That's how the anti-wind crowd works - throw enough mud into the fan that people start having doubts just because they've heard all that "anti" noise.

Your open cast exemple is actually a good one - please consider an offshore wind farm and think about how it could damage the environment for you, or for more nearby stakeholders (fishermen, wildlife). Does it continually spew garbage into the sea? Does it generate massive volume of refuse? Is it very hard to uninstall?

Wind power