In Santa Fe, Wi-Fi plan opposed by ‘electrically sensitive’
SANTA FE, N.M.—Camp out in a coffee shop or hole up in a hotel, but don’t bother lugging your laptop to the library.
A proposal to put free wireless Internet service in public libraries and a handful of other buildings in Santa Fe has been delayed by objections from residents who say they are electrically sensitive. "These are our last refuges," complained Arthur Firstenberg, a leading opponent of the Wi-Fi plan. Firstenberg, who contends Earth is being engulfed in electromagnetic pollution—"electrosmog"—says he suffers headaches, nausea, discomfort in his chest and difficulty breathing when he encounters cell phones and other wireless technology. Resources for
