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roflwaffle · 03-02-13, 10:54 AM

I was gonna say we'd have to pull out of Iraq/Afghanistan, but sure, we could do that instead? Most frontline commanders want renewable power because the cost and logistics required to get that ~$1.5 billion/year of extra gasoline is a lot more than that. Supply convoys are targeted routinely, and all that manpower can be better used for actual war-fighting/stabilization.

On the front lines in remote areas, fuel costs may be as high as $400-$1000 per gallon. If the US government want to fund the NREL to find ways to reduce the billions in energy the US military spends, I imagine it's probably worthwhile.

Ultimately, criticizing the salary of a government employee as excessive may be accurate. However, bringing in other worthwhile expenditures, and more importantly, not criticizing the trillions more that corporations and high earners don't pay due to their back room tax deals is extremely disingenuous.

03-02-13, 10:54 AM	#37
roflwaffle Apprentice EcoRenovator Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 116 Thanks: 29 Thanked 12 Times in 11 Posts	I was gonna say we'd have to pull out of Iraq/Afghanistan, but sure, we could do that instead? Most frontline commanders want renewable power because the cost and logistics required to get that ~$1.5 billion/year of extra gasoline is a lot more than that. Supply convoys are targeted routinely, and all that manpower can be better used for actual war-fighting/stabilization. On the front lines in remote areas, fuel costs may be as high as $400-$1000 per gallon. If the US government want to fund the NREL to find ways to reduce the billions in energy the US military spends, I imagine it's probably worthwhile. Ultimately, criticizing the salary of a government employee as excessive may be accurate. However, bringing in other worthwhile expenditures, and more importantly, not criticizing the trillions more that corporations and high earners don't pay due to their back room tax deals is extremely disingenuous.