In the heat of battle, troops may not have time to think about making the most energy-efficient moves. That's where Sharon Burke comes in. From her office wedged within one of the innermost rings of the Pentagon, the soft-spoken 44-year-old security analyst is tasked with weaving energy considerations into the Defense Department's war-fighting strategy. DOD officials say the push is about improving capability and saving lives lost accompanying fuel through war zones, not making environmental strides. Go to story #1

The debate over how best to meet the nation's "clean energy" goals moves today to an unusual venue: the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The five NRC commissioners are scheduled to announce a decision on a challenge raised by the Sierra Club and Friends of the Earth against two proposed nuclear reactors planned for the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station in Fairfield County, S.C. Go to story #2