For The Military Clean Energy Saves Lives -- CNN
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- One out of eight U.S. Army casualties in Iraq was the result of protecting fuel convoys.
This statistic, derived from an Army study looking at fuel convoys in Iraq from 2003 to 2007, is a powerful incentive for the military to move away from oil and toward renewable energy, and that's exactly what it's doing.
From experimental solar-powered desert bases for the Marines to Navy robots that run on wave energy, the military is quickly becoming a leading buyer of cutting-edge renewable energy technology.
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My Comment: The first sentence of this article says it all ....
.... One out of eight U.S. Army casualties in Iraq was the result of protecting fuel convoys.
Any means/new technologies/etc. that can wean the military away from fossil fuels (even if it is a small amount) will save lives.
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Hmm, I'm not sure. Doesn't it depend also on the relative costs of non-fossil fuel. It might mean fewer tanks or something else .....Hmm, I'm not sure. Doesn't it depend also on the relative costs of non-fossil fuel. It might mean fewer tanks or something else .....
Fossil fuels will always be the engine that a military force will depend on .... that is not going to change now or as far as I can see in the future. What we are looking at are small changes .... solar panels to charge batteries, instead of new batteries all the time. minimizing the use of a generator, etc..
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