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US Army Goes Solar: 500 MW Solar Thermal Power Plant to be Built
at Fort Irwin
by
Matthew McDermott, Brooklyn, NY
on 10. 7.08 from treehugger.com
photo:
azsustainably
Most people probably don’t think of the US Army as being on the forefront of the green movement, and while some military vehicles do guzzle gas more quickly than a new recruit learns to say ‘sir, yes, sir’, the Army is taking steps to reduce its energy usage. In fact in a press release outlining several new initiatives, Army goes so far to say that it wants to be a “model for the military and the nation” in terms of energy efficiency. Here are some of the Army’s latest green plans: Huge Solar Thermal Power Plant
No word on what variety of solar thermal technology will be
used, cost to build, or when this solar behemoth will come
online.
Other Green Efforts
1) The Army is pursuing the purchase of 4,000 small Neighborhood
Electric Vehicles to replace gasoline-powered vehicles
traditionally used by maintenance and operations staff for use
on its posts.
2) Six Army posts have been selected as sites for biomass to
fuel demonstrations through a contract with the DLA. Also the
Army is working with the private sector and with the Navy to
develop a major geo thermal project at Hawthorne Army Depot,
Nev., with the capability of producing 30 megawatts of clean
power.
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RadioShack Begins Online Electronics
Trade-in Program
RadioShack recently announced a new, online
electronics trade-in program.
The RadioShack Online Trade-In Program allows customers to
exchange used, portable electronics for a RadioShack gift card.
Items accepted include:
Customers can visit the
RadioShack Trade-In Program
site to ascertain their product’s trade-in value. If the
value is acceptable, customers can mail their electronics (using
prepaid shipping labels provided by RadioShack) and will receive
a gift card within 10 to 14 days.
“We know that consumers are looking for innovative ways to save
money, and we think this program will help them stretch their
dollars in time for the holiday shopping season at their
neighborhood RadioShack,” said Peter Whitsett, RadioShack’s
executive vice president of merchandising.
Maine Hemp
Farming Bill Becomes Law!
Please Write & Call Your Representative In DC
Washington, DC
— The new 111th Congress is now in session we need Congresswoman
Chellie Pingree, who represents the 1st District of Maine, and
Congressman Michael Michaud, who represents the 2nd District of
Maine, to become co-sponsors for HR 1866, the Industrial Hemp
Farming Act of 2009, which will allow farmers in Maine and the
rest of U.S. to once again have the opportunity to grow this
valuable agricultural crop.
In 2003 the Maine Legislature passed LD 53 and it signed into
law by the Governor. The bill defined industrial hemp and
allowed the Maine Agriculture Center to do the study "An
Assessment of Industrial Hemp Production in Maine," which was
published in March of 2006.
In this session LD 1159, a hemp farming bill, was passed by the
Maine House and Senate and signed by Governor Baldacci and is
now Public Law, Chapter 320.
If you have a couple of minutes please write to Rep. Pingree or
Rep. Michaud using our custom letter. Please write now:
http://capwiz.com/votehemp/issues/alert/?alertid=13696766
If you have a few more minutes please call them as this is very
effective. We have a great call script that is very short and
has a very helpful feedback form so we know how your call went.
Please call now:
http://capwiz.com/votehemp/callalert/index.tt?alertid=13696896
If you receive a reply from one of your elected representatives
please email a copy of it to Tom Murphy, Vote Hemp's National
Outreach Coordinator, at
tom@votehemp.com. We have an intern in DC this summer
and it will help him a lot with our lobbying efforts to know the
contents of these letters. We will not publish your name
or address and hold them in confidence. Please see our
Representative Reply Letter page for examples of
letters that we have received so far.
We need your help and that of your family, friends and
colleagues in Maine, so please forward this email to them. We
encourage you to write and call today!
About Vote Hemp
Vote Hemp is a national, single-issue, non-profit organization
dedicated to the acceptance of and a free market for low-THC
industrial hemp, oilseed and fiber varieties of Cannabis,
and to changes in current law to allow U.S. farmers to once
again grow the crop.
Web Site:
http://www.VoteHemp.com
Support Vote Hemp
Vote Hemp depends on donations from people like you to support
our work. Please consider making a donation to Vote Hemp today.
Contribute Here:
http://www.VoteHemp.com/contribute_email.php
Vermont Hemp Resolution Passes House & Senate!
Please Write & Call Your Representative In DC
Washington, DC
— The new 111th Congress is now in session we need Congressman
Peter Welch, who represents the state of Vermont, to become a
co-sponsor for HR 1866, the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2009,
which will allow farmers in Vermont and the rest of U.S. to once
again have the opportunity to grow this valuable agricultural
crop.
Last year the Vermont Legislature passed a hemp farming bill,
which became Act 212 after the Governor allowed it to become
law. Rural Vermont was instrumental in supporting H.267, the
2007/2008 Hemp for Vermont bill, and ensuring that it became
law. Stay informed on agriculture policy and legislation in
Vermont. Join Rural Vermont's
Farm Policy Network and receive regular email
updates.
In early May 2009 a resolution urging Congress to legalize
industrial hemp, JRS 26, was adopted by the Vermont House and
Senate.
If you have a couple of minutes please write to Rep. Welch using
our custom letter. Please write now:
http://capwiz.com/votehemp/issues/alert/?alertid=13416046
If you have a few more minutes please call his office as this is
very effective. We have a great call script that is very short
and has a very helpful feedback form so we know how your call
went. Please call now:
http://capwiz.com/votehemp/callalert/index.tt?alertid=13416706
If you receive a reply from Rep. Welch please email a copy of it
to Tom Murphy, Vote Hemp's National Outreach Coordinator, at
tom@votehemp.com. We have an intern in DC this summer
and it will help him a lot with our lobbying efforts to know the
contents of these letters. We will not publish your name
or address and hold them in confidence. Please see our
Representative Reply Letter page for examples of
letters that we have received so far.
We need your help and that of your family, friends and
colleagues in Vermont, so please forward this email to them. We
encourage you to write and call today!
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