The Defense Department will install solar panels on the Pentagon as part of a Biden administration plan to promote energy conservation and clean energy

The Defense Department will install solar panels on the Pentagon, part of the Biden administration’s plan to promote clean energy and “reestablish the federal government as a sustainability leader.”

The Pentagon is one of 31 government sites that are receiving $104 million in Energy Department grants that are expected to double the amount of carbon-free electricity at federal facilities and create 27 megawatts of clean-energy capacity while leveraging more than $361 million in private investment, the Energy Department said.

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The solar panels are among several improvements set for the Pentagon, which also will install a heat pump system and solar thermal panels to reduce reliance on natural gas and fuel oil combustion systems

  • girlfreddy
    102·
    9 months ago

    I agree.

    But again, how is this greenwashing?

    • queermunist she/her
      213·
      9 months ago

      What do you think the propaganda is for? It’s meant to trick people into thinking we’re making progress so they don’t panic.