Sewell Chan reports at The New York Times that Britain's highest court has unanimously rejected an attempt by Donald J. Trump to block the construction of a wind farm near his luxury golf resort in northeast Scotland. Trump has vowed to stop further development on the project if the offshore wind farm — 11 turbines, which would be visible from the golf resort 2.2 miles away — goes forward. Trump spokesman George A. Sorial denounced the ruling as "extremely unfortunate for the residents of Aberdeen and anyone who cares about Scotland's economic future" adding that the wind farm will "completely destroy the bucolic Aberdeen Bay and cast a terrible shadow upon the future of tourism for the area. History will judge those involved unfavorably, and the outcome demonstrates the foolish, small-minded and parochial mentality which dominates the current Scottish government's dangerous experiment with wind energy."
Nicola Sturgeon, first minister of Scotland, withdrew Trump's status as a business ambassador to Scotland last week after Trump called for Muslims to be barred from entering the United States. Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen has stripped Mr. Trump of an honorary degree it awarded him in 2010. Trump's mother was born in Scotland and moved to the United States in the 1930s. "I think I do feel Scottish," said Trump at one time.
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 17 2015, @03:54PM
It's going to so great, you won't believe it. It'll be the greatest course on the British Isles, if not all Europe. The other developers in Scotland are total LOSERS, they failed miserably on EVERY SINGLE PROJECT they ever attempted. What a joke!
And look at my poll numbers! I'll tell you the ones you should look at, they're the national poll numbers, not the Des Moines Register which always seems to be biased against me for some reason.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 18 2015, @02:40AM
Eat more corn, bro.