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Environmentalists and military leaders unlikely bedfellows

By Laurie Bennett

July 8, 2007 at 5:57pm

Environmentalists standards are finding unexpected support from the military and corporate America.

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An organization called Securing America’s Future Energy, or SAFE, is headed by P. X. Kelley, a former Marine Corps commandant, and FedEx CEO Frederick Smith.

The goal of the high-powered nonprofit is to reduce the country’s dependence on oil, and to enlist other business and military leaders in the effort. Among its recommendations are increasing fuel-efficiency standards for passenger cars and light trucks, and expanding tax credits for efficient vehicles.

The group parts ways with many environmentalists, however, when it comes to Alaskan oil reserves. SAFE is pushing for increased access.

Members of the the organization’s energy council include retired admirals Dennis Blair and Gregory Johnson, former Chief of Naval Operations Vern Clark, former Navy Secretary John Lehman, and retired Gen. Michael E. Ryan.

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