New Zealand, voiced his concerns about EMFs in July to the Dunedin City Council.
He used our Acoustimeter to demonstrate the high levels of EMFs emitting from a couple of mobile phones in use.
The short news article is worth watching if you have an interest in Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity or even suffer from it yourself.
For the article, and to see our Acoustimeter in action, please see the article on channel 9's website.