DOD Energy Program Supporters Urge Caution On Potential Defense Cuts

By Suzanne Yohannan / August 2, 2011 at 4:06 PM
Defense Environment Alert -- Advocates of the Defense Department's energy savings and alternative energy programs are warning against any attempts to cut deeply into the Pentagon's already modest energy programs as part of a move on Capitol Hill and in the administration to make sweeping cuts to defense spending. One former top military officer recently said such an attempt would be "disastrous," impeding future military capabilities, while another military official said it would undercut plans to use monetary savings...

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