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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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It will do that, Secretary Mabus said, by replacing the current fleet, as they go out of service, with a new composite fleet of flex fuel vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, and neighborhood electric vehicles. The Navy will demonstrate in local operations by 2012 a Green Strike Group composed of nuclear vessels and ships powered by biofuel.

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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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