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Energy, Environment, Safety and Occupational Health
The Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Energy, Environment, Safety and Occupational Health) sustains the Air Force as a ready and robust force and preserves America's investment in the Air Force by integrating the best in energy, environment, safety and occupational health practices into all Air Force activities.
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Air Force facility energy program celebrates successes, plans for future
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) -- Do motion detectors control the lights in your building? Does the air conditioner seem to work better these days?
Geothermal Energy (Video Story)
The Air force is the number one consumer of energy throughout the Department of Defense. So top leadership set a goal to cut 20-percent of the Air force's energy consumption by the year 2020. Air Combat Command is helping the Air Force reach their goal.
Solar array saves Air Force energy, money
WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- A solar-energy array at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., is saving money for the Air Force and decreasing the service's reliance on fossil fuels.
Senior leaders announce Energy Awareness Month
WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Air Force senior leaders are leaning on Airmen to continue to assist with the service's energy challenges and help increase the nation's energy independence.
 President Barack Obama, Col. Dave Belote, 99th Air Base Wing commander, and Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., tour the Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., photovoltaic array here, May 27. As the largest solar energy field in the Western Hemisphere, the PVA has over 72,000 solar panels which save the base approximately $1 million a year in energy costs. Read story...
Air Force officials fund new generation of energy efficient unmanned aircraft
ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- With the ever-increasing military demand to reduce the size and weight of unmanned aircraft while lengthening flight times, Air Force Office of Scientific Research officials here are funding a project to integrate solar power cheaply and easily into the base materials used to build them.
Officials test commercial fuel to replace JP-8 fuel
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (AFNS) -- In an ongoing analysis of alternatives to reduce aviation fuel costs, the Air Force Petroleum Agency here has launched an initiative to use commercial jet fuel in place of military standard JP-8 fuel.
Air Force uses sun to save cash - Video Story
Air Force officials complete coal-to-liquid plant analysis
WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- After a thorough review of project requirements and information submitted by a team of functional experts, Air Force officials have determined proposals received for a coal-to-liquid synthetic fuel plant on Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., are not viable and will no longer pursue possible development of a plant at the installation.
AF Saves Energy - Video Story |
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Wildlife conservation a priority for remote Air Force base
GEORGETOWN, Ascension Island (AFNS) -- Ascension Auxiliary Airfield, a small base belonging to a detachment of Air Force Space Command's 45th Space Wing here, is constantly facing invasion.
White House Honors Outstanding Federal Environmental Achievments
WASHINGTON D.C. -- AF recognized in six categories.
AMC goes green with aircraft engine washes
CHARLESTON AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. (AFNS) -- Air Mobility Command bases are using a new aircraft engine wash system that's not only better for the plane, but also it is better for the environment.
Environmental symposium held in St. Louis
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AFNS) -- More than 1,000 Airmen, Air Force civilians and personnel from other government agencies from all over the world gathered for the annual Environmental, Safety and Operational Health Symposium March 9 through 13 in St. Louis.
Agencies practice hazardous cleanup in arctic conditions
ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (AFNS) -- The 611th Civil Engineer Squadron, 3rd Civil Engineer Squadron, Coast Guard, Navy's Supervisor of Salvage and the Alaska Environmental Protection Agency combined this year to practice decontamination procedures during Ice Ops on Six-mile Lake at Elmendorf Air Force Base.
Altus shop improvement reuses waste water
ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. (AFNS) -- Airmen from the 97th Maintenance Directorate wheel and tire shop recently improved the way they wash aircraft wheels, which will save the Air Force more than $47,000 and reduce hazardous waste generation by more than 27,000 pounds annually.
Air Force clean up gives former Griffiss AFB new life
SAN ANTONIO (AFNS) - The Air Force's environmental clean-up program is hitting a high-water mark as Environmental Protection Agency officials consider removing more than 2,900 of 3,552 acres at the former Griffiss Air Force Base, N.Y., from the list of potentially hazardous sites.
Vandenburg environmental flight lends a hand
Natural resource team helps remove invasive plants
USAF goes green
Air Force weather agency building is the LEED facility to go green |
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AF Research Lab personnel begin VPP journey
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) -- Building on an already strong culture of safety, Air Force Research Laboratory personnel began the process recently to incorporate the Voluntary Protection Program into all levels of the organization.
Wright-Patterson Airmen earn top safety award
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) -- The Star award, which is the highest level of recognition under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Voluntary Protection Program, was presented to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base officials here Dec. 9.
Air Force officials test Voluntary Protection Program
HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. (AFPN) -- Air Force officials conducted the first Voluntary Protection Program mock audit to evaluate the overall safety of the base as a work site March 24 through 28 at Hanscom Air Force Base. |
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How clean is the electricity I use? - Power Profiler
In the United States, electricity is generated in many different ways, with a wide variation in environmental impact. Electricity generation from the combustion of fossil fuels contributes toward unhealthy air quality, acid rain, and global climate change. Many electricity customers can choose their provider of electricity or can purchase green power from their utility. In fact, you might now have the option of choosing cleaner, more environmentally friendly sources of energy.
The Power Profiler report (http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-and-you/how-clean.html) will show you the air emissions attributable to the electricity you use in your home or business during one year, along with a description of what these numbers mean in everyday terms.
Infrastructure Energy
Energy has received a new concentrated focus, both nationally and internationally. Not just from the prices we are paying at the pump, but because of a convergence of issues. To secure economic stability, the nation must conserve our natural resources, become more efficient, and be a leader in the application of new technologies and innovative energy solutions.
As a nation, we need to attain energy independence to protect our borders and develop global solutions to assist other countries in doing the same. What is the Air Force's role in this daunting task...click here to find out!
Energy at the Forefront...
 AF Sustainability Report 
This report is the first of its kind for the Air Force and reflects our view that the use and management of our economic, environmental and social resources must be balanced with our mission requirements to meet current commitments while ensuring availability for the challenges of tomorrow. |
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Major General Wendell Griffin, Air Force Chief of Safety, discusses the Voluntary Protection Program and the AF goal of Zero preventable mishaps
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General Carlson, HQ AFMC Commander, discusses his Major Command's implementation of the Voluntary Protection Program.
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Mr. Michael McGhee
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Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary
Energy, Environment, Safety and Occupational Health |
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