Tag Archives: environment

Earth Day: USACE Going Green

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Josiah Wilson

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is building green, but did you know that it has one of the largest environmental restoration and sustainability roles in the federal government?
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Posted in DoD News, Rotator | Tagged building green, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense, Earth Day, environment, environmental sustainability, federal government, going green, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers', USACE | Leave a comment

Using Microbes to Generate Electricity

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

From the lights in our houses to our mobile devices, we are an energized society. And future energy sources could come from some pretty unlikely places.
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Posted in Armed With Science Saturday, DoD News, Rotator | Tagged Armed with Science, battery that runs on sediment, benthic microbial fuel cell, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Department of Defense, Dr. Lenny Tender, electrodes, energy harvester, environment, intelligence, ISR, marine environment, microbial fuel cell development, Naval Research Laboratory, NRL, phytoplankton, reconnaissance, sea creatures, sediment, surveillance, waste water treatment | Leave a comment

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Omar Nurse, a combat weatherman, uses night vision goggles to conduct a weather observation to ensure visibility and climate matches the main weather sensor data at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder

Battlefield Weather: Forecasting Mission Success

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

Decision makers at all levels rely on the Air Force’s 19th Expeditionary Weather Squadron to provide accurate weather forecasts for military operations.
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Episode #145: Bi-Weekly News Roundup for July 27, 2012

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Ian Graham

You may notice this week’s post looks different! We’ve updated our podcast, giving you one that’s easier to access and easier to share (please do!). We’ve also created a video version of the podcast, for those of you who are …
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Posted in DoD News, Emerging Media, Podcast | Tagged biofuel, climate change, combat engineers, demolition, Desert RATS, energy, environment, explosives, global warming, Great Green Fleet, Hiring Our Heroes, jobs, London2012, Marine Corps, military families, Military Spouse Employment Partnership, MSEP, NASA, Olympics, paralympics, podcast, renewable, spouses, sustainable, Team USA, U.S. Navy, USMC | Leave a comment

The Environment Becomes A National Security Concern

Posted on May 24, 2012 by jtozer

Climate and environmental change are emerging as national security threats that weigh heavily in the Pentagon’s new strategy, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta told an environmental group. “The area of climate change has a dramatic impact on national security,” Panetta …
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Posted in DoD News, Go Green! | Tagged budget, Defense, Defense Department, DoD, eco-friendly, energy-efficient, environment, Environmental Defense Fund, going green, investing, Leon Panetta, military, money, national security, Secretary of Defense, technology, United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea | Leave a comment