In the mix of threats to our national security and safety after the recent scare in Times Square, the CIA has added climate change as an area of focus. Late last year, the Agency announced that it had created a Center on Climate Change and Security. In its announcement, the CIA says, “The new Center [...]
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CIA Views Climate Change as US Security Priority
Posted in Safety & Security, tagged american safety, climate change national security, green CIA, green intelligence, green military on May 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Iran, Would You Like $100 Million Today?
Posted in Safety & Security, tagged Tracy Russ, eco terrorist, eco terrorism, US national security, Iran, climate change legislation, US energy policy on May 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A new ad campaign hitting the airwaves makes the case that every day Congress doesn’t pass an energy bill, Iran rakes in $100 million in new oil revenues. Are we aiding a government that has proclaimed itself our enemy in the world? Certainly, military leaders in the U.S. have repeatedly made the case that lack [...]
A Climate Patriot: GOP Senator and former Armed Services Chair John Warner (ret.)
Posted in Safety & Security on April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
You don’t get much more GOP than former Virginia Senator John Warner. A past chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Warner joined an effort from the Pew Trusts called the Pew Project on National Security, Energy and the Environment in July of 2009, saying, “Leading military and security experts agree that if left unchecked, [...]
Council on Foreign Relations: US National Security Tied to Climate Change
Posted in Safety & Security, tagged american safety, climate change, green military, national security on April 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In 2007, Council on Foreign Relations national security expert Joshua Busby wrote this report that in a nutshell, says that “While risk-reduction programs are a necessary component of a climate policy that addresses national security, the United States and the world will need to move to a decarbonized energy future before century’s end—it is widely [...]
Military leaders say climate change a threat
Posted in Safety & Security on April 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s some more from our best at the Pentagon on WHY climate change is such a threat to our national security and why it’s important that America address this challenge to secure our safety and security. General Paul Kern says, “The critical factors for economic and security stability in the 21st century are energy, water, [...]
Going Green A Military Must
Posted in Safety & Security on April 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s a piece on the national security/safety considerations of moving to a green way of life for Americans. Navy Vice Admiral Lee Gunn makes the case well when he says, “Spend a relatively small amount now or a lot more later in treasure and human life, in many cases American men and women in uniform.” [...]
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