DOD Environment Head Sees Lead Role For DOD As Energy Test Bed

By Suzanne Yohannan / December 9, 2009 at 5:00 AM
Defense Environment Alert -- The Pentagon's top installations and environment official is pushing the Defense Department to lead the way as a test bed for the development of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies, saying better coordination is needed to further test out technologies coming out of Energy Department laboratories and universities. The push comes as the military has been pursuing ways to lower its use of fossil fuels, with an eye toward weaning itself from dependency on foreign oil...

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