In a forward operating zone, fuel delivery is a matter of life and death, both for the fuel truck drivers as well as the soldiers. In the far corners of Afghanistan, the fully-burdened cost of military fuel is around $40 per gallon.
Anyone still really think we cannot balance the Fed Budget on spending cuts alone?
Let see, spend more for less efficient, less robust energy sources. If this had anything but a “green” label attached to it every Leftist in Congress would be screaming “Pentagon wasting money”
Agreed, cut this line item out. They should be building nuclear power plants on bases, not wind farms.
“....calls for the Army to use its land as equity to leverage about $7 billion in private investment”
Huh? No way.
They’re going to use Army land as equity? For green energy projects? Are the Democrats really that brazen? I can understand some partisan politics, but is there no federal law enforcement person who will stand against this? This is throwing the country out the window to give money to Democrats.
So now this regime will launder the handouts to their supporters via the Military (used as the middle-man), for worthless, un-economic, non-competitive green energy crap?
Mike
In a forward operating zone, fuel delivery is a matter of life and death, both for the fuel truck drivers as well as the soldiers. In the far corners of Afghanistan, the fully-burdened cost of military fuel is around $40 per gallon.
I’d just as soon the lights remain off after they repeal DODT, so I’m for green i.e. no energy in government buildings i.e. the barracks from this point on.
Let me guess without reading the article - solar panels? They seem to be so practical that every company producing them is highly profitable.
A dumb and dumber politically-flavored idea.
This will end up costing more money and energy than it saves.
Blame this chick: Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment Katherine Hammack, an Ubama appointee.
http://www.asaie.army.mil/Public/IE/bios/print/hammackprint.html
As my granpappy use to say...that aintagonnawork!
Solar powered night vision goggles... What could possibly go wrong?
Mark
Missile defense = unimportant
Green energy and gay rights = very important.
This guy is dangerous.
AFRL has demonstrated that it can make fuel out of grass, flowers, pretty much anything.
Now Obama is using the military to launder kickbacks for his supporters. Is there no end to Chicago politics at the national level?
The most important national security issue after border security is becoming energy independent.
The army is doing the right thing.
The solar and wind stuff is a side show and won’t yield cheap energy any time soon.
But the biofuel stuff will has great potential of yielding energy at below current costs within 2-3 years.
That would change the world.
Bully for the army.
The Obots are right on this one.
The most important national security issue after border security is becoming energy independent.
The army is doing the right thing.
The solar and wind stuff is a side show and won’t yield cheap energy any time soon.
But the biofuel stuff will has great potential of yielding energy at below current costs within 2-3 years.
That would change the world.
Bully for the army.
The Obots are right on this one.
It’s already started. Our base has solar panels on several new car ports for employees.