Presents the determined voices of those within the military and across the political spectrum who advocate for breaking America's addiction to fossil fuels as essential to improving our national security. Featuring high-level active duty and retired military leaders, elected officials and others, the film illustrates a tale of energy innovation. Some of our country's most vital consumer technologies emerged out of military needs, such as the Internet and GPS, and the military is poised to play the same role again with energy. However, as the film highlights, the fossil fuel industry's powerful political influence poses major challenges to successfully developing renewable energy alternatives, even within the military. But the resolute advocates featured in THE BURDEN are determined to break the energy impasse in order to improve American security and prosperity.