Why is it necessary for Democrats to make our military into testing beds of hardcore Modern Socialism? Obama wanted to stock it full of the gender confused. Will China Joe make the U.S. military all about the climate crisis (scam)? Most likely. Ray Mabus, who was Secretary of the Navy under Obama
Under President Biden the U.S. Military Must Lead the Way on Climate Change
The election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris means the return of serious thought and action on the existential threat of climate change. Like so many issues in the past, the American military can, and should, lead the way.
The Pentagon uses more fossil fuels than any other organization on earth consuming two percent of all fossil fuels produced in the United States. It is big enough to be a market changer and accelerator for renewable energy. It has an imperative to move aggressively toward sustainable, clean energy for three main reasons: the first is climate change, which is one of the biggest national security challenges our country faces; the second is that it makes our military better warfighters; and the third is that such an action will save serious money at a time when the Pentagon, rightly, will be facing a future of lower funding for a number of reasons.
When I became Secretary of the Navy in 2009, one of the things that became the most obvious was how fuel—energy—could be used as a weapon either for or against us. This remains true today. As a warfighting and climate change measure, I moved aggressively to get the Navy and Marines off fossil fuels. The goal we set eleven years ago was that by 2020—now—at least half of all Naval energy, ashore and afloat, would come from renewable, clean energy. Were we successful? Ashore, the Department of the Navy met the fifty percent goal five years early and today two-thirds of all energy used to power our bases comes from renewable sources, mainly solar and wind but also geothermal, hydrothermal, and others. This represents 1.2 gigawatts of energy, which is more than enough to power a city the size of Orlando, Florida. And, by the way, over the lifetime of these projects, $400 million will be saved over what would have been spent using conventional energy. In spite of efforts by the Trump Administration to hurt renewable energy in every way it could, these renewables are locked in and couldn’t be undone.
Yes, this would be the navy which allowed Iran to take sailors hostage and not only did nothing, but punished the sailors. Thanks, Ray. The U.S. military is not the place to be playing games which could negatively impact the mission, which is use of force. But, climate cultists will always attempt to get Other People to change their behavior, not their own.
Unsurprisingly, Ray’s group, the Mabus Group, for which he is CEO, stands to make a lot of money if the military does this. Surprise?
So, our next destroyers and cruisers will be plug-in electrics, running big cables to a huge receptacle to plug in and recharge?
Of course, the Navy does have some ships which do not run on diesel fuel; they run on nuclear power. I’m guessing that the warmunists won’t really approve of that, either.
“It has an imperative to move aggressively toward sustainable, clean energy for three main reasons: the first is climate change, which is one of the biggest national security challenges our country faces…”
Starting off with a non-sequitur is not a good way to go.
“…the second is that it makes our military better warfighters…”
Ray is taking LOTS of hallucinogenics.
“…and the third is that such an action will save serious money…”
How? Obama forced the Navy to use boidiesel…which costs a LOT more than ordinary diesel. Not sure how spending MORE on something equals LESS cost, but he was in the Obama misadministration.
If Harris…I mean, Biden – is inaugurated, geniuses like this will be in power. If that doesn’t scare you, please don’t vote or breed.
Just what Zippy did.
Teach headlined: Warmists Wants China Joe To Turn Military Into Arm Of Climate Cult
That’s not what the article said.
Suffering from reading comprehesion issues again, Jeffty?
OK, so these efforts SAVED $400 million, but WHAT DID IT COST to convert to solar/wind/etc.?
If they are REALLY serious about this, where are the plans for the new guided missile frigates powered by SAILS?
Teach typed: the navy which allowed Iran to take sailors hostage and not only did nothing, but punished the sailors
The US sailors violated Navy guidance and were in Iranian territorial waters. All sailors were returned unharmed.
Teach would have preferred a war.