Clean uses for redundant mines
By Peter Whitbread-Abrutat and Nick Coppin 02 December 2011
From wind farms to experimental technology based on osmosis, disused mining facilities can repay their debt to the environment by producing sustainable energy in a wide variety of ways.
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