TBR News July 30, 2018
The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Isaiah 40:3-8
Washington, D.C. July 31, 2018: “The United States is running out of oil and their chief source, Saudi Arabia, is almost dry. Ergo, look for more, controlled, sources. Now the US has decided that the Arctic has a great deal of oil and that they must, therefore, sieze it and prevent Russia from interfering for invasion of their territory. Typical acts of the International Bully.
‘Last year, energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements such as tactical solar gear at combat outposts in Afghanistan saved roughly 20 million gallons of fuel – taking 7,000 truckloads worth of fuel off the battlefield. Over the same period of time, U.S. Air Force innovations and more efficient route planning saved $1.5 billion. By 2025, private-sector investments on DoD installations will be generating 3,000 megawatts of renewable energy. That’s enough to power 750,000 homes – 50 percent more power than the Hoover Dam. And because we know that climate change is taking place, we are assessing our coastal and desert installations to help ensure they will be resilient to its effects. Planning for climate change and smarter energy investments not only make us a stronger military, they have many additional benefits – saving us money, reducing demand, and helping protect the environment.
As energy sources evolve, and the global demand for energy increases amid a changing climate, as nations see this and plan for this they will shift their strategic priorities, placing more and more emphasis on new sources of energy from new frontiers, including the Arctic. Climate change is shifting the landscape in the Arctic more rapidly than anywhere else in the world. While the Arctic temperature rise is relatively small in absolute terms, its effects are significant – transforming what was a frozen desert into an evolving navigable ocean, giving rise to an unprecedented level of human activity. Traffic in the Northern Sea Route is reportedly expected to increase tenfold this year compared to last year.’
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Halifax, Nova Scotia,
Friday, November 22, 2013
The Table of Contents
- Conversations with the Crow
- Lawmakers Want to Know if US Troops Are Ready for Arctic Warfare
- The Arctic Theater
- The US Navy Is Now Facing Its Greatest Fear: Obsolete Aircraft Carriers?
- Russia Develops Mach Six Anti-Ship Missile
- ‘Doomsday weapon’: How could the West respond to Russia’s nuclear underwater drone?
- Арктика как предстоящий военный театр (The Arctic as a coming war theater)
- Michael Cohen’s bombshell: What it means legally and why he probably isn’t cooperating… yet
- Donald Trump is playing good cop/bad cop with Iran]