Nevertheless it is good sense to try to understand what will happen when massive construction occurs. If you don't try to understand what's happening in your own back yard, what is the likelihood you'll care what happens anywhere?

I think it likely that the proposed windfarm will be a net benefit, but if someone can prove otherwise, I want to know that. You should not make environmentally sensitive decisions based on what you think are the political ideals of your opposition. Referring sneeringly to people with differing ideals or politics by attaching terms like 'NIMBYs', as if it were an epithet gets you nowhere.