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SUBJ/SECNAV ENERGY MESSAGE TO THE FLEET//

RMKS/1.  AS OCTOBER, ENERGY AWARENESS MONTH, DRAWS TO A CLOSE, I 
THOUGHT IT IMPORTANT TO REMIND THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS THAT ENERGY 
REFORM AND ENERGY CONSERVATION ARE MORE THAN IDEAS TO THINK ABOUT ONLY 
ONE MONTH OUT OF THE YEAR.  ENERGY REFORM MUST INFORM AND SHAPE EVERY 
DECISION WE MAKE DURING RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND PROCUREMENT OF OUR 
SYSTEMS, DURING TRAINING OPERATIONS, AND DURING DAILY LIFE ABOARD SHIP, 
ON BASE, AND IN OUR HOMES.  IT REQUIRES THE EFFORTS OF EVERY SAILOR AND 
MARINE FROM THE NEWEST SEAMAN RECRUITS AND PRIVATES TO OUR ADMIRALS AND 
GENERALS.

2.  I RECENTLY COMMITTED THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS TO MEET FIVE 
AMBITIOUS ENERGY TARGETS BY 2020.  TARGET 1:  BY 2020, HALF OF OUR 
TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION, ASHORE AND AFLOAT, WILL COME FROM ALTERNATIVE 
SOURCES.  TARGET 2:  BY 2020, WE WILL MAKE HALF OF OUR INSTALLATIONS 
NET-ZERO ENERGY CONSUMERS, USING SOLAR, WIND, OCEAN, AND GEOTHERMAL 
POWER GENERATED ON BASE.  TARGET 3:  BY 2016, THE NAVY WILL SAIL THE 
GREAT GREEN FLEET, A CARRIER STRIKE GROUP COMPOSED OF NUCLEAR SHIPS, 
HYBRID ELECTRIC SHIPS RUNNING BIOFUEL, AND AIRCRAFT FLYING ON BIOFUEL.  
TARGET 4:  BY 2015, THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WILL CUT IN HALF THE 
AMOUNT OF PETROLEUM WE USE IN OUR COMMERCIAL VEHICLE FLEET THROUGH 
PHASED ADOPTION OF HYBRID, ELECTRIC, AND FLEX FUEL VEHICLES.  TARGET 5:  
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS WILL CHANGE THE WAY 
CONTRACTS ARE AWARDED.  INDUSTRY WILL BE HELD CONTRACTUALLY ACCOUNTABLE 
FOR MEETING ENERGY EFFICIENCY TARGETS.

3.  THESE ARE FORMIDABLE GOALS THAT REQUIRE ADOPTION OF NEW FUELS AND 
DEVELOPMENT OF NEW SYSTEMS, AS WELL AS DEVELOPMENT OF NEW ENERGY 
EFFICIENT PRACTICES AND TECHNIQUES.

4.  WE NEED YOUR HELP.  YOU, SAILORS AND MARINES, WORK WITH OUR SYSTEMS 
AND EQUIPMENT EVERY DAY.  WHAT GOOD IDEAS DO YOU HAVE?  HOW MANY TIMES 
HAVE YOU SAID, IF ONLY THE NAVY OR MARINE CORPS DID THIS -WE WOULD BE 
BETTER?  IF YOU ARE A SAILOR OR MARINE WITH AN IDEA ON HOW TO MAKE A 
SYSTEM MORE EFFICIENT OR MAKE A PROCESS BETTER, TELL YOUR LEADERSHIP.  
SENIOR ENLISTED LEADERSHIP ? HELP YOUR PEOPLE MOVE GOOD IDEAS UP THE 
CHAIN OF COMMAND.

5.  WITH A CONSOLIDATED NAVY AND MARINE CORPS EFFORT, WE WILL REDUCE 
OUR RELIANCE ON FOSSIL FUELS, REDUCE OUR TACTICAL AND STRATEGIC 
VULNERABILITIES, AND WE WILL MAKE THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY A 
GOVERNMENT LEADER IN ENERGY REFORM.

6.  RELEASED BY RAY MABUS, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.//

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