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National Defense June 2012 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	New American Oil Boom: Will it Slow DoD's Renewable Energy Momentum? The Defense Department has been focused over two administrations on energy efficiency at the national and defense levels.
Chemistry World May 14, 2012 Nuala Moran	Campaigners win fight to reform UK libel laws A major reform of the UK's defamation law - aimed in part at protecting scientists and journalists who voice legitimate concerns about the validity of scientific evidence from the threat of libel action - was unveiled in a new government bill on Friday.
National Defense June 2012 Eric Beidel	Biofuels Industry at Crossroads as Military Waits for Lower Prices Military leaders like to say that their aircraft, ships and personnel can't tell the difference between petroleum and biofuel. But their budgets can.
Registered Rep. May 1, 2012 Kristen French	Blotter: May 2012 Ephren W. Taylor II just wanted to write books and hear his wife sing, in a manner of speaking. Problem is he needed other people's money to make that happen, nearly $11 million of other people's money.
National Defense June 2012 Eric Beidel	Team Studies How Soldier Loads Affect Perceptions Of Friends, Foes The UMass Amherst team wants to determine how the weight a soldier carries can affect reaction time, visual attention to critical details and the ability to tell the difference between friend and foe.
National Defense June 2012 Stew Magnuson	Pragmatism Driving New Energy Programs On U.S. Military Bases The Defense Department has set lofty goals for its facilities when it comes to renewable energies. It wants to produce 3 gigawatts of renewable energy by 2025, with each service branch kicking in one more gigawatt.
National Defense June 2012 Tom Price	Solar Energy at Military Bases, Once Too Expensive, Is Now Within Easy Reach The Defense Department's energy mandates are as clear as they are difficult to reach: Procure at least 25 percent of facility energy from renewable resources by 2025.
National Defense June 2012 Kerner & Thomas	Efficiency and Conservation Not Enough to Achieve Energy Security The Defense Department has a choice: Continue to exclusively chase efficiency and conservation, or direct resources toward building resilience.
National Defense June 2012 Stew Magnuson	Border Patrol to Stand Pat When it Comes to New Technologies The dream that a virtual fence on the U.S. southern border would spot every illegal migrant and drug smuggler appears to be officially dead.
National Defense June 2012 Stew Magnuson	DHS Bomb Prevention Program Sees Uptick in Users After seeing a stagnant number of users for the first four years, a Department of Homeland Security webportal designed to share information on improvised explosive devices is finally beginning to grow, a representative of the TRIPwire program said.
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