Michigan is doing something wildly creative with its old coal power plants (www.thecooldown.com)

Several coal-based power plants in Michigan are scheduled to close in the next few years, and the Environmental Law & Policy Center knows what to do with them.

This environmental advocacy organization has introduced the Power Plants to Parklands Initiative to clean up the polluted sites for public use  – to a combination of parkland, wildlife refuges, and solar energy sources.

Check out why it makes sense on the 3 counts..