A few hybrids and solar panels will never offset the massive environmental damage created by the armed forces, even during peacetime. Weapons development, construction, and testing all involve the destruction and contamination of ecosystems - and just think about the kind of GHG emissions produced by all those vehicles, particularly supersonic jets.

The military also has the advantage that it can use arguments of secrecy and national security to prevent normal environmental oversight. Nobody knows, for instance, where or how the waste from Israeli nuclear reactors is being stored.

a sibilant intake of breath

The LED flashlight that causes temporary blindness and vomiting doesn't kill, but is definitely green...

http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/19142/

I read that our Federal government would like to scale this baby up so they can use it for crowd control. Yipee. Stock up on dark sunglasses and aluminum foil.

Did I learn about this on the Grist site or somewhere else? Maybe TreeHugger? I can't find the online article I originally read.

Forward!