Oxymoron.  Tolkien pointed out the ecological destruction that even pre-industrial war causes.  Shame on Grist for promoting this propaganda.

...really, the high horse is getting old.  Look, we all hate war, but we've got to take the world as it is as our starting point.  

I don't see any country giving up their army.  Israel isn't suicidal.  So they might as well start from where they are and do what they can to minimize their environmental impact.  Good on them for trying.

The Israeli army is second only to the U.S. in being evil.  These people are invaders who threw the natives off their land and still make miserable for many of them.

...Israel is no more or less moral than any other country. I expect knee jerk stuff about evildoers from  the wingnut-o-sphere on the right, but clearly the left does it too.  So helpful in advancing the cause of peace (not)...

If you were an Israeli citizen right now, what would you do?  I like to think I'd be out there trying to green the country while hoping not to get my head blown off on the local bus.

Anyway this is not a site to discuss Mideast politics, so this is my last word on the subject.

OK, let's discuss the real issue.  I said I'm pissed at Grist for propagandizing for the Israeli army, as I would be for any army.  I understand that it's less bad for an army to do things in a less environmentally destructive manner, but these are evil forces that are, among other things, destroying the Earth.  If Grist wants to point out some good things a military does, that's fine, but all the harm it does should also be pointed out, and that harm would dwarf any good.