The Dark Side of Sustainability: Can Abandoned Coal Mines Become Farms?
The notion of repurposing abandoned coal mines as underground farms has gained traction in China, where scientists are proposing a solution to the country's massive mining industry's environmental woes.
On the surface, this idea seems like a utopian dream come true: taking something toxic and turning it into something life giving. However, scratch beneath the earth, and this vision raises more questions than answers.