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DOD Takes On Climate Change — Or Does It?

Today’s National Journal’s Energy and Environment blog posed the question, “Should Climate Change Be A ‘Risk’? American Security Project (ASP) board member and Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Stephen Cheney (Ret.) offered the following response:

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Posted in: Climate Change

Spying on Sea Lions? The Truth about Bipartisan Concern over the Threat of Climate Change

Washington, DC – The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) recently re-launched a program to share surveillance and other data with scientists monitoring climate change.  Images from spy satellites—declassified and degraded—will be invaluable to scientists as they monitor the effects of climate change on sea ice, glaciers, tropical rainforests, and other natural phenomena.  While some have criticized [...]

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Posted in: Climate Change, Defense, Energy Security, National Security

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