Thursday
May282009
A Connection Between Climate Change and National Security
Thursday, May 28, 2009 at 6:27PM
By Courtney Costello- Talk Radio News Service
A report released by the CNA’s Military Advisory Board this past week details how climate change poses an imminent threat to U.S. national security.
Some negative factors that were outlined in the report include the oil trade and consumption policies of the past U.S. presidential administrations and providing oil to the opposite side of the Iraqi conflict by the United States.
“The military is the nations single largest user of energy in this country,” said Sherri Goodman, Executive Director of the MAB report.
According to the report, if the United States triumphs in the frontier of green technologies, U.S. military use of these green services will be more cost efficient, while having a positive impact on the environment.
Retired U.S. Air Force General Charles Wald said: “This situation can be exploited as a threat by those who wish to do us harm.”
That threat, Wald said, entails a reduction in combat effectiveness due to a wasteful use of oil. Many attacks are targeted toward conveys carrying fuel on
the battlefield, he said.
A more innovative recommendation was the creation of an engine capable of using algae as fuel in the U.S. Navy.
Additionally, the report recommended adding an electric fleet of convoys for the military. It also urged the implementation of efficiency standards across the entire Defense Department.
A report released by the CNA’s Military Advisory Board this past week details how climate change poses an imminent threat to U.S. national security.
Some negative factors that were outlined in the report include the oil trade and consumption policies of the past U.S. presidential administrations and providing oil to the opposite side of the Iraqi conflict by the United States.
“The military is the nations single largest user of energy in this country,” said Sherri Goodman, Executive Director of the MAB report.
According to the report, if the United States triumphs in the frontier of green technologies, U.S. military use of these green services will be more cost efficient, while having a positive impact on the environment.
Retired U.S. Air Force General Charles Wald said: “This situation can be exploited as a threat by those who wish to do us harm.”
That threat, Wald said, entails a reduction in combat effectiveness due to a wasteful use of oil. Many attacks are targeted toward conveys carrying fuel on
the battlefield, he said.
A more innovative recommendation was the creation of an engine capable of using algae as fuel in the U.S. Navy.
Additionally, the report recommended adding an electric fleet of convoys for the military. It also urged the implementation of efficiency standards across the entire Defense Department.
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