The US Coast Guard is scheduled to open its first Landfill Gas Renewable Energy Center on April 22, at the coast guard yard in Baltimore, as part of its Earth Day celebrations.
"We strive to protect the environment in the way we carry out our missions both as an organisation and as individuals," said Rear Admiral Thomas P Ostebo, the Coast Guard's Assistant Commandant for Engineering and Logistics and Environmental Executive.
"The coast guard is actively finding ways to reduce, reuse, recycle, adopt green procurement objectives, and seek forms of alternative and renewable energy as a response to greenhouse gases."
Ten years ago the coast guard's environmental policies were focused on basic compliance and restoration. The coast guard has now shifted from the basic compliance and restoration paradigm to one of sustainability.
During the week ending April 22, various units of the coast guard coordinated volunteer events to celebrate Earth Day. These included beach and harbour clean-ups to remove trash and harmful materials and tree-plantings to promote environmental awareness.