Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has directed the Defense Department to explore a wide range of energy alternatives and fuel efficiency efforts in a bid to reduce the military's reliance on oil to power its aircraft, ground vehicles and non-nuclear ships. A pair of new efforts, one being led by John Young, the director of defense research and engineering, and another by former defense and energy secretary James Schlesinger, are underway that aim to inventory the military's ongoing efforts to develop...
