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They're Green Machines.(International Edition; ALTERNATIVE ENERGY)(the Pentagon adopts energy-saving initiatives)(Brief article)
Byline: Katie Baker
Remember when green evoked granola-munching, Birkenstock-clad activists hanging in Santa Cruz? Now even the Pentagon is getting its green on. The military is eagerly adopting energy-saving initiatives, installing wind turbines and solar-cell systems and investing in alternative fuels like geothermal power, according to the Center for American Progress. Some projects are radically innovative: last year, U.S. military headquarters in Baghdad used generators that run off food waste, shredded documents and ammunition wrappers. The military has also pinpointed alternative energies as critical to cutting costs and beefing up national security. In October 2008, the Army unveiled a ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, They're Green Machines.(International Edition; ALTERNATIVE...