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)