Guard watches coast for oil slick's first wave

[MTK]

some interesting info

The Big Picture: Why Is It So Hard to Stop the Oil Gusher, and Why Was Such Extreme Deepwater Drilling Allowed in the First Place? | Before It's News

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

some interesting info

The Big Picture: Why Is It So Hard to Stop the Oil Gusher, and Why Was Such Extreme Deepwater Drilling Allowed in the First Place? | Before It's News

Great article Matty. Full of WHOA and Holy Cow moments, here is one that made me shake my head:

As NPR reported in 2007:

All the U.S. tanks, planes and ships guzzle 340,000 barrels of oil a day, making the American military the single-largest purchaser and consumer of oil in the world.

If the Defense Department were a country, it would rank about 38th in the world for oil consumption, right behind the Philippines.

As Reuters pointed out in 2008:

U.S. military fuel consumption dwarfs energy demand in many countries around the world, adding up to nearly double the fuel use in Ireland and 20 times more than that of Iceland, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

Great article Matty. Full of WHOA and Holy Cow moments, here is one that made me shake my head:

Defense.gov News Article: Department Hailed as Leader in ‘Green’ Movement

"In 2008 and 2009, the military had 120 requests to assist with natural disasters such as hurricanes and wild fires in the United States, as well as 54 requests to respond to overseas natural disasters last year, she said."