Pentagon: Half Of US Military Sites Threatened By Climate Change
Roughly half of the military sites maintained by the US are now threatened by climate change and associated effects, according to a new study from the Pentagon.
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US Military Spending On Microgrids To Exceed $1 Billion In 2026, Predicts Navigant
As the world’s single largest consumer of petroleum, the US Department of Defense is expected to double-down on deploying military microgrids to sustain its operations, with annual microgrid implementation spending expected to reach $1.4 billion in 2026, according to a new deep-dive by Navigant Research.
US Military & Security Leaders Call On Tillerson & Mattis To Lead On Climate Security
With the internal White House debate over whether to remain in or pull out of the Paris Agreement heating up, a bipartisan group of 20 retired senior military officers and national security experts have signed companion joint letters urging US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Defense James Mattis to lead on addressing the security implications of climate change.
Trump Gets Props For Showing Up, US Military Veterans Get Lip Service
Clean tech jobs for veterans could be at risk if the Trump Administration and its Republican supporters in Congress follow through on EPA and DOE cuts.
US Military Solar Power Programs Could Face Trump Axe…Quick, Call Ivanka!
Solar energy could face the axe under the Trump Administration, but bank on the US military to fight for its renewable energy programs.
Melting Greenland Ice Sheet To Release Cold War–Era Toxic Wastes Buried By US Military
The portion of the Greenland ice sheet covering the Cold War–era US military base known as Camp Century — also known as “the city under the ice” — could start to melt by the end of the century, according to new research from CIRES (a partnership between NOAA and the … [continued]
Solar Ready Vets Transforms US Military Into Climate Change Fighters
Energy Department partners with DoD to add five more military bases to the solar jobs training program Solar Ready Vets.
It’s Official: US Military Goes All In On Climate Change Adaptation
Skeptics, schmeptics: Department of Defense steamrolls over climate change deniers with release of new Climate Change Adaptation Roadmap.
2.1 Gigawatts Of Renewable Energy For US Military, On Track For 3
If you want to check out the amazing transition of the US armed services from fossil fuel dependency to renewable, locally sourced energy, you can find it all wrapped up in a neat little package called Power Surge, a new report from The Pew Charitable Trusts and partner Navigant. The … [continued]
US Military Responds To Arctic Warming
Twenty-five nations gathered yesterday to hear US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel give a major address outlining the impact of rapid Arctic warming on US military operations in the region, and when America’s top military official affirms that global warming is a real phenomenon demanding a critical adjustment of military … [continued]
