Per capita US military energy consumption
By Sohbet Karbuz, Blog
We all know that energy consumption per capita in the U.S. is amongst the highest in the world. How much is the per capita consumption in the Department of Defense? 25 per cent more than the U.S. average.
DoD energy strategy: “More fight – less fuel”
By Sohbet Karbuz, Energy Bulletin
A US Department of Defense energy strategy mentions peak oil, but doesn't go into details.
Opinions of oil company executives on peak oil
By Sohbet Karbuz, Energy Bulletin
The views of the oil industry on Peak Oil are divided, ranging from a non-event to getting there fast. Here I try to give the opinions of oil company executives about Peak Oil and related issues.
NATO and energy security
By Sohbet Karbuz, Energy Bulletin
Concerns about energy security have made their way to the agenda of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). But to ensure energy security we are now risking global security.
US military energy consumption- facts and figures
By Sohbet Karbuz, Energy Bulletin
The U.S. military is the single largest consumer of energy in the world. But as a wise man once said, don't confuse facts with reality. The reality is that even U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) does not know precisely where and how much energy it consumes.
Can the military go green?
By Sohbet Karbuz, Energy Bulletin
The Pentagon runs on oil. Since the so-called Global War on Terror has started more than half of US military oil consumption has been occurring outside continental US.
US military oil pains
By Sohbet Karbuz, Energy Bulletin
The US Department of Defence is the single largest oil consumer in the world, and while cost has driven some savings, progress is limited.
Peak Oil at West Point
By Sohbet Karbuz, Energy Bulletin
Two colonels and a four star general presented the poster Army Energy Strategy for the End of Cheap Oil at the 25th Army Science Conference, Orlando, Florida. Sohbet Karbuz gives us the lowdown.