[CPEO-MEF] ENERGY: Defense Department's "green" plans

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

DoD and military talk environment at D.C. event

OhMyGov
November 20, 2009

A panel of distinguished environmental experts from the Department of 
Defense met yesterday at the National Press Club to address their 
efforts to comply with an Obama Administration directive to "green" the 
federal government.

Executive Order 13514, signed by President Obama, sets numerous green 
requirements for the federal government, including setting greenhouse 
gas emissions reduction targets; increasing energy efficiency; reducing 
fleet petroleum consumption; water conservation; waste reduction; 
supporting sustainable communities; and leveraging the governments 
purchasing power to promote environmentally-responsible products and 
technologies.

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For the entire article, see
http://ohmygov.com/blogs/general_news/archive/2009/11/20/DoD-and-military-talk-environment-at-DC-event.aspx

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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