Anon Archived Trump rails against windmills: 'I never understood wind'. Time for Donnie to go outside and play. (thehill.com)
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Anon Archived Trump rails against windmills: 'I never understood wind'. Time for Donnie to go outside and play. (thehill.com)
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'Critics of wind power plants frequently point to the carbon emissions from concrete and other manufacturers involved in the production of wind power farms as a reason against further construction of wind farms. '
'During a speech to the conservative student group Turning Point USA, Trump told attendees that he "never understood" the allure of wind power plants, according to a report from Mediaite.“I never understood wind,” Trump said, according to Mediaite. “I know windmills very much, I have studied it better than anybody. '
'So tremendous, tremendous amount of fumes and everything. '
'They are made in China and Germany mostly, very few made here, almost none, but they are manufactured, tremendous — if you are into this — tremendous fumes and gases are spewing into the atmosphere. '
'However, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) found that wind farms around the world generated enough energy to avoid 200 million tons of carbon pollution from burning fossil fuels last year, and estimates that most wind power plants repay their own carbon footprints within six months of operation. '
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