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Military spends more to air condition tents than NASA’s entire budget

He and I--along with Redress--smacked you with some reality, vice your Libbo view of things.

your response doesn't even make sense.
 
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U.S. forces find energy efficiency saves lives | ThinkProgress

“In Iraq, the military has spent $95 million on insulating foam and has saved $105 million per year in return,” said Nolan — who is now retired from the Army and runs a consultancy called Sabot 6 — in an interview. “The National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., is spending $25 million for spray foam at training forward operating bases, saving more than $20 million per year in fuel and equipment costs. Another $29 million is spent in Afghanistan. The military is embracing energy conservation and actively seeking the savings.”

So far, the cost-benefit analysis has made insulating foam a hit. Turning the Army’s huge, heat-absorbing tents into rigid shells of 2-inch insulation costs $30,000 to $70,000 per tent, depending on size. But insulation pays for itself in 35 days in Iraq, where a gallon of diesel costs $20. Insulation can cut the temperature inside the tent in a hot environment by 20 degrees Fahrenheit before an air-conditioning unit is even turned on, reducing fuel needs by 40 percent.
 
And, you're not???
Yes, I am happy that you are happy because I am laughing at the fact that either you cannot understand what whovian posted or you did not see it before making your comment and now you are going to scramble trying to cover your butt, because you don't have enough manhood to admit when you are wrong.

Let the games begin.
 
Yes, I am happy that you are happy because I am laughing at the fact that either you cannot understand what whovian posted or you did not see it before making your comment and now you are going to scramble trying to cover your butt, because you don't have enough manhood to admit when you are wrong.

Let the games begin.

Oh, is that it? really? :lamo
 
So, how is it cheaper to get alternative fuels into Afghanistan? :lamo

Easy. Drop a solar panel via aircraft, hook it to batteries and bam, you're done. You know, after getting wiped across the table so much, you'd think you learn not to make ridiculous statements like that.
 
Military spends more to air condition tents than NASA’s entire budget | Grist

Hmmm I recall having a discussion in the chat with a few people about the military's wasteful spending and here is just some more proof of it.

Bitch, bitch, bitch.

And Libearls give me hell for pointing out Obama's failures.

I don't see it as wasteful spending when it makes it possible for our young people to get a good nights sleep before they put their asses on the line following orders.

Having lived in the damn desert for over 20 years I can tell you that trying to sleep without AC SUCKS BIG TIME. I have done it when power was out.

They might want to change the Temp a few degrees but get the hell off their backs or sign up yourself.
 
yes. there's nothing like mass-heat-stroke to increase combat efficiency.

No AC was good enough for the men fighting in WW2 in the North Africa region, it should be good enough for the soldiers of today.
 
you could go back and forth on this all day...

The Afghani's don't all have AC...

Yeah, but they are pissed off all the time...

Well, they've lived like that there forever...

Yeah, well they don't carry 100 lb. packs all day either...


you know?
 
No AC was good enough for the men fighting in WW2 in the North Africa region, it should be good enough for the soldiers of today.

It didn't exist, in North Africa!

No food was good enough for soldiers in WW2, as well. Should we stop feeding them, too?
 
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