For GSS Energy Use chapter 10. Excerpt: The U.S. Army is spending
billions of dollars shifting toward solar energy, recycled water and
better-insulated tents. The effort isn’t about saving the Earth.
Instead, commanders have found they can save lives through energy
conservation. ...protecting fuel convoys is one of the most dangerous
jobs, with one casualty for every 24 missions in some years. With
renewable energy, “there is no supply chain vulnerability, there are no
commodity costs and there’s a lower chance of disruption,” Richard Kidd,
the deputy assistant secretary of the Army in charge of energy
security, said in an interview. “A fuel tanker can be shot at and blown
up. The sun’s rays will still be there.” .... http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-30/exploding-fuel-tankers-driving-u-s-army-to-solar-power.html. Ehren Goossens, Bloomberg. |
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