BEES, BIRDS AND MANKIND Destroying nature by “electrosmog” Ulrich Warnke Effects of Mobile Radio and Wireless Communication A series of papers by the Competence Initiative for the Protection of Mankind, Environment and Democracy Brochure 1 Effects of mobile radio and wireless communication A series of papers by the Competence Initiative for the Protection of Mankind, Environment and Democracy Published by Prof. Dr. med. Karl Hecht, Dr. med. Markus Kern, Prof. Dr. phil. Karl Richter and Dr. med. Hans-Christoph Scheiner Scientific consultants: Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Klaus Buchner Prof. Dr. med. Rainer Frentzel-Beyme Dr. rer. nat. Lebrecht von Klitzing Prof. Dr. phil. Jochen Schmidt Prof. Dr. jur. Erich Schöndorf Dr. rer. nat. Ulrich Warnke Prof. Dr. med. Guido Zimmer Picture credits: Cover page: Nils Steindorf-Sabath www.aboutpixel.de Brochure 1 All copyrights reserved ISBN: 978-3-00-023124-7 Kempten, November 2007 Competence Initiative for the Protection of Mankind, Environment and Democracy The founding programme in brief Our banking details: Purchase order: Raiffeisenbank Kempten [email protected] The Competence Initiative for the Acc. no. 1020 -102, Bank code 733 Price: € 5.00 Protection of Mankind, Environment 699 02 and Democracy was founded in the Keyword: “Kompetenzinitiative“ beginning of May 2007. It is an association of independent scientists, The full text of the Competence doctors, technicians and environ- Initiative for the Protection of Mankind, Mobile radio effects on human mentally committed organisations. It Environment and Democracy health operates interdisciplinary, throughout programme can be viewed at Germany and internationally. www.kompetenzinitiative.de, where we Conclusions and demands from a medical point of view also inform you of important results of Its foundation was driven by the our work and suggest options for Dr. med. Wolf Bergmann Dr. med. Horst Eger observed culture deficits in the health, cooperation. The programme is also political, environmental and demo- available as a reprint (see left-hand cratic fields. side). It criticises: - the irresponsible electromagnetic overloading of our living space; The launch of the new series follows - inadequate protection of consumers the publication of two scientific papers Heike-Solweig Bleuel (Publisher): and environment; to which the Competence Initiative has Generation Handy - unconstitutional alliances of state made contributions: … grenzenlos im Netz verführt and industry, forcing hazards to St. Ingbert (Röhrig Universitätsverlag) health, loss of values and displace- Dr. med. Wolf Bergmann 2007 ment upon more and more people. and Dr. med. Horst Eger: Mobile radio effects on human health. It demands: Conclusions and demands from a - acknowledgement and promotion of medical point of view. industry-independent research by those politically responsible; Published by the Association for the - sustainable consumer and Protection of the Population against environmental protection, possible Electrosmog and by the Competence only on this basis; Initiative for the Protection of Mankind, - a democratic culture ensuring ad- Environment and Democracy, herence to laws for the protection of Stuttgart, 2007. citizens under the constitution and the European Commission for In this paper, the two renowned Human Rights. physicians show how the technical information in mobile radio and If you wish to support this pro- wireless communication is biologically This publication, substantially sup- gramme, you have three options: false information to living organisms – ported by members of the - to join the Competence Initiative and based on the state of the information Competence Initiative, highlights the actively work together with us; of independent science and medicine. seduction, endangerment and impair- - to let us know that you agree with the ment of children and the youth from a values and targets in the founding number of perspectives. It intends to statement; give a voice to an endangered - to support our work, which costs a generation that believes in the state’s considerable amount in terms of duty to protect and is therefore falling information material, legal actions, victim to advertising and abuse. organisation of conferences, etc., More: www.generation-handy.de with a contribution. Price: € 19.80 ISBN 978-3-86110-432-2 BEES, BIRDS AND MANKIND Destroying nature by “electrosmog” Ulrich Warnke Preamble by the publishers 1 Author’s introduction 3 1. The organisation of life underlying its 5 vulnerability 2. About the disappearing bees and 9 birds 3. Mechanisms of disorientation and 11 damage 4. Humans suffer functionality 30 disorders 5. Summary 37 Scientific literature 38 Glossary (GL) 42 Preamble For different protection of mankind, environment and democracy Preamble by the publishers at the launch of the series of papers: Effects of Mobile Radio and Wireless Communication The bio-scientist Ulrich Warnke is scientists, shows how many of the The involvement of government in more familiar with nature’s damaging effects of such fields have industry and the high percentage of electromagnetic housekeeping than already been proven industry-financed research and most. In this paper, he shows how (www.bioinitiative.org). The report industry-beholden panels and wise and sensitive nature was about evaluates the present limiting values consultants, have spawned a using electrical and magnetic fields in as a useless edifice, protecting questionable system of environment the creation of life. But he can for this nobody. Based on this, the European and consumer protection. Only that reason also convincingly criticise the Environment Agency (EEA), the top which does not seriously endanger present foolish and irresponsible scientific environment authority of the common commercial interests is interference in nature’s house- EU, has warned of the possibility of noted and supported. The rights of keeping. It is clear from his paper that looming environmental disasters the citizen to protection and the the powers that be in politics, the following the increasing density of suffering of the people are flatly economy and science are in the electromagnetic fields. And the ignored. Those with political process of destroying what nature coordinator of the European Reflex responsibility have apparently still not has built up over millions of years. project, Prof. Franz Adlkofer, has realised that their negligent handling of The traces of this destruction have informed the public on the new the obligation to take precautions has long been evident in our living research results, proving the high long since been proven to be one of environment. The paper shows, degree of gene-toxicity of UMTS the main causes of past environmental however, how short-sightedly we are radiation. disasters and scandals.4 treating not only our health and the economy, but especially also future The public is little aware of these As a result of their quarrel with politics generations’ right to life.1 All of the risks because they are hardly of carelessness, an interdisciplinary above is documented not as addressed in the “enlightenment” association of scientists and probabilities but based on provided by officialdom and industry. physicians founded the Competence reproducible effects. This should give The public is given the assurance that Initiative for the Protection of pause also to those who regularly they are well-protected by the limits Mankind, Environment and justify their actions with the argument and the compliance-assuring Democracy in May 2007 that they are unaware of any proof of measurements and that UMTS (www.kompetenzinitiative.de). This damage. radiation is as harmless as GSM paper is the first in a new scientific radiation – more antennae in series. The reported results are Under the term “radio residential areas are recommended in intended as a correction to trivialising communication”, we combine all principle.2 And whilst Ulrich Warnke “enlightenment” that does not protect, wireless communication technology, demonstrates how vulnerable man but endangers. The series intends to increasingly flooding our residential and environment are, we are told that maintain a high level of technical zones and the environment with we are more robustly organised than information, without being unreadable electromagnetic fields. A recent, our machines.3 The original “radiation to the interested layman. comprehensive research report by protection” has deteriorated to the the BioInitiative Working Group, a protection of commercial interests. consortium of renowned international 1 On injury to the health of children and the youth refer also to the collection published by Heike-Solweig Bleuel “Generation Handy... grenzenlos im Netz verführt”, St. Ingbert 2007. 2 Quoting scientists of the Jacobs University Bremen-Grohn under Prof. Alexander Lerchl: “UMTS doch nicht schädlicher als GSM”, www.pcmagazin.de, 2.7.2007, and A. Lerchl at a presentation in Ritterhude acc. to a newspaper report of the Osterholzer Kreisblatt dated 16.6.2007: “More radio masts in the centre of town". Professor Lerchl appeals to all communities not to spend further tax money on mobile radio studies 3 Statement at the end of a brochure: Mobilfunk und Funkwellen: Information, Fakten, Antworten; published by the Saarland Department of Justice, Health and Social matters, Saarbrucken 2005 (copy of a brochure of the LfU Baden-Wurtemberg). 4 Compare the paper published by the European Environmental Agency and its German translation