Thirst for oil poses threat to US national security, says military adviser

As everyone knows, we have to do something about the environment. The US marines corps also worried about it, because their fuel costs are very high. And the US is very dependent on other countries. This is why they're at risk. So they decided to do an energy audit.

Studies show that by 2011, the world should consist of 7 billion people. This figure has never been this high. When there are more people, it should result in a higher use of fuel. And this is what the world wants to stop. Because we all know what will happen, when we wouldn't help the environment (a rise of sea levels, extreme temperatures,...).

As US marines corps' troops are in Afghanistan and Iraq, they still need a lot of fuel. But the military research labs are at the moment looking for new energy-saving devices.

Obama announced yesterday, there will be an award of more or less $3.5bn (£2.1bn), which they will use to modernize America's electrical grid. The White House also sponsors a public forum, concerning energy.

Let me summarize the key points. So why does America want to reduce their oil use?
At first, oil has a high price. Which means it would be better to reduce this cost. That's why they're looking for better devices, which won't drink this much oil. Secondly, due to their oil use, the US is very dependent on other countries. Especially, those where the marines corps are fighting.. And Thirdly, we should think about the future. If we won't reduce the oil use, there will be a lot of bad consequences.

So I think it's good they did this kind of audit. You can see clearly, they worry about the future. It's a good sign they're looking for new and better device, to reduce those costs. Actually, I think it's good oil has a high price. Thanks to this, people won't use it as much as they want. It's a sort of brake.

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