It takes a lot of fossil fuels to fight a war for oil, so it’s no wonder the Defense Department is working on innovative ways to curb its carbon bootprint. From the AP:
The water bottles, plastic foam plates and other trash discarded by American troops in Iraq’s mess halls may soon be serving double-duty — as an unlikely power source to illuminate barracks and power up laptops.
The Army is preparing to deploy to Iraq two 4-ton biomass refineries designed to turn piles of trash into electricity. Each can run for 20 hours on a ton of trash, producing enough power to light a small village.