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Speaking at a National Republican Congressional Committee dinner Tuesday, the president attacked wind turbines, calling them a "graveyard for birds" and saying they lower property values.
"And they say the noise causes cancer," Trump told NRCC members.
Sen. Charles Grassley on Wednesday called Trump's cancer claim "idiotic."
Reynolds on Wednesday addressed the president's remarks with reporters by touting the positive role wind energy plays in the state, but declined to say whether she thinks wind turbines can cause cancer.
"That's not my place," she said.
There's no evidence to suggest cancer and wind farms are linked.
“They’re made in China and Germany mostly,” Trump said of wind turbines, of which there are more than 57,000 across the US, according to the American Wind Energy Association.
‘I never understood wind’: Trump goes on bizarre tirade against wind turbines
Probably not the smartest thing to say in a state where several major manufacturers are making wind turbine parts and structures:
A number of companies involved in the windpower industry have office or manufacturing facilities in Iowa. Blades for wind turbines are manufactured in Newton by TPI Composites and in Fort Madison by Siemens. Towers are also manufactured in Newton by Trinity Structural Towers. Companies manufacturing other parts for wind turbines are located in Iowa as well.[35][36]
In addition to manufacturing, various companies support the development of wind power projects.[35] The wind power industry employs 9,000 to 10,000 people in Iowa.[3] Over $16 billion has been invested in Iowa's wind power projects and manufacturing facilities. [3]
In late September 2007, Siemens Power Generation opened its new wind turbine blade factory in Fort Madison, on the banks of the Mississippi River. The factory can produce more than 2000 blades annually.[37] A plant expansion in 2008 brought the facility up to nearly 600,000 square feet, up from 310,000. The facility manufactures 148-foot (45 m)-long, 12-ton blades for the company's 2.3-MW wind turbines installed in the United States.[38]
"And they say the noise causes cancer," Trump told NRCC members.
Sen. Charles Grassley on Wednesday called Trump's cancer claim "idiotic."
Reynolds on Wednesday addressed the president's remarks with reporters by touting the positive role wind energy plays in the state, but declined to say whether she thinks wind turbines can cause cancer.
"That's not my place," she said.
There's no evidence to suggest cancer and wind farms are linked.
“They’re made in China and Germany mostly,” Trump said of wind turbines, of which there are more than 57,000 across the US, according to the American Wind Energy Association.
‘I never understood wind’: Trump goes on bizarre tirade against wind turbines
Probably not the smartest thing to say in a state where several major manufacturers are making wind turbine parts and structures:
A number of companies involved in the windpower industry have office or manufacturing facilities in Iowa. Blades for wind turbines are manufactured in Newton by TPI Composites and in Fort Madison by Siemens. Towers are also manufactured in Newton by Trinity Structural Towers. Companies manufacturing other parts for wind turbines are located in Iowa as well.[35][36]
In addition to manufacturing, various companies support the development of wind power projects.[35] The wind power industry employs 9,000 to 10,000 people in Iowa.[3] Over $16 billion has been invested in Iowa's wind power projects and manufacturing facilities. [3]
In late September 2007, Siemens Power Generation opened its new wind turbine blade factory in Fort Madison, on the banks of the Mississippi River. The factory can produce more than 2000 blades annually.[37] A plant expansion in 2008 brought the facility up to nearly 600,000 square feet, up from 310,000. The facility manufactures 148-foot (45 m)-long, 12-ton blades for the company's 2.3-MW wind turbines installed in the United States.[38]
