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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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 17 2015, @04:38PM
He should just build a wall...
(Score: 1) by Pax on Thursday December 17 2015, @05:16PM
Yeah but if it was over two meters high he'd have to apply for planning permission in Scotland .. I wonder if he'd get it now?:P
(Score: 2) by DECbot on Thursday December 17 2015, @05:47PM
Is that height relative to ground on the inside of the owner's property or outside? Or is it relative to the grade of the primary building/grade of the property? Its an important designation because one way of cheating a poorly worded rule like that is first building a 3-meter tall mound of earth and then building a 1.9 meter tall fence on top of that.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 17 2015, @08:20PM
An 3 meter tall mound would need a permit too.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 17 2015, @05:44PM
> He should just build a wall...
And make the wind farm pay for it.
(Score: 2) by Joe Desertrat on Thursday December 17 2015, @06:36PM
I thought Trump was the wind farm.
(Score: 2) by rts008 on Thursday December 17 2015, @09:02PM
In your defense, he is a blowhard.
It seems to me, that with his hair, he should not bring up the subject of eyesores.
Just sayin'....