Grassley: Trump’s Claim That Wind Turbines Cause Cancer Is ‘Idiotic’

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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) on Wednesday called President Donald Trump’s bizarre claim that wind turbines cause cancer “idiotic.”

In a speech Tuesday night, Trump claimed wind turbines decrease nearby property values and added: “They say the noise causes cancer.”

“I’m told that the White House respects my views on a lot of issues,” Grassley told reporters, as quoted by the Des Moines Register. “[Trump’s] comments on wind energy — not only as a president but when he was a candidate — were, first of all, idiotic, and it didn’t show much respect for Chuck Grassley as the grandfather of the wind energy tax credit.”

Trump’s grudge against wind turbines is years old: In 2015, he lost the last in a years-long series of legal battles that sought to prevent the construction of a wind farm near his golf resort in Aberdeen, Scotland. He tweeted about the fight dozens of times over the years.

Grassley’s home state has more than 4,000 turbines and gets 40 percent of its electricity from wind, the Associated Press noted.

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  1. Watch it Chuck. Iowa leads the nation with 35% of its electric generation by wind so you have a significant economic incentive to defend it. On the other hand several hundred thousand voters now believe the turbines cause cancer and that number will grow.

  2. "They say the noise causes cancer.”

    Noise-based cancer diagnoses have increased over 400% since 2008.

    (Oh, and “global warming” is crazy talk.)

  3. Coal dust, however, is healthy for the lungs. Gives them a good coating that protects the lining, so they stay nice and fresh.

  4. Really? I would have guessed since January 2017.

  5. Fuck off Grassley. You are worthless and need to retire.

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