For U.S. Military, More Oil Means More Death
HOUSTON - If President Obama decides to send another 20,000 soldiers to Afghanistan, the Department of Defense will also have to figure out how to send along another half-million gallons of fuel a day to support them. Since the end of World War II, the use of petroleum-based fuels has risen 175% to 22 gallons per solider per day. In 2008 U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan burned through 25 million barrels of oil. It's more than a conservation issue. More fuel consumption correlates directly to more deaths. So asserts a new report by Deloitte Consulting on the military's energy...
Original Article: Forum: News/Activism
Tags: Afghanistan, Amp, Conservation Issue, Deaths, Deloitte Consulting, Department Of Defense, Fuel Consumption, Iraq, Obama, Petroleum, World War Ii, X27