…even though they mainly exist to protect scientific instruments!

This week on Radio 4 there has been a fascinating series of programs entitled “Welcome to the quiet zone”.  The central feature of this series has been the 13,000 square miles of radio silence around the National Security System of the US and the powerful radio telescope at Green Bank.  In order to preserve the functioning of these absolutely no EMFs are allowed in the area.  What struck me was how much care is taken to protect the telescope from radio frequency pollution which is so sensitive that it can detect energy from space comparable with that of a snowflake landing on the ground.  Thousands of pounds are spent keeping the area ‘clean’ and ‘quiet’.  Such areas are also referred to as ‘white zones’.

Green Bank radio telescope

It is a perfect place for individuals suffering from electrosensitivity and the area is becoming a refuge for them.  The locals have referred to the these electrosensitives as “crazies” believing that their condition is all in their heads.  The electrosensitives refer to themselves as “technological lepers”.

But let’s get this right.  A scientific instrument is delicate enough to be adversely affected by RF pollution but not the human organism.  Really?  I don’t think so.  If that were true it would be odd given that the human body is an electro-chemical system and a highly sensitive one at that.  And yet mainstream medicine and research still denies there is such a thing as electrosensitivity.

France has a white zone and it is the venue of this year’s ES-UK convention in August.  Thank goodness these places exist.  I know where I will be taking my next holiday.