Cose militari: quando la propaganda non basta (7 dicembre)

Hi folks:
 
The following news excerpt is from the Lycos Environmental News Service at
http://ens-news.com/ens/dec2000/2000L-12-07-09.html

You'll note that it includes the Army's statement that they define environmental stewardship as "demonstrating to the American public and global community that the Army is a strong steward of the environment."  There are no other perspectives included.

The email address for the ENS editor is:  news@ens-news.com

You may want to send him your experience with the Army and ask him to run a story on how communities (notably not invited to this conference) perceive the Army's environmental stewardship.
 
Steve


ARMY HOSTS FIRST WORLDWIDE ENVIRONMENTAL/ENERGY CONFERENCE

ATLANTA, Georgia, December 7, 2000 (ENS) - The Secretary of the Army is sponsoring the Army Worldwide Environmental and Energy Conference (AWEEC) 2000 this week in Atlanta. This is the Army's first worldwide conference and is a follow up to the Army Senior Environmental Leadership Conference (SELC) 2000 held in March. The AWEEC brings together Army leaders, installation managers and civilian agency officials to discuss the challenges associated with Army Transformation and to present the outcomes from the SELC. This year's theme, "Sustainable Installations and Operations: Transforming the Army," reflects the conference's goal to address critical installation, environmental and energy issues facing the Army as it transitions into the 21st century. As the Army changes, environmental stewardship will remain a key component of all operations and activities, Army officials said.

The Army defines effective environmental stewardship as:

     assisting the nation in meeting complex environmental security challenges
     ensuring the well being of Army members and their families
     demonstrating to the American public and global community that the Army is a strong steward of the
     environment

The conference format will include five plenary sessions with senior speakers from the Department of the Army, the White House Council on Environmental Quality, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Each plenary session will be followed by topic specific sessions to provide the opportunity for discussions. Additional highlights of the conference will include the presentation of Vice President Gore's Hammer Award to the U.S. Army Environmental Center for conservation management and alternative fuel vehicle displays.

Steve Taylor
National Organizer
Military Toxics Project
(207) 783-5091