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June 13, 2019 The Week
The Week features Costs of War: "Study: Pentagon emits more greenhouse gas than some major countries."
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New Report Exposes Pentagon's Massive Contributions to Climate Crisis Post-9/11
June 12, 2019 Common Dreams
"Failing to curb the U.S. military's fossil fuel use, Costs of War Project co-director warns, 'will help guarantee the nightmare scenarios' forecast by scientists."
The Pentagon Emits More Greenhouse Gases Than Portugal, Study Finds
June 12, 2019 The Guardian
“There is a lot of room here to reduce emissions,” co-director Neta Crawford says of her study on the Pentagon's contribution to climate change.
U.S. Military Emits More CO2 Than Most Countries
June 12, 2019 Grist
This article features co-director Neta Crawford's new research on pentagon fuel use and climate change, concluding, "Instead of just reacting to climate change and preparing for the worst, the Pentagon has the opportunity to make the worst less likely to happen."
Morning Defense: Greenhouse Gases
June 12, 2019 Politico
The Cost of War Project's new report says that failure to reduce the Pentagon's reliance on greenhouse gases will result in the "nightmare scenarios that the military predicts and that many climate scientists say are possible," shares Politico's Morning Defense update.
The US Military Emits More Carbon Than Sweden
June 12, 2019 Defense One
If the Pentagon were a country in 2017, says co-director Neta Crawford, "it would have been the world's 55th largest greenhouse gas emitter, with emissions larger than Portugal, Sweden, or Denmark."
Letter To the Editor: Direct Defense Funds Toward Alternative Energy Instead
May 26, 2019 The Portland Press Herald
Studies such as the Costs of War Project show that tax dollars spent on building an alternative-energy infrastructure create far more jobs than military production, says a local letter to the editor.
New Legislation Offers Opportunity to Address 2001 Authorization for Use of Force Amid Fears of War with Iran
May 21, 2019 Just Security
The Cost of War Project's estimated $5.9 trillion cost of post-9/11 wars cited in discussion of potential repeal of the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force.
The Real US Defense Budget Is Even Bigger Than You Think
May 15, 2019 Business Insider
In a dollar-by-dollar tour of the US national security budget, Business Insider references the Cost of War Project's esimation that obligations to veterans of the Iraq and Afghan wars will total more than $1 trillion in the years to come.
America's Defense Budget is Bigger Than You Think
May 7, 2019 The Nation
William D. Hartung's article cites Costs of War research in revealing the real cost of the U.S. Defense budget, which exceeds $1 trillion.
Iran, Venezuela and China: Finalists for America's Next Top Battle
May 6, 2019 The Daily Show
Trevor Noah features the Cost of War Project's map of where in the world the U.S. military is combatting terrorism on The Daily Show.
Afghanistan's Hired Guns
April 26, 2019 US News and World Report
Co-director Catherine Lutz cited in an article on how the number of private contractors in America's longest war has jumped at an unprecented rate in the last three months.
Stephanie Savell on LA's KPFK "Middle East in Focus"
April 21, 2019 KPFK Radio
Co-director Stephanie Savell interviewed on the vast geographic reach of the US war on terrrorism. Download MP3.
Stephanie Savell on America's Role in Global War Against Terrorism
April 20, 2019 C-SPAN Washington Journal
Co-director Stephanie Savell is interviewed on her research on America's expanding global war on terrorism.
Opinion | Sanders & Lee: Congress Just Told Trump To Get U.S. Troops Out of Yemen. Next, Afghanistan?
April 4, 2019 USA Today
Senators Bernie Sanders and Mike Lee call for a serious Congressional discussion of when and where in the world to intervene, and who decides. They cite Costs of War figures on the $6 trillion costs of longest war in American history.
It is long past time for a national reckoning with the catastrophic costs of endless war
March 26, 2019 The Washington Post
In her opinion column, Katrina vanden Heuvel cites Costs of War researchers: "Their vital work shows the wars’ devastating human, economic and political costs."
U.S. Wars Around the World: March Has A Bloody Legacy of Conflicts and Military Action
March 24, 2019 Newsweek
March has a bloody legacy of conflicts and military action. Newsweek cites the Costs of War project stating, "the U.S. has spent approximately $6 trillion on related conflicts that have killed at least 500,000 people"
Pentagon Spending is a Poor Job Creator
March 22, 2019 The Nation
This article cites Costs of War figures that show that the military buildup of recent years has cost the US economy more jobs than it has created.
How to End Endless War
March 22, 2019 The New Republic
This article argues against American military supremacy and draws on Costs of War estimates that war costs have reached $5.9 trillion, with 147,000 dead in Afghanistan alone.
Q&A with Matthew Hoh
March 1, 2019 C-SPAN
In an interview on C-SPAN, Matthew Hoh, an Iraq veteran and former State Department official, draws on Costs of War data to urge the American public to consider that "it's not just a discussion about the Afghan war. It's a discussion about all the wars, what we're doing overall, not just in the Middle East, but now throughout Africa." See clip at 17:53.