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Maine state legislator. Passed first legislation to address grid vulnerabilties to GMD and EMP in Maine. Known for focus on wellness and prevention, and awarded the 2011 Health Freedom Hero Award. Sponsored first legislation to require warning labels on cell phones (still working on it) and promote understanding of safety issues, especially for children and pregnant women; led on smart meter safety awareness in Maine (first state to allow opt outs.) These issues led to the EMP/GMD issue. Self employed as a Reliv distributor and a title examiner, background in investments and served City of Boston on real estate tax collection initiative. Widowed when children were young, served in schools, town, and county boards. BA degree in government, international studies from Elmira College, and MBA degree from Northeastern University. One year at the Universite de Paris -- Sorbonne and Institut d'Etudes Politiques. Member, Board of Governors, National Health Federation.

Recent Posts by Andrea Boland

• Should States Defer to Utility Companies or Initiate Their Own Mandatory Grid Reliability Upgrades?
• What Maine Did to Secure Its Electric Grid from Electromagnetic Pulse and Geomagnetic Disturbance

Recent Comments by Andrea Boland

• "Hardening our grid will be doing a lot more than doing nothing, even if it only relieves us of the need to replace equipment like major transformers. "
  What Maine Did to Secure Its Electric Grid from Electromagnetic Pulse and Geomagnetic Disturbance
• "All of this is very interesting, but as a state legislator, my colleagues need to focus on clear and present dangers that are critical to us.  The sun"
  What Maine Did to Secure Its Electric Grid from Electromagnetic Pulse and Geomagnetic Disturbance