U.S. Navy gets hybrid Destroyer | MNN - Mother Nature Network

U.S. Navy gets hybrid Destroyer | MNN - Mother Nature Network: "U.S. Navy gets hybrid Destroyer
A new USS Destroyer class, the DGG 51, boasts a hybrid-electric engine to conserve fuel on the high seas."

Photo: U.S. Navy Journalist 2nd Class Patrick Reilly

Many have been surprised by the "greening branches" of the U.S. military.

In May a report on climate change (PDF) was issued by the powerful MAB (Military Advisory Board), an organization of high-ranking U.S. military officials which not only acknowledged climate change (a dramatic about-face from the Bush years) but also detailed the many ways in which climate change could impact national security.