Guest: Col. Dan Nolan is a 26 year veteran of the US Army. During his military career, Col. Nolan commanded the 1st Armored Division Artillery in Germany and Kosovo as well as served as principal advisor to General Tommy Franks at US Central Command in Tampa, FL where he resides today. He has spent time in Afghanistan, Kosovo, Iraq and Washington DC and understands the complexity of these varied environments. Col. Nolan is a graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point and holds a Masters of Arts from the Naval War College as well as a Masters of Science from the University of Southern California. He is the founding CEO of Sabot 6, Inc. which focuses on strategic military planning as it relates to energy security www.sabot6.net. He blogs at dodenergy.blogspot.com/ tracking the energy challenges facing the US Department of Defense in the early 21st century, and drawing from the best thinking inside and outside the Pentagon, examines problems and identifies possible short, medium and long term solutions in technology and policy. Additional background on his energy work for the military follows. He discusses increased military security through energy efficiency, alternative fuels, the Army’s “Vision for Net Zero” - a holistic approach to addressing energy, water, and waste at Army installations through repurposing, reducing use and harvesting from alternative sources (see http://army-energy.hqda.pentagon.mil/netzero/).