Fossil Fuels + Dependence = Security Risks?
Beefing up the country's electric grid, pushing energy efficiency, driving toward electric military vehicles and pursuing renewable fuels. Why? Because, they say, it would reduce the burden on soldiers overseas and make the country stronger.
Climate One · Climate One from The Commonwealth Club
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Fossil Fuels + Dependence = Security Risks?
Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn, United States Navy, Retired
What do military officers think about the United States’ reliance on oil? One group of retired brass concluded that it threatens economic stability and national security. Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn (retired) says the 12 people studied scientific data and energy models for more than a year and concluded that the Pentagon should clearly integrate energy and climate change into its strategy and operations. What's that mean?
This program was recorded in front of a live audience at the Commonwealth Club of California on March 29, 2010.
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