Release of the Report of the 9/11 Commission in July highlights a generally unacknowledged link between environment and the horrible crimes of September 11, 2001. The Commission, created to “…provide the fullest possible account of the events surrounding 9/11 and to identify the lessons learned” (p. xvi), was not explicitly charged to conduct an environmental and natural resource study, and their Report does not frame the problem as an environmental concern. Nevertheless, through oil, the connections among environment, national security, and 9/11 are clear.