2011-06-23 05:21:20
The sun is reflected in a solar panel, outside the EQ-SYS factory that makes
rotating frames for solar panels, in Feldheim, Brandenburg, June 20, 2011.
Energiequelle GmbH and the 145 residents of Feldheim, a so-called " energy
independent" community, have endeavored to break free from fossil fuel, with a
mix of renewable resources—wind, biogas, and solar, and have created their own
heat and electricity networks. (John MacDougall/AFP/Getty Images)