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SUBJ/DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 2007 EARTH DAY MESSAGE// 
RMKS/1.  ON APRIL 22, THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY CELEBRATES THE 37TH 
ANNIVERSARY OF EARTH DAY, MARKING ANOTHER YEAR OF SUPERIOR 
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT.
2.  OUR SAILORS AND MARINES CONTINUE TO LEAD THE CHARGE IN PROTECTING 
THE AIR, LAND, AND SEA WHERE THEY OPERATE, CONDUCTING TRAINING VITAL TO 
NATIONAL DEFENSE IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE MANNER.
3.  THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY S ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS ARE 
DEDICATED TO ADVANCING OUR RECORD OF ENVIRONMENTAL ACHEIVEMENT. 
THEIR EFFORTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NATURAL AND CULTURAL 
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, POLLUTION PREVENTION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 
ENSURE THAT THE NAVY CONTINUALLY MOVES TOWARD A GREENER FUTURE.
4.  OUR SHIPS AND INSTALLATIONS ARE RAISING THE BAR FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 
EXCELLENCE. SHIPS ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED USING PROCESSES AND MATERIALS 
THAT CREATE MINIMAL IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT FROM CRADLE TO GRAVE. OUR 
INSTALLATIONS ARE EMBRACING THE CONCEPT OF LOW-IMPACT DEVELOPMENT, 
REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF STORMWATER RUNOFF INTO INLAND AND OCEAN WATERS. 
WE EMPLOY WIND, SOLAR, AND GEOTHERMAL POWER GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES, 
REDUCING OUR NEED FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATED BY FOSSIL FUELS, AND 
THEREBY REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF GREENHOUSE GASES INTRODUCTED TO THE 
ATMOSPHERE.
5. OUR NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGERS ENSURE CONTINUED PROTECTION OF OVER 
150 UNIQUE THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES AND CONSERVATION OF THEIR 
RELATED HABITATS THROUGH PROACTIVE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF 
MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR OUR INSTALLATIONS AND FACILITIES AROUND THE WORLD.
6.  WE CONTINUE TO OPERATE RESPONSIBLY AROUND THE WORLD, STRINGENTLY 
OBSERVING SCIENCE-BASED PROTECTIVE MEASURES THAT ALLOW US TO CARRY OUT 
OUR MISSION IN HARMONY WITH THE OCEAN S INHABITANTS. THE NAVY REMAINS A 
LEADER IN MARINE MAMMAL RESEARCH, INVESTING OVER $10 MILLION ANNUALLY 
TO BETTER UNDERSTAND OUR OCEAN NEIGHBORS.
7.  WE CONTINUE TO BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF ALTERNATIVE FUEL USE AND 
RESEARCH, REDUCING VEHICLE PETROLEUM CONSUMPTION BY NEARLY 26 PERCENT 
SINCE 1999.  FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS, THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY HAS 
MET OR EXCEEDED FEDERAL GOALS IN THE PURCHASE OF ALTERNATIVE FUELED 
VEHICLES, AND ACHIEVED 114 PERCENT OF THE GOAL IN FY 2006.
8.  ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND DEFENSE READINESS GO HAND-IN-HAND FOR 
THE NEARLY 900,000 MEN AND WOMEN OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY AND MARINE 
CORPS.  OUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO OUR MISSION SUSTAINS OUR 
ENVIRONMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITY ON EARTH DAY AND EVERY DAY.
9.  AN EARTH DAY EVENT CALENDAR IS AVAILABLE ON THE DEPARTMENT OF THE 
NAVY ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS WEBSITE. I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU  TO TAKE 
ADVANTAGE OF THE ACTIVITIES IN YOUR AREA. VISIT THE SITE AT 
HTTPS://SECNAVPORTAL.DONHQ.NAVY.MIL/IE/ENVIRONMENT FOR MORE INFORMATION.
10.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY THE HONORABLE BJ PENN, ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
OF THE NAVY (INSTALLATIONS AND ENVIRONMENT).//


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