Mommy Goes Green

Every couple of weeks, an article about cell phone radiation comes across my email and I read it, with some trepidation.   Awhile ago, I posted a list of ideas to reduce your exposure to cell phone radiation and I do continue to follow those but at the end of the day, it still worries me. 

The Environmental Working Group has just released research on cell phone radiation and the level at which your phone is emitting it.   Until now, I knew that Blackberry phones emitted high levels of radiation but I didn’t know my phone is in the WORST TOP 10!   Sounds like I’m going to be shopping for a new one.  Should you? 

EWG’s top 10 phones, based on low emissions:

• 1. Samsung Impression (SGH-a877) [AT&T]
• 2. Motorola RAZR V8 [CellularONE]
• 3. Samsung SGH-t229 [T-Mobile]
• 4. Samsung Rugby (SGH-a837) [AT&T]
• 5. Samsung Propel Pro (SGH-i627) [AT&T]
• 6. Samsung Gravity (SGH-t459) [CellularONE, T-Mobile]
• 7. T-Mobile Sidekick [T-Mobile]
• 8. LG Xenon (GR500) [AT&T]
• 9. Motorola Karma QA1 [AT&T]
• 10. Sanyo Katana II [Kajeet]

EWG’s list of highest radiation phones:

• 1. Motorola MOTO VU204 [Verizon Wireless]
• 2. T-Mobile myTouch 3G [T-Mobile]
• 3. Kyocera Jax S1300 [Virgin Mobile]
• 4. Blackberry Curve 8330 [Sprint, U.S. Cellular, Verizon Wireless, MetroPCS]
• 5. Motorola W385 [U.S. Cellular, Verizon Wireless]
• 6. T-Mobile Shadow [T-Mobile]
• 7. Motorola C290 [Sprint, Kajeet]
• 8. Motorola i335 [Sprint]
• 9. Motorola MOTO VE240 [Cricket, MetroPCS]
• 10. Blackberry Bold 9000 [AT&T]

Search for your phone today and try to start incorporating some of these tips to reduce your exposure :

1. use a headset or speaker
2. hold the phone away from your body
3. don’t let your kiddos use a cell phone
4. text more, talk less ( ugh, I HATE texting )
5. use the phone only when it gets a strong signal