U.S. Military Bases

The Climate Costs of the U.S. Military Machine

November 29, 2023 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Military vs The Environment, Poisoning the Environment, US Foreign Bases

by Pippa Bartolotti published on UNACPeace.org, November 27, 2023 The Department of Defense budget comprises more than half of all federal discretionary spending every year. Just 11% of the military budget could fund renewable energy for every US home. A new report from the Institute for Policy Studies calculates that the cost of U.S. militarization in the last 20 years[…]

Enviros Are Ignoring the Elephant In the Room: U.S. Military Is the World’s Largest Polluter

March 12, 2019 UNAC Editor Environment, Militarism, Poisoning the Environment

Image: Soldier walks by heap of expended ammunition, from BrightHub.com: What is Solid Waste by Ciela S Cantoria Editor’s note: Yes. This article is 2 years old, and was published under what is likely a pseudonym on a libertarian blog. But, the facts are lined up so clearly and the documentation is so reliable that once I saw it, I[…]