US military to build an army of renewable energy plants

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Defense and Interior departments seek to install solar, wind and geothermal projects on military lands

The US Defense and Interior departments have signed a deal to boost the use of renewable energy on military land, to help strengthen energy security and reduce the military's $4bn annual utility bill....

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