June 2020
Looks like some places understood the climate emergency earlier than others:
August 2017
We need more of that!
July 2011
For all who think being energy self-sufficient and grow a green community is not possible: Please have a look at Wildpoldsried, a little village in the south of Germany that changed their ways when they got a new mayor in 1997. He and his officials agreed that “goals should be to build new industry, keep initiatives local, bring in new revenues and create no debt” (source BioCycle) and achieved that with help of renewable energy positive laws and contracts with Energy Businesses that give back revenue.
Since then they built a new community hall, senior residence, school, gym etc without making any debt. They supported local farms who wanted to heat and produce energy with biogas digesters, organised a district heating network and build 7 windmills so far. All homes are equipped with solar panels and they got a natural wastewater treatment plant. All things that many critics say is not possible for the whole community. Who wants to know more please have a look here:
Wikipedia: Wildpoldsried
🐝 The Bee Writes 
Its great to read stories like this one, Bee.
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You are welcome. I think we need good stories to keep the hope. Happy Thursday despite everything 🙋♀️🐝
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