Reply #2: The reason the military is looking at alternatives is because they are aware of peak oil...

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/apr/11/peak-oil-production-supply

http://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/peak-oil-military/1121

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/09/u-s-military-needs-to-get-off-oil-by-2040.php

And the Gernman military is also concerned about the future of oil:

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/09/the-german-military-is-freaked-out-by-peak-oil.php

It's not as if the peak of oil production, which was reached FIVE YEARS AGO, is a secret:

http://www.sacbee.com/2010/10/05/3081844/running-on-empty-the-end-of-oil.html

There's lots out there on the topic. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR NOT KNOWING ABOUT IT:

http://www.google.com/search?q=u.s.+military+peak+oil&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7GGLR_en


If the militaries of the U.S. and Germany (and others) are concerned about replacing oil, shouldn't we all be? But, as a collective, we either pooh-pooh the idea or reject it altogether. I, for one, won't let this problem sneak up on me.