Thursday, October 7, 2010

U.S. Military Aims to Use 50 Percent Renewable Energy Within Ten Years

Solar Panel in Afghanistan Major Paul Greenberg/U.S.M.C.

From Popular Science:

Of all places, the U.S. military has proven one of the fiercest proponents of renewable energy, and for totally practical reasons -- most importantly cost and safety. Now, military higher-ups plan to rely on renewable energy sources for 50 percent of their power by 2020, which could help the worldwide advancement of those technologies immeasurably. One company of Marines, saddled with tons of solar power tech, is kickstarting this revolution.

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My Comment: This is an update on a story that I posted a few days ago.

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