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National Defense August 2012 Stew Magnuson	Defense Department Needs Investors to Buy Into its Renewable Energy Goals Most bases rely on local utilities to supply them with the vital energy they need to function. The Defense Department wants to turn the clock back, but not with fossil fuels. It is looking to alternate sources of energy -- solar, wind and waste -- to help it meet some lofty goals.
National Defense June 2012 Stew Magnuson	Pragmatism Driving New Energy Programs On U.S. Military Bases The Defense Department has set lofty goals for its facilities when it comes to renewable energies. It wants to produce 3 gigawatts of renewable energy by 2025, with each service branch kicking in one more gigawatt.
The Motley Fool January 11, 2011 Travis Hoium	Solar Investors Should Be Bullish on Oil Higher fossil fuel prices make the cost of renewable energy look better all the time.
National Defense June 2012 Tom Price	Solar Energy at Military Bases, Once Too Expensive, Is Now Within Easy Reach The Defense Department's energy mandates are as clear as they are difficult to reach: Procure at least 25 percent of facility energy from renewable resources by 2025.
National Defense April 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Defense Seeking $131M For Energy-Saving Projects The Pentagon has asked Congress for $131 million to develop energy-saving technologies during the next five years to fund a mix of fuel cells, generators and engine technologies.
National Defense April 2012 Sandra I. Erwin	Amid Political Backlash, Pentagon Pushes Forward With Green Energy Military and civilian defense officials responsible for green initiatives increasingly are flummoxed and frustrated by the demonization of renewable energy. When did efforts to save lives and money become cheap partisan fodder?
Wired October 23, 2007 Amanda Griscom Little	Olive Drab Goes Green: The Military Deploys Solar, Wind, and Biomass Power In December, the Department of Defense will complete nation's largest 15-megawatt solar installation.
National Defense April 2008 Breanne Wagner	Army Powers Up for Ambitious Fuel Saving Program As roadside attacks on fuel convoys continue to plague the U.S. military, the Army is pursuing a new power program that could cut petroleum use in half at bases in Iraq
National Defense July 2011 Eric Beidel	Government, Industry Play Ping-Pong With Green Investment Strategy A Defense Department official compared the process of finding federal funding for green energy projects to a night out on Bourbon Street.
National Defense July 2011 Sandra I. Erwin	High-Tech Weapon Makers Set Sights on 'Smart Microgrid' Market Pentagon contractors are looking to transition their skills in assembling complex weapon systems into the nascent market of energy microgrids.
National Defense May 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Prolonged Wars Tax Military Capacity to Deploy Electricity The war in Afghanistan is testing the limits of "deployable energy."
National Defense September 2011 Sandra I. Erwin	Defense Energy: Small, Incremental Steps Do Better Than Sweeping Reforms The Air Force saved $700 million in its five-year fuel budget just by redirecting flights through shorter routes and choreographing more efficient itineraries for cargo deliveries.
National Defense November 2006 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Defense Leading the Way in Energy Savings Our enormous national appetite for energy at last has emerged as a national security issue. The Pentagon, fortunately, is now assuming a leadership role in areas spanning energy-saving technologies and alternative fuels.
National Defense April 2007 Breanne Wagner	Alternative Power Sources Sought for Remote Bases Mobile generators that produce renewable energy are about to be fielded by the Army's Rapid Equipping Force in Iraq and Afghanistan.
InternetNews November 27, 2007 David Needle	Google Has Energy For New Business Google is branching out to develop renewable energy sources.
National Defense November 2014 Yasmin Tadjdeh	New Energy Technologies Could Provide Military With Inexhaustible Power Sources The Defense Department will need renewable energy sources that can juice up soldier equipment, sustain weapon systems and power bases, all while reducing the department's logistical tail and reliance on fossil fuels.
National Defense May 2009 Matthew Rusling	Green Construction Standards Adopted at Army Posts Army engineers are evaluating hundreds of construction projects to ensure that they meet "green" building standards.
IEEE Spectrum October 2008 Sandra Upson	A Less Well-Oiled War Machine The high cost of petroleum is forcing the U.S. military to turn to solar, geothermal, and wind energy.
National Defense June 2013 Dan Parsons	Marines Hope to Preserve Advances in Renewable Energy Over the past 10 years, the Marines have made significant inroads to becoming self-sustaining in the field because saving energy and water translates directly to moving faster and killing more bad guys.
National Defense April 2010 Sandra I. Erwin	How Much Does the Pentagon Pay for a Gallon of Gas? Two Defense Science Board studies have criticized the Pentagon for not having reliable methods of measuring what is known as the "fully burdened" cost of fuel (FBCF).
National Defense May 2011 Sandra I. Erwin	Army's Energy Battle Plan: Attack Fuel Demand The well-documented vulnerability of military supply convoys and greater awareness of the problem, however, have not yet diminished U.S. forces' enormous appetite for fuel.
National Defense February 2010 Sandra I. Erwin	Tough to Free Troops From Oppressive Tyranny of Fuel The current wars have exposed a previously ignored military vulnerability: the huge dependence on fossil fuels.
National Defense April 2010 Sandra I. Erwin	Marines Take Unusual Steps to Reduce Fuel Demand In Afghanistan, marines are being challenged to unusual lengths. They must set up forward-operating bases, or FOBs, in areas with zero infrastructure.
The Motley Fool May 31, 2011 Katie Spence	Move Over Fossil Fuels, There's a New Money-Maker in Town! Is geothermal the renewable energy resource we've all been waiting for?
The Motley Fool January 31, 2005 Tim Beyers	Energize Your Portfolio Oil hovers near $50 a barrel. Fossil fuels are becoming scarcer. Do you wonder where fuel will come from in 20 years, or even in 10 years? Ponder the investment possibilities in renewable energy sources.
National Defense October 2010 Sandra I. Erwin	Solar Energy a Big Ally for Marines Headed to War Solar panels, solar-powered generators, solar-fueled heating and cooling: They are the shiny new tools that could free marines from the tyranny of fuel.
National Defense August 2009 Stew Magnuson	Ensuring No One Pays the 'Ultimate Price' for Fuel Becomes New Goal After three decades of using the same technology, a new family of generators, the advanced medium mobile power sources, are in the pipeline. They will be more fuel efficient and quieter and could save up to $800 million in fuel costs per year.
National Defense December 2010 Karen L. Jones	A Single Recipe For Boosting the Economy, Fixing the Border and Making Clean Energy Setting up a renewable energy corridor near the Imperial County/Mexico border also offers important practical advantages
National Defense July 2009 Jeff Smith	Defense Department's Energy Strategy Debated The Defense Department is making progress reducing energy demand, but it has a long way to go to meet the federal government's aggressive targets, military and government officials said.
Investment Advisor July 2008 Robert F. Keane	Energy Is in the Air In spite of Washington's inaction, wind farms could go a long way toward reducing carbon emissions
IEEE Spectrum October 2008	Slideshow: Powering a Far-flung Military The U.S. military, one of the world's most energy-hungry organizations, is tackling the mammoth task of ensuring its future security by using renewable energy sources
National Defense December 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	In the Race to Be Green, Navy Moves to the Front of the Pack The Navy is positioning itself to take the lead among the military services in the use of renewable energy and in planning for future contingencies that may result from climate change.
National Defense September 2004 Giannini & Pera	Military Needs Efficient Fuel-Buying Process The increasing burden associated with the logistics of fuel supply and distribution has spawned the need for greater energy efficiency and flexibility in procuring fuels.
IEEE Spectrum November 2012 Eliza Strickland	Can Japan Phase Out Nuclear Power? The country wants to go nuclear-free, but many obstacles remain
T.H.E. Journal May 2009	Renewable Energy Science Education Set by Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies has added to its line of science education kits with new products such as the Renewable Energy Science Education Set.
The Motley Fool January 9, 2012 Travis Hoium	Backup Power's Cost to Renewable Energy How much does renewable energy's intermittent nature really cost utilities?
National Defense May 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Military's Green Projects Could Benefit the Nation The Pentagon is better positioned than most other agencies to lead the way in renewable energy.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2009 Jennifer Schonberger	An Unexpected Player in the Solar Market Global security company Lockheed Martin has entered the solar power space -- and it has big plans.
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National Defense December 2003 Harold Kennedy	To Ease Deployments, Army Revamps Way It Runs Bases Seeking to ease longstanding problems exacerbated by frequent troop deployments to fight the war on terrorism, the U.S. Army is reorganizing the way that it runs its military bases across the United States and around the world.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2011 Travis Hoium	Google Goes Solar A $280 million fund for SolarCity is another move into renewable energy by Google.
The Motley Fool March 31, 2011 Travis Hoium	Obama Talks Energy: What It Means for Your Portfolio Forget about wind and solar, Obama wants natural gas and biofuels now, making these segments the energy ones to watch.
National Defense August 2008 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Global Warming, Security and Energy: A Relevant Intersection Global warming and its relation to our security is discussed
National Defense July 2009 Jeff Smith	In the U.S. Military, Energy-Saving Projects Proliferate The U.S. military has been working on large and small green projects in recent years.
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