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Environment & Energy

FogerRox

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7. IIRC the Air Force has been developing the coal to liquid fuels thing

Reply to NickB79 (Reply #6)

Tue May 15, 2012, 08:57 PM

May 2012

They started running a B-52 with one engine on bio jet fuel, to start. Over a number of test runs they ended up running 100% bio jet fuel.

This is good basic R & D, not that I like liquid fuels from coal... no sir. IMHO as an R & D effort it stands on its own.

YES, Exactly WTF is wrong with those narrow minded asshats?

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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