Donald Trump may be a real estate mogul with an estimated worth of who knows how many billions — we think it might be seven — and a penchant for trying to derail presidential campaigns but that’s not stopping Scottish authorities from standing up for themselves in the face of this combed-over bully. Trump started a nasty feud with the nation when they announced plans to erect a series of windmills in Aberdeen Bay near Trump’s new luxury golf resort in Aberdeenshire. The Don threw a tantrum, wrote a personal letter to Scotland’s first minister, Alex Salmond, shut down construction on the golf course and said he wouldn’t start building again until Scottish authorities promised not to erect those “ugly monstrosities”. Now the Scottish government is fighting back calling his tantrum “embarrassing” and assuring the world they won’t be “bullied by Mr. Trump and his millions.”

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Read the rest of Georgetown Station is a Model for Low-Impact Mass Transit Outside Austin, Texas

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If you live in New York City, you may soon have the chance to check out the Waterpod, an incredible self-reliant eco-habitat, exhibition, and living space designed to showcase sustainable grassroots technology. The Waterpod just launched this Saturday, and it will now dock for public viewing at various locations in Manhattan’s five boroughs. We had the chance to conduct an exclusive interview with Lonny Grafman, the project’s sustainability advisor, about this floating model of self-sufficiency.

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Read the rest of US’s Largest Net Zero School Welcomes Students in Irving, Texas

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Read the rest of Apogee Stadium: US’ First LEED Platinum Stadium Uses Wind Turbines to Power its Games

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Read the rest of Envision Energy’s Flowing Wind Turbine Headquarters is Inspired by Wind Energy

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Read the rest of Spiky Sustainably-Designed Ecology Pavilion Sprouts in East London

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Powerful winds have been howling through the UK for the past couple days, and one $3 million wind turbine was an unexpected casualty of the storm. A 328-foot tall turbine in Ardrossan, North Ayrshire, Scotland burst into flames after high winds caused the blades to start turning too fast. Most turbines are built with mechanisms that shut their generators off if winds become too strong but it looks like this Ardrossan turbine lost control and blew through any such safety precautions.

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Solar powered advertising boards have provided companies with ways to advertise their products in an environmentally friendly way, and it appears that wind power is following suit. UK-based City Windmills is giving companies the chance to not only generate clean power (and thus cheaper energy bills) for themselves, but to use their installation as a unique advertising platform.

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Read the rest of Patrick Marold Visualizes the Wind With Thousands of Turbine-Powered LEDs

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There have been a lot of articles about how many Asian countries, namely China, are starting to dominate the solar energy sector. However, General Electric Co. has decided to enter the Asian alternative energy sector by announcing they will be providing 31 turbines for a $100 million wind farm in Mongolia. The farm will be built by Newcom LLC, a Mongolian investment company.

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Read the rest of House of Vestas Will Be Europe’s First LEED Platinum Certified Building

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Read the rest of The Houl: A Sleek Net-Zero Carbon Long-House in Scotland

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Inhabitat favorite MVRDV just unveiled plans for a new greenhouse hotel filled with living flowers. Designed in collaboration with Kloos2, the Aalsmeer, Netherlands hotel will sit adjacent to the Bloomin’ Holland theme park, which will be constructed in the near future. The innovative Flowerbed Hotel will feature 280 guest rooms set amidst a gorgeous giant greenhouse.

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Read the rest of Norway’s Inspiria Science Center Promotes Clean Energy, the Environment, and Health

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Read the rest of PHOTOS: Inhabitat Takes a Peek Inside the Panasonic Eco Ideas House in Tokyo, Japan

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