Now Donald Trump tilts against ‘windmills’ in outburst on YouTube
A screenshot of Donald Trump's latest outburst against Alex Salmond
DONALD Trump has stepped up his tirade against Alex Salmond by posting a YouTube video that berates the First Minister for his role in the proliferation of offshore wind farms.
On the day he was scheduled to take part in a telephone conference call with the management team behind the Aberdeen Bay wind farm, the tycoon posted a one minute 53 second video on his company’s website and on You Tube, saying Mr Salmond was behind a move to erect thousands of “windmills” he says will ruin Scotland’s majestic coastal scenery.
The clip has been viewed more than 5,000 times.
Filmed in his luxury offices at Trump Tower in New York and posted on YouTube as being “From the Desk of Donald Trump”, he says: “You have probably been reading there is lot of hoopla about windmills.
“They are unsightly and, in the case of Scotland, they are going crazy with trying to put them up all over the place and everyone else is going crazy trying to take them down.
“Some countries have totally given up on the turbines because the experience has been so bad. But Scotland has a group of leaders – one of them in particular – who just is foistering [sic] them on the people and it’s really, really sad.”
He continues: “They want to build thousands of windmills in the waters that surround the most beautiful shoreline probably anywhere in the world. It has to be stopped.
“They are noisy, they are inefficient. When the wind doesn’t blow, you don’t get electricity. And when it does blow, you don’t get much.
“Why somebody wants to take this horrible technology and use it to destroy one of the great and most beautiful countries is beyond me. Everybody’s against it, but the government of Scotland is pushing it and pushing it, and we have to stop it because, believe me, it’s a major mistake.
“I actually made the statement that never before in the history of Scotland has a disaster like this taken place.”
Mr Trump has pledged to launch an international crusade against coastal turbine schemes. He says he will pull the plug on his £750 million golf resort at the Menie Estate in Aberdeenshire if the government gives the go-ahead to the proposed 11-turbine European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), which would be built within one and a half miles of his championship golf course.
The development is being spearheaded by Swedish electricity company Vattenfall, and Mr Trump is understood to have participated in a telephone link between his representatives in New York and senior members of the Vattenfall management team yesterday.
Representatives of both sides are understood to have had talks in recent weeks, at a meeting facilitated by the Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce, which left both sides as entrenched as ever.
David Rodger, project spokesman for the EOWDC said: “Representatives of the EOWDC and Trump International participated in a telephone conference on 10 February. No conclusions were reached, but we trust there will be further dialogue.”
A spokesman for Mr Trump said: “I can confirm the conversation took place and Mr Rodger’s comments are accurate. No further comment will be made from our side.”
Mr Trump was said to be “travelling” and could not be contacted for comment about the tele-conference.
The Scottish Government said that it would be inappropriate for the First Minister to comment on the row because it was up to planners to rule on the wind farm.
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jerrymanders
Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 10:17 PMDonald owns wind turbines.
Buford Van Stomm
Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 07:56 PMI thnk it unfair of those who highlight the subsidies provided for renewable energy to turn a blind eye to the far greater subsidies given to support the nuclear industry. ==================================================== it works though.
Stanis
Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 02:18 PM# 69 wpd.................I thnk it unfair of those who highlight the subsidies provided for renewable energy to turn a blind eye to the far greater subsidies given to support the nuclear industry. Financial provision will be required to decommision the nuclear installations for many, many years after the last one has shut down. Also, when a nuclear power plant is shut down for repairmaintenance it produces zero power. The same people also seem to ignore the fact that the rising cost of domestic fuel is mainly a result of increasing oil and gas prices that are beyond our control. Ongoing development of the extraction and storage of renewable energy will lead to higher efficiencies and availability. Report Unsuit
wpd
Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 11:13 AM# 64 Mr Stanis, .................Yes, nuclear energy has been subsidised in the UK, but over the years the cost per unit has been very low. More to the point, it has been dependable; it has produced electricity when required. The same cannot be said about wind power, which is the epitome of unreliability. It produces nothing when the wind is too low; it produces well below its stated capacity when the wind is "good"; it produces nothing when the wind is too high. With wind power we can depend on nothing except that it will eat huge amounts of money for a very poor return, make a few people very rich and provide Salmond with a few self publicising soundbites which only the most gullible will fall for. In the meantime all this is paid for by the British (yes British) taxpayer, thereby providing another huge subsidy for Scotland. Who would fill that gap if separation came about? .....................BTW, what a wonderfull irony: Salmond and acolytes run roughshod over local democracy to suck up to Trump, who then proceeds to insult the local people Salmond turned his back on; Trump turns on and insults Salmond and leaves him nowhere to go. What a script!
wolfcrag
Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 11:57 PMDonald, get on your horse and tilt at the windmills Nice golf course but now a s...e view for the hotel and 500 houses. That's Scotland ,Donald you've been screwed.
bridgetthecat
Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 11:46 PMTrump is a plank.
Kinghob
Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 09:50 PMClownicus cites some anti renewables article that fails to address the difference and pure advantages Scotland uniquely possess! He is so gullible...............Donald Trump is off his trumpet-what an undiplomatic ranting dough ball that creature is-embarrassing!
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Stanis
Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 05:21 PMI would guess that the subsidies applied to renewable energy initiatives are minimal compared to those that have been given to the nuclear industry, including the massive non-productive decommisioning costs required for the latter. How many tourists flock to Scotland to see Torness and Hunterston power stations or the nuclear submarines at Faslane and Rosyth?
fred bloggs
Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 05:05 PMClaims that onshore wind energy is competitively priced only because of government subsidy, or that wind power is disproportionately subsidised, are not supported by the evidence. In order to meet the UK’s targets for reducing carbon emissions electricity suppliers are required to purchase an increasing number of Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs) each year from renewable energy generators. A fine is paid by those suppliers who have not met their obligation, with the revenue being distributed to those suppliers who have (in proportion to how many ROCs they purchased) therefore rewarding those who are purchasing more renewable energy. The only financial support from government for the Renewable Obligation is the administration and regulation by Ofgem, which for 2008–09 was only £988,500, representing less than 0.1% of the scheme’s total value.8 While the costs are ultimately reflected in customer’s bills, one aspect of the policy ensures that this is never more than an additional 3pkWh on a maximum 10% of the customer’s electricity use, meaning that 90% of a customer’s bill is unaffected by the Renewable Obligation.7 Furthermore, ROCs are a market mechanism and nontechnology specific so it is most economical for suppliers to meet their Renewable Obligation by purchasing the cheapest renewable energy, thereby supporting the case that onshore wind is a cost-effective method of increasing renewable capacity.-----------Centre for Sustainable Energy.
Richard Lionheart
Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 04:34 PMSometimes you just have to agree with the man with the money. Wind farms destroy Scotlands natural beauty and with it our only remaining industry...... Tourism. End Green Anarchist Policies Now = Save the Human Race and the Planet. PS Nice to have you on board Donald.
Badgersarse
Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 03:59 PMBerk
Trump'ton
Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 03:11 PM@56 Moosef Also disabled ratings. You either agree with him, or you are labelled or ignored. He is a dangerous individual, with little regard for others. For him, life is a series of battles, which are won by publicity campaigns or financial payoffs. Take away his leverage and what is he? Nothing. He is little more than a jumped up dictator without a country to rule.
Cynicus
Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 03:06 PM7 Wardog Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 01:40 AM "Trump is bang on the money." - what a knob ================================================= Have you read the Kevin Myers piece? Here's a reminder: +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ http://tinyurl.com/82jdcmx
Cynicus
Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 03:02 PM19 Castaway Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 04:39 AM Canada's first offshore wind farm... ================================================== How interesting. Especially since canada has just abrogated the Kyoto Treaty. Most other signatories will wait until it dies a natural death at the end of this year. Will its burial be a decent one?
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