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Environment & Energy

NickB79

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6. Exactly. Cost savings are secondary here

Reply to FogerRox (Reply #5)

Tue May 15, 2012, 04:16 PM

May 2012

The primary purpose of this test run was to find a way to make sure our military could still carry out it's mission if the US military were deprived of sufficient fossil fuel supplies at some point in the future.

This could actually HARM our country's military readiness, and it's coming from the party that prides itself on "supporting the troops". WTF?

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Republicans Order Navy to Quit Buying Biofuels [View all] Eugene May 2012 OP

That'll bring the War Department to its knees pscot May 2012 #1

Don't worry. Some other, more forward thinking nation will race ahead of us in this area too. GreenPartyVoter May 2012 #2

Chickenhawk Randy Forbes never served our country Kolesar May 2012 #3

The Republicans can't unilaterally stop tell the Navy what to do. kristopher May 2012 #4

Having an alternative to oil based fuels is good policy, for the DOD FogerRox May 2012 #5

Exactly. Cost savings are secondary here NickB79 May 2012 #6

IIRC the Air Force has been developing the coal to liquid fuels thing FogerRox May 2012 #7