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Related: About this forumScottish government approves windfarm opposed by Donald Trump
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/mar/26/scottish-government-approves-windfarm-donald-trumpScottish ministers have given the go-ahead to an experimental offshore windfarm site near Aberdeen after ignoring Donald Trump's angry threats of legal action to block the project.
Trump has repeatedly attacked the European offshore wind deployment centre (EOWDC) proposal, alleging the turbines will ruin the view from his £750m golf resort, which overlooks the North Sea and sits several kilometres north of the site's boundary.
The billionaire property magnate again threatened to use his financial muscle to oppose the 11-turbine project in the courts using "every legal means" to defeat it. Despite recently announcing plans to build a second 18-hole golf course at his resort, he repeated his threat to put his entire project on hold because the windfarm threatened the financial viability of his resort.
In a statement, the developer attacked his former friend and ally Alex Salmond, the first minister. "This was a purely political decision," Trump said.
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Scottish government approves windfarm opposed by Donald Trump (Original Post)
xchrom
Mar 2013
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djean111
(14,255 posts)2. The idea that Trump feels he can sue another country if he feels his view will be ruined?
Sue another country to stop infrastructure (experimental as it may be)?
Sounds ludicrous, right? But this may be one of the features of the upcoming TPP - foreign companies and investors will have more rights than natives, and can laugh at rules and regulations if those rules and regulations affect their profits. Koch wet dream.
I expect the Kochs will just do business in the United States under foreign-registered corporation entities.
fleur-de-lisa
(14,624 posts)3. Ha Ha . . . what a creep! (n/t)
idwiyo
(5,113 posts)4. Good for the government. And wind turbines. :)
drm604
(16,230 posts)5. Why do I never hear about any of these people complaining that an oil platform will ruin their view?