Defense Environment Alert -- The Defense Department's long-term, defense-planning scenarios should more effectively consider energy-related issues, a DOD policy official told a Navy energy forum earlier this month. Otherwise, DOD will be unable to effectively analyze energy impacts in its long-term requirements and budgeting, according to Daniel Chiu, a director of strategy in DOD's policy office. Chiu told the Naval Energy Forum Oct. 14 that DOD's "analytic agenda does not adequately address energy issues. And this is a big problem...
