Legislator Wants Cancer Warnings For Cell Phones

Cytalk writes "A Maine legislator wants to make the state the first to require cell phones to carry warnings that they can cause brain cancer, although there is no consensus among scientists that they do and industry leaders dispute the claim. The now-ubiquitous devices carry such warnings in some countries, though no US states require them, according to the National Conference of State Legislators. A similar effort is afoot in San Francisco, where Mayor Gavin Newsom wants his city to be the nation’s first to require the warnings."

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Why not, works for global warming?

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Anyone here he says this is a stupid idea, and that global warming is CAUSED by man is a hypocrite.

Of course global warming is effected by man. And every other damn thing on the planet, both in positive and negative ways. To the point that chaos theory says that every time a butterfly farts the world warms a little. But it works the other way to.

And, considering that plants LIKE CO2 and the world is overall GREENER than it was 50 year ago, who's to say warming wouldn't be a good thing? Oh yeah, people who stand to get rich selling carbon credits (gore) and idiots who built their homes .3ft above sea level.

So, think about it, what's the REAL reason someone's trying to push a cell phone label? Is there a huge LABEL MAKING industry in Maine? Is there a company there trying to come out with a EM FREE cell phone? Or is this guy about to start selling EM credits to offset your cell phone?

Re:the sky is falling!

[Runaway1956]

How about a warning that "Jumping to conclusions makes you look stupid!"

Does a cell phone emit radiation? Yes. Does radiation cause cancer? Almost certainly yes. Need examples of other handheld devices causing cancer in situations similar to those in which cell phones are used?

Google for testicular cancer among police. Cops with radar guns, sitting in the confines of a car, often lay that damned gun on their lap while talking on the radio, or driving. A radiation emitting device laying on your balls is quite likely to do strange things to your ball cells.

Now, extrapolate. Do you REALLY want to hold that damned cell phone up to your ear? How many hours per day are you willing to hold it there?

I'll pass, thank you very much. No, I don't need a boatload of proof that cell phones cause cancer. Just a little bit of common sense goes a long way.