By: Shannon Bishop USAG Public Affairs  

The annual Go Green Energy Conference hosted by Congressmen Roscoe Bartlett provided practical ways for people to save money use less energy and help the country transition to domestic, cleaner, and renewable energy sources on July 9 at the Frederick County Fair Grounds.

FORT DETRICK, Md. - Army leaders met here for day one of the first Net Zero Workshop, June 14.  The three-day conference brings together leaders from over 20 installations chosen by the Army to discuss sustainability practices and share information to better reduce energy and water usage as well as the amount of waste created.  

As part of the Army's overall effort to conserve precious resources, net zero installations will consume only as much energy or water as they produce and eliminate solid waste to landfills. Instead of thinking about today, thinking about 50 years from now when our children and their families are here.

Fort Detrick and Frederick County, Md. partnered to host a regional Sustainability Conference May 2.  The meeting was the first in what is planned to be a long-ranging coalition to foster comprehensive sustainability practices throughout local and federal government, local academia, health care providers, and community businesses of all sizes.

Fort Detrick’s sustainability efforts of empowering employees through its Sustainable Strategic Plan have already moved beyond the traditional environmental areas of sustainability to include a comprehensive approach to business and life activities.