Strategy Page reports on the use of solar panels by the US to replace gasoline powered generators in isolated areas of Iraq and Afghanistan.
(photo US DoD)
by doing this, they don't have to truck in tons of fuel to run generators, and so it is cost effective.
why is this big? Because when the military uses civilian things, they tend to get into the mainstream quicker, and of course the price goes down....
Treehugger reports that the stimulus package included $3.6 B to help incorportate green products into the military.
Now, if we only could get low cost solar panels here...
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Webecoist has an egg theme today: egg art, egg homes, and egg inspired buildings.
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chicken joke of the day...for all you guys who were dragged to the Twilight films by your significant other:
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