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U.S. NEWS Thursday 18 January 2024

The Pentagon will install rooftop solar panels as Biden pushes

clean energy in federal buildings

By MATTHEW DALY a nationally registered his-
Associated Press toric landmark, so officials
WASHINGTON (AP) — The will work with local officials
Defense Department will to ensure the panels meet
install solar panels on the all requirements.
Pentagon, part of the The grant program also in-
Biden administration’s plan cludes energy upgrades
to promote clean energy at Naval bases in Georgia
and “reestablish the feder- and Washington state, as
al government as a sustain- well as the Naval Support
ability leader.” Activity Mid-South in Ten-
The Pentagon is one of 31 nessee.
government sites that are In addition to the Defense
receiving $104 million in Department, projects also
Energy Department grants include installation of ther-
that are expected to dou- mally efficient windows at
ble the amount of carbon- the Energy Department
free electricity at federal headquarters in Washing-
facilities and create 27 ton, as well as efficiency
megawatts of clean-ener- upgrades to the Com-
gy capacity while leverag- The Pentagon in Washington, March 27, 2008. merce and Transportation
ing more than $361 million Associated Press departments.
in private investment, the Other agencies selected
Energy Department said. several improvements set ects will improve energy or other outage to the for projects include the In-
Energy Secretary Jennifer for the Pentagon, which resilience and reliability at bulk grid, as well as reduce terior and Veterans Affairs
Granholm, Deputy Defense also will install a heat pump the Pentagon and other strain on the building’s departments, as well as the
Secretary Kathleen Hicks system and solar thermal military sites in the U.S. and power load, Owens said in General Services Adminis-
and Brenda Mallory, chair panels to reduce reliance Germany. He called en- an interview. tration, Office of Personnel
of the White House Council on natural gas and fuel oil ergy use “central to every- Because of the Pentagon’s Management and Social
on Environmental Quality, combustion systems thing we do.’’ “relatively congested air Security Administration.
announced the projects Brendan Owens, assistant Solar panels will provide space” outside Washing- The program also will make
Wednesday at the Penta- secretary of Defense for “an uninterrupted power ton, solar panels were the the Mauna Loa Observato-
gon. energy, installations and source’’ at the Pentagon best option for clean ener- ry in Hawaii a net-zero emis-
The solar panels are among environment, said the proj- in case of a cyberattack gy, he said. The building is sions facility. q

Vice President Harris says she’s ‘scared as heck’ that Donald

Trump could win

By CHRIS MEGERIAN Harris said: “I am scared or scared. So on all of those do we then stay in bed with do with their bodies, and so
Associated Press as heck! Which is why I’m points, yes, we should all be the covers over?” she said. it’s that basic,” Harris said.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice traveling our country. You scared.” Harris said the fear “No, we can’t.” Alyssa Griffin, a former
President Kamala Har- know, there’s an old say- should serve as motivation Harris added, “We’ve got Trump communications
ris said she’s “scared as ing that there’s only two for the campaign ahead. to earn reelection. There is aide who has become a
heck” that Donald Trump ways to run for office ei- “When we are scared for no question. We’ve got to critic of the former presi-
could win another term as ther without an opponent the future of our children, be on the road.” dent, pressed Harris on why
president as she pledged The vice president is sched- Biden has fallen short of his
an aggressive campaign uled to begin a series of predecessor in some polls.
to make sure that doesn’t events focused on abor- “What does it say that the
happen. tion in Wisconsin, a key bat- party is struggling to com-
She made the comments tleground state. Events will pete with an unfit man who
Wednesday on ABC’s “The begin Monday, the 51st an- is very likely going to jail?”
View” in response to a niversary of Roe v. Wade, asked Griffin, who is anoth-
question from Joy Behar, the Supreme Court deci- er host of “The View.”
one of the show’s hosts. Be- sion that protected the Harris suggested that voters
har cited reports that other right to an abortion. haven’t been paying at-
top Democrats including The court’s conservative tention to politics and are
former President Barack majority overturned the na- now “beginning to narrow
Obama and Rep. James tionwide right to abortion in in on what this election will
Clyburn of South Carolina 2022, a significant defeat mean.”
are concerned about Presi- for Democrats but one that She described a choice
dent Joe Biden’s reelection Vice President Kamala Harris, center, speaks at Eastway has also motivated the par- between “competence
campaign. Middle School, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. Harris ty’s voters. versus chaos,” as well as
Asked if she was scared visited Charlotte to highlight the Biden-Harris Administration “In this year of our Lord 2024, a battle for the future of
about the potential of an- latest actions to reduce gun violence. the government should not American democracy.q
other Trump presidency, Associated Press be telling women what to