US Senate to debate bill boosting military use of renewable power

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US Senate to debate bill boosting military use of renewable power

Washington (Platts)--17Sep2007

The US Senate is expected to begin debating a bill late Monday that would
require the Department of Defense to use wind, solar and other renewable forms
of energy to meet at least 25% of its electricity needs by 2025.

The requirement in H.R. 1585 -- the fiscal 2008 defense authorization
bill for the Army, Navy and other branches of the US military -- would affect
the power use at thousands of facilities around the world.

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Andrews said then that his amendment "would generate a $15-billion market
in the purchase of electricity generated by renewable fuels."

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In addition, the bill would require the Pentagon to "assess the risks of
projected climate change to current and future missions of the armed forces."

Just DO IT already!!!!!

...simply by reducing our military 90%.

:shrug:

:D

"peace dividend" I think it was. Well, that didn't last long.