Saving Lives On the Battlefield With Green Tech 188
Harperdog writes "This article describes the efforts by some in the Pentagon to save lives by using renewable energy in the battlefield. 'Seventy percent of all convoys carried liquid fossil fuels, and attacks on convoys ... account for about half of all the casualties. Generators consumed more of the fuel brought in than did combat vehicles and air support.' It's a good description of energy efficient projects already happening in Iraq. '... the first significant response in a combat zone came with the investment of almost $100 million for insulating thousands of tents in the two war zones. Before, air conditioners in summer and heaters in winter powered by generators controlled the climate inside the tents used as barracks, dining halls and offices. Now they spray foam so it covers the exterior of the tents like shaving cream. Foaming the tents saves the military $2 million a day in avoided energy costs. This translates into a payback of less than two months. It saves 100,000 gallons of fuel per day, taking 4,000 trucks off the road each year."
Re:Saving lives (Score:3, Funny)
>I'm thinking the only reason it gets shot down is because they then realize they'd be out of their jobs.
Don't fret there's always civil wars, religious "cults", war on some drugs, etc.
Re:$400/gal adds up fast (Score:5, Funny)
Didn't you hear? Obama officially ended combat operations! Our troops who are still fighting over there are just, uh, hanging out or something.
Re:Conquering Sex. (Score:2, Funny)
Battle of the sexes.
Oh, believe me: in that one you don't want to eliminate the opponent.
Re:Saving lives (Score:5, Funny)
either you have a poorly developed sense of dry humor, or it's -so- well developed that I'm incapable of noticing it in your post.
Let me cut directly to it, are you by any chance British?