The Pentagon has already made it well known that it considers climate change a grave national security threat, and recently the US military already pointed out that the world may face severe oil shortages as soon as 2015. But now, in what’s being hailed as an ‘unprecedented’ show of support for climate action, 33 retired US military generals and admirals have united to alert the public and our legislators that ‘climate change is making the world a more dangerous place.’ They should know — they’ve seen its effects firsthand. Here’s their full announcement: Dear Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Climate change is threatening America’s security. The Pentagon and security leaders of both parties consider climate disruption to be a ‘threat multiplier’ – it exacerbates existing problems by decreasing stability, increasing conflict, and incubating the socioeconomic conditions that foster terrorist recruitment. The State Department, the National Intelligence Council and the CIA all agree, and all are planning for future climate-based threats. America’s billion-dollar-a-day dependence on oil makes us vulnerable to unstable and unfriendly regimes. A substantial amount of that oil […]