Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner

In October 2009 Hackney council ran a public consultation to ask locals whether they wanted to see a 120m-high wind turbine erected on Hackney Marshes which could also help supply green energy to the 2012 Olympics.

The results are in - and NIMBYs are thin on the ground in East London: 87% of respondents were in favour of the proposal. Mayor Jules Pipes, citing the power of the people, said that it was up to residents to decide whether or not the project should go ahead, and that after such a positive outcome, the Council would now look at the next stages to "make the idea a reality".

The poll results were as follows: 33.8% supported the turbine if it could provide green electricity for Hackney, 53.5% supported it regardless of where the electricity was used, and only 12.6% opposed it under any circumstances.

Waltham Forest and the Olympic Delivery Authority are already pressing ahead with another turbine on nearby Eton Manor.

Mayor Pipes said: "A key stage to come will be for any chosen turbine operator to satisfy the planning authorities that there will be a minimal impact on the environment, such as wildlife."