landfill photo by D'Arcy Norman via Flickr-CC licenseAmerica has found an unlikely leader into a sustainable new future, and that’s the U.S. military. From solar power to wind turbines, high efficiency LED lighting and even geothermal installations, the Department of Defense has been pulling out of fossil fuels and getting into clean energy and conservation.

The latest foray is being lead by Fort Benning, Georgia, which is about to install two new power stations that will convert the facility’s landfill gas to electricity.
(READ the story at Clean Technica)

Image: Landfill by D’Arcy Norman on flickr.com.

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