Could the military turn the tide on climate change?

Nobody listens to tree huggers. But the armed forces are another matter.

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Climate change is not about saving the planet. It is about self-preservation.

That this simple and compelling argument isn't widely accepted is, I think, due to the way in which the issue was processed by our political digestive system. Treated as an environmental problem, the clear and present danger climate change poses to national security and the economy has gone largely unnoticed. But there are indications that this is beginning to change.

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Ryan Cooper

Ryan Cooper is a national correspondent at TheWeek.com. His work has appeared in the Washington Monthly, The New Republic, and the Washington Post.