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Secretary of the Navy Sets Target for 50% of Total Energy Consumption from Alternative Sources by 2020; Role for Biofuels and EVs

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The Commandant of the Marine Crops, General Conway said it best during the Marine Corps energy summit a few weeks ago when he described the fully burdened cost of a gallon of gasoline delivered to a piece of equipment in Afghanistan. The Navy is already doing this at China Lake, where on-base systems generate 20 times the load of the base.

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US Military going green

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The high Mojave Desert may not be the first place you’d look for signs of an American green revolution. The desert base acts as a house for the Army’s premier training centre for troops that will be deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. However, the desert army base there is symbolic of what could become a national trend.

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