The document discusses how the United States' oil consumption negatively impacts national security and the environment. It argues that oil empowers America's enemies, climate change acts as a threat multiplier by disrupting food, water, health and shelter, and that impacts are seen around the Strait of Hormuz and in operations in Afghanistan where fuel convoys put lives at risk. It provides examples of the USS Makin Island and F/A-18 Hornet that use more efficient energy sources and argues that developing local industries in renewable energy and efficient technologies can create jobs and address these issues.

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

2. Oil Consumption and National Security Empowering Our Enemies

3. Climate Disruption A Global Threat Multiplier Food Water Health Shelter

4. Impacts on the Water: The Strait of Hormuz

5. 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

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

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