Greenpeace installs windfarm on Trump Turnberry green
The activist group put up 6 model turbines on Monday morning
Greenpeace protesters have installed a windfarm on Donald Trump’s Turnberry golf course.
Golfers arriving at the links on Monday morning were greeted with the miniature turbines on the green of the fourth hole, together with a sign reading “Choose wind, dump Trump”.
The six models are around 10ft tall and were carried along the beach to the course to be installed.
Climate campaigner Lily-Rose Ellis said: “Donald Trump wants to keep us as lifetime members of his Gulf Club, where every time he starts an illegal war, bills go through the roof while his fossil fuel backers make billions.
“But we don’t need to stay stuck in his sand trap - the renewables Trump hates are the best insurance policy against the chaos he’s unleashed.
“Wind and solar farms built since the start of the Ukraine war have saved us seven million pounds every day since Trump attacked Iran and drove gas prices back up again.
“More clean energy that doesn’t rely on the Strait of Hormuz or Russian pipelines can save us money, boost our security and tackle climate change.
“It’s a hole in one.”
On Tuesday last week President Trump posted on social media urging the UK to “DRILL, BABY, DRILL!!!” in the North Sea, and “NO MORE WINDMILLS!”.
Greenpeace said polling shows that roughly two-thirds of Scottish voters (65%) believe Britain should not follow US President Donald Trump’s calls for increasing oil and gas extraction and should instead focus on boosting renewable energy.