because the price of oil has plummeted during the past year. With oil costing so little, there's not much incentive to build windmills to generate wind energy without subsidies, Trump said. ‘It needs subsidy, otherwise they're not going to get built,’ he said. ‘They're very expensive to build and they're very expensive to maintain.’ …Trump said there are some problems with wind. …’But, it's a problem. They're very expensive to build and without it I don't think they work without subsidy, which is a problem because when you need subsidy it's a problem.’” [Washington Examiner, 11/19/15] YET IN A CASE OF NIMBY-ISM, TRUMP STAUNCHLY OPPOSED A PROPOSED OFFSHORE WIND FARM IN SCOTLAND NEAR A SITE HE WANTED TO BUILD A GOLF COURSE Trump Opposed The Offshore Wind Farms Off The Coast Of Scotland. “Donald Trump swept defiantly into Scotland today vowing to continue his fight against an offshore windfarm development in Aberdeenshire and accusing Alex Salmond of ‘destroying’ the country. The billionaire, who widely expected to announce his intention to run for US president later this month, said the former first minister had done a ‘tremendous disservice’ to the nation’s landscape by approving windfarms, and reiterated his warning that he could pull out of his resort near Balmedie if the latest contentious scheme goes ahead. In a characteristic show of swagger, the businessman could not resist taking aim at his old sparring partner as he officially opened the revamped clubhouse of his newest golfing resort, Trump Turnberry. He told The Scotsman that he had done Scotland a ‘big, fat favour’ through his investments and contrasted the approach of authorities in Aberdeenshire to those in South Ayrshire, who he hailed as ‘fantastic.’” [The Scotsman, 6/8/15] The Fix’s Philip Bump: Donald Trump Abandoned His Previous Opposition To Wind Energy Subsidies Because He Was In A Room With An Iowa Voter Worried About The Loss Of Those Subsidies Harming Her Husband’s Job — “Donald Trump, Straight Shooter.” “A few years ago, Donald Trump wanted to build a golf course in Scotland. There was just one problem: The Scottish government had licensed an off-shore wind farm near the course, which Trump worried would ruin the views. … [Trump tweeted,] ‘Ugly industrial wind turbines are ruining the beauty of parts of the country--and have inefficient unreliable energy to boot.’ [and] ‘By continuing to give massive subsidies to Scotland’s ugly wind turbines, @David_Cameron is playing right into @AlexSalmond’s hands.’ … What changed? Donald Trump wasn't in the room with an Iowa voter who was apparently worried about the loss of subsidies harming her husband's job. Donald Trump, straight shooter.” [Philip Bump, The Fix, Washington Post, 11/19/15] • The Fix’s Philip Bump: Donald Trump’s Support Of The Wind Industry Was “A Stunning Bit Of Pandering,” Given How Trump “Went To War” Against Wind Farms In Scotland When He Wanted To Build A Golf Course Near A Proposed Offshore Wind Farm Location. “Fine. Trump supports subsidies for the wind industry. For anyone familiar with Trump's history, though, even that is a stunning bit of pandering. Trump, in fact, does know a lot about wind. A few years ago, Donald Trump wanted to build a golf course in Scotland. There was just one problem: The Scottish government had licensed an off-shore wind farm near the course, which Trump worried would ruin the views. He went to war, using all of the tools at his disposal: money, lawyers, and Twitter. He sued to block the wind farm, pushing legal challenges all the way to the Scottish Supreme Court. He attacked then-Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, saying that Salmond was ‘a man whose obsession Confidential Page 120