The first speaker this morning at the Pentagon for the biobased event was The Honorable Gordon England, Deputy Secretary of Defense.

The Secretary says the Department of Defense is the largest buyer of products in the Federal Government and therefore they have a responsibility to be the leader and set the standards. He says biobased products are an essential element of the Department’s green strategy and are important to our national security. He says they often work better than the alternatives and are often less expensive.

You can listen to his remarks here: Dep. Sec. of Defense England Remarks (6 min MP3)