Tilting at windmills? Trump's claims about turbines fact-checked

The US president has taken a swipe at wind power as the blades visible from his Turnberry golf course turnThe wind turbines visible from Donald Trump's Turnberry and Menie golf courses have long enraged the president. At a press conference at his Ayrshire resort announcing a trade deal with the EU this weekend, Trump launched into an unprompted tirade against windfarms, instructing European countries to get rid of theirs. He was visiting Turnberry for the first time since the nearby onshore Kirk Hill windfarm began producing energy from eight turbines.But were his comments about wind power correct? Continue reading...