Energy security green needham slides

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Energy, Climate, and National Security in the 21 st Century Dec 13, 2010 Wade Barnes, USNA ‘04 Jon Gensler, USMA ’00 www.operationfree.net

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Slides accompanying Jon Gensler and Wade Barnes' talk on Energy Security and National Security at the December Green Needham meeting.

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Energy, Climate, and National Security in the 21st Century

Dec 13, 2010

Wade Barnes, USNA ‘04Jon Gensler, USMA ’00

www.operationfree.net

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Oil Consumption and National SecurityEmpowering Our Enemies

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Climate DisruptionA Global Threat Multiplier

FoodWater

Health Shelter

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Impacts on the Water:The Strait of Hormuz

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Impacts on the Ground:The Road to Afghanistan

“We lose a sailor, Marine, soldier, or airman for every 24 fuel convoys to Afghanistan.

-Sec of Navy Ray Mabus

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USS MAKIN ISLAND (LHD-8)The first fuel-efficient all-electric U.S. warship

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F/A-18 ‘Green’ HornetThe first U.S. strike fighter to consume biofuels

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Local Industries Creating Jobs

Advanced Batteries

Next Generation Biofuels

Small and Large Scale Wind and Solar

Efficient Vehicle Technologies

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Additional Sources

• www.operationfree.net• Center for Naval Analysis– www.cna.org– Three reports with detailed analysis and

recommendations

• Center for a New American Security– www.cnas.org