As the United States debates the catastrophic events that will result from global warming, it's important to examine the role of the Pentagon in burning the fossil fuels that are largely responsible for climate change.
Each day, the U.S. armed forces consume more than a million gallons of oil: humvees driven, planes flown, bombs dropped, tanks deployed, troops and supplies transported. Each of these activities generate greenhouse gases.
By 2007, the Iraq war alone was responsible for adding more than a million metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Today, that number is far greater, considering the U.S. military presence worldwide.
Wars always destroy nations and their families. Now is the time to face the fact that wars destroy our climate as well.
MARY BONACCORSI HERZEL, Lower Paxton Twp.