SolarJoules.com Shout Out to AntiWar.com

We have stumbled across a great political blog with news and opinions off the beaten path of traditional news outlets.

Antiwar.com is a site with the libertarian slant on why the United States should not be stationing troops in 737 different military bases outside of its borders.

SolarJoules.com is not a particularly political entity, however our message is relevant to their conversation in this regard:

If only the USA and other industrialized and industrializing nations would reduce the use of fossil fuels significantly we would have no need for most of those 737 military bases around the world.

Pretty simple. If we use existing solar technology and stop burning natural gas and coal, continue to develop battery storage capacity in order to power and build vehicles that no longer require the burning of gasoline and oil, we then are no longer dependent upon politically unstable governments surrounding the oil spout in the Red Sea.

Religious radicals may topple a government but the world economy will not be in danger of collapse. We might then still have moral obligations to prevent genocide or uphold treaty obligations to engage militarily in conflicts, but our intentions could not be questioned.

Alternative energy supplies like wind and solar power are now more cost effective then ever, have always been and will always be clean and renewable, and will not require one soldier to protect it.

One man’s opinion.

05Jan2008 By Steve Laurvick www.SolarJoules.com

Filed under: Op/Ed

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