Andrew Marino and Joel Ray
San Francisco Press, 1986
ISBN #0-911302-55-7
120 pages
with Preface by Robert O. Becker, M.D.,
Bibliography, and Index
“The Electric Wilderness is a classic in its genre—a well-written, first-person account of the perils to public health when the politics of science reign over the well-being of citizens. A full decade before A Civil Action exposed the behind-the-scenes maneuvers of the chemical industry, Andrew Marino and Joel Ray mapped out the dark political corridors of another industry—the powerline utilities. Dr. Marino and Dr. Robert Becker were the first whistleblowers trying to alert the public to the fact that the powerline frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum were not biologically benign. This is the story of what happened to them in the very early days of that struggle. It is also a coming-of-age story about a young scientist who naïvely thought that doing the right thing was what mattered the most, and that good would prevail. Anyone interested in EMFs, or in cell-phone issues, should read this book. Many of the same people are still controling the subject and the public discourse—to the industry’s advantage. The Electric Wilderness is timeless and the subject continues to be of utmost importance to the public health. This book connects a lot of dots.”
—B. Blake Levitt, Author, Electromagnetic Fields, A Consumer’s Guide to the Issues and How to Protect Ourselves