Gas-guzzling Pentagon going green (AFP)

By admin, 30-03-2009

US Department of Defense handout photo shows an aerial view of the River Entrance of the Pentagon. The Pentagon may seem an unlikely promoter of alternative energy, but the biggest consumer of oil in the United States is looking at ways to become just that by partnering with private firms.(AFP/DoD-HO/File)AFP - The Pentagon may seem an unlikely promoter of alternative energy, but the biggest consumer of oil in the United States is looking at ways to become just that by partnering with private firms.



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13 Responses to “Gas-guzzling Pentagon going green (AFP)”

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