"I am wary of a plane model that has fire problems and leaks fuel, " said Burns, a project manager who takes more than 50 trips a year.

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"The RSEP program is a key initiative in the Marine Corps' expeditionary power systems portfolio for advanced power sources that embrace renewable energy systems as a means to reduce fossil fuel requirements, " said Mike Gallagher, program manager for expeditionary power systems at Marine Corps Systems Command, which will work with ONR to transition the technology to the field.

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"I am wary of a plane model that has fire problems and leaks fuel, " said Atlanta-based businessman Bobby Burns, a project manager who takes more than 50 trips a year.

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When I toured the island with National Park Service (NPS) staff in August 2010, Jim Calvinperez, the facilities manager and chief engineer, told me that 2, 000 gallons of diesel fuel had to be shipped to the island weekly in order to keep the generators in the power plant humming.

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And after a limp Villa display on the pitch, the manager's post-match confession of affection for his former team served to fuel the ire of some supporters.

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Aodhan O'Donnell, Senior Manager for Public Health at the Health Promotion Agency for Northern Ireland (HPA), said fuel poverty was a very serious issue although the term was not widely known or used.

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