Plans to turn Europe’s biggest coal mine into a leisure lake prove divisive

Transition experts say repurposing Poland’s Bełchatów mine and power plant for renewables not recreation could bring more jobs, revenue and electricity
Plans to turn Europe's biggest coal mine into a leisure lake prove divisive
A man directs an excavator at the Belchatow Coal Mine, December 2, 2015. (Photo: REUTERS/Kacper Pempel)

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