Embrace is now Action For Renewables!
We’ve changed our name – but that’s not all we’ve changed…
Embrace has been campaigning for the expansion of renewable energy for some time, but we’ve never really felt that the name reflected what we do, and what our supporters are doing across the country. At a time when a tiny minority of the population are dominating the media agenda on renewable energy, the silent majority of the population who support renewables aren’t being heard. They, and we, already embrace renewables – now it’s time for us to act.
Over the rest of this year, the Government will be making key decisions that will determine whether we move towards a future that uses cleaner and greener energy – or whether we remain trapped in a dependency on imported fossil fuels.
These decisions include the Road Map outlining the future of renewable energy from the Department of Energy and Climate Change, as well as the Energy Bill, the Localism Bill, Electricity Market Reform, and the ongoing review of financial incentives to provide much-needed support for green energy projects, which will create thousands of jobs.
It’s time to act for the future that you want to see. We’ll be running campaigns on these and other issues, and will continue providing support for people campaigning at the grassroots level. If you’ve never campaigned for renewable energy before, get in touch – there’s plenty you can do!
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Comments
but it is still the cuddly front (or so they try to make out) of renewable uk, which is actually bwea, the trade association for wind turbine builders.
relying on them for info is like asking a damp proof company for a 25 year gurantee - you'll get it but it will be worth the scottish football association.
I think we can now dispense with any pretence that you're a scientist, Chas. A little more reliance on evidence and logic, and a little less resort to hysterics and tantrums, is what we expect of scientists these days - even those working for the anti-windpower lobby.
Now you're attacking a trade association for being a trade association. Or is it that RenewableUK cannot easily be manipulated by the British equivalent of the Tea Party, who put their own fanaticism ahead of the national interest? Is that what upsets you so much?
As you know, I have no connection with RenewableUK. I am a member of the public who is sickened by the incessant lies peddled by the anti-windpower minority in this country.
The louder you shout, and the sillier your claims become, the more you show how intellectually-challenged and morally bankrupt the anti-windpower fringe in the UK really is.
Yes you are right – I am not a sceinetis - I am fully qualified enginener. An engineer in acoustics and vibration with over 25 years experience working on all manner of noisy devices from wind farms to oil rigs.
Look Aeolushole – you need to some studying and research on wind farms especially noise as your information is lacking so severely one wonders how you managed to find this site.
You say you are a member of the public with no connection to Renewable UK – of course apart from the fact that you have been brainwashed by them.
I am not attacking a trade association for being in existence – what is wrong is when the trade association think they know better and then try to influence policy on issues of which they arte ignorant or they deny – such as noise.
I am a member of a trade association but I don’t go around telling lies to get more business.
If BWEA were so concerned about the environment they would make sure their members did something about it instead of trying to milk the country on such false pretexts.
I am not an anti wind power person -who would be if the conditions were right? I worked on a wind farm in Aruba - great instaallation - at least 5 miles from the nearest house, over 20 turbines and being on the north coast they rotate nearly all the time (unlike UK where people are paid to turn them off and people get paid four times the price as conventaional power)- when I told them about the UK putting them 500 m from houses they thought I was joking – I am an acoustic engineer disappointed by the lies given out by you and people like you – as well as this website.
A wind farm sounds like a fridge! What a load of tosh – how stupid you look and how stupid members of the IOA thought that was to say when I spent my time with them last week.
They are expecting your call, email, paper on how wind turbines are not noisy, do not affect health etc etc. as they don't want to waste all that money again on something that is just made up by people, scientists, engineers, consultants,
Can you PLEASE tell me when you will contact them as they are SO keen to hear from you.
Read the facts then come back with something solid – until then…..
I think we can now dispense with any pretence that you're a scientist, Aeolushole. A little more reliance on evidence and logic, and a little less resort to hysterics and tantrums, is what we expect of scientists these days - even those working for the windpower lobby.
Now you're attacking an acoustic engineer for being an acoustic engineer. Or is it that BWEA put their own fanaticism and profits of their members ahead of the national interest? Is that what upsets you so much?
As you know, I have no connection with anti wind groups. I am an acoustic engineer who is sickened by the incessant lies peddled by the windpower lobby in this country.
The louder you shout and the more insults you shout about people being ignorant who actually are qualified, the sillier your claims become, and the more you show how intellectually-challenged and morally bankrupt you are.
Tell me Aeolushole - what qualifications do you have to be able to comment on power generators?
Ah, Chav - once again you prove yourself incapable of coherence. We'll not dwell on the work I've done putting together physics programmes for the Open University - we'll just look at the sort of "experts" you're so keen to cite.
You posted a link to the European Platform Against Windfarms site. Well done. That led to a precis of a study written by Carl V. Phillips.
You're probably not aware that Carl Phillips had to leave his post at the University of Alberta when it came to light that he had been receiving money from the American tobacco industry in order to publish claims that smoking is not harmful to health.
Surprise, surprise - now he turns up making all sorts of claims about windfarms and health! Wonder who's paying him to do that, then.
A genuine acoustics engineer might first of all check the credentials of an "expert" before citing his dubious claims. But then, a real acoustics engineer might have been a little less eager to impugn fellow professionals like HMP. The real acousticians I've had many a conversation with go to great lengths to avoid impugning their colleagues in the industry, even when they disagree with their findings.
And to prove what a bona fide idiot you are, perhaps you'd like to go back through all these posts and find out that I never once said a windfarm sounds like a fridge.
But then, your arrogance, viciousness and total inability to hold a cogent thought are sadly typical of the lunatic anti-windfarm fringe in this country.
www.rathergood.com/bill
i am agenuine acoutsics engineer - unlike you.
a physics teacher - you know what they say - can't do then teach!!!!
hmp suggested to the uk gove to reduce noise levels from wind farsm - it was covered up.
now we are evetually haveing some debate rather than being bullied by a trade association and eco warriors who have been brainwashed.
http://www.ioa.org.uk/uploads/event-documents/Wind%20Farm%20Noise.pdf
http://www.rnp.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/Fundamental%20Research.pdf