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it will generate up to 1,700 watts of pure energy into the controller system. it will take that and put it into a high energy lithium battery. that s a publicity clip from the department of defense about the dream products they ve been deploying. yeah. i talked to some marines about this. not one mentioned greenhouse gases. every one of them loves these things because it s just purely a utility for them. it s purely an advantage for them. the connection i was going to make is they re working in austere conditions in the front lines in afghanistan. if we re right about climate change, post-sandy new york is another set of austere conditions, there s a lot more conditions in the world where you need portable, self-contained electricity generation. another driver for the department of defense, their interest in renewable energy isn t just the green. it s also concerns about sigher security.
president, and, i think it s safe to say, beau, a rising star in the democratic party. it s good to have you here. great to be on, thomas. first, we want to say thanks for your military service. i know that you were also involved with what took place post-sandy, because you were called up by the national guard to help. so tell us what you had to do after sandy hit. look, my job was easy. i was at our state headquarters in what they call in and out of the joint operation center at our headquarters. people there are doing the real work. we re there 24/7. i was just caught up briefly for two days. and, you know, the real work is being done by all those soldiers that are there. we ve actually sent up a number of soldiers to the state of new york, who are still there, from my understanding, who have been deployed up there. and i was not part of that. and there are people up there doing good work, as we speak. for you, though, and as people see part of the reserve, you know, active i
that continues to be my number one priority. neil: they re all in a big old bubble. giving each other high-five when folks they are supposed to help would give them a raised finger. we need amber alert for a clue. this isn t about boots on the ground. this is a slap upside the idiots heads. you can t praise folks for helping out folks when they re not helping out folks with not many folks or as much help. most galling in the post-sandy, post-nor easter aftermath is a heck of a job, hallelujah chorus from the government officials who insist they re on top of a problem but are not. insist boots are on the ground but for days shipments of bottled water, simple bottled water were not. relief centers are up and running but the storm victims are having a tough time finding. i have seen this for myself.