Thanks for picking up the tab, taxpayers.
And WHERE are the GLOBAL WARMING PROTESTERS when you NEED THEM?!?!
"Air Force attempts to enlist alternative fuel partners; Hopes to persuade more private firms to get on board" by Bryan Bender, Globe Staff | May 27, 2010
WASHINGTON — The Air Force, the single-largest user of fossil fuels in the federal government, will convene leading scientists, researchers, and energy specialists today to explore ways to wean fighter jets, cargo planes, and a host of day-to-day operations off oil, a major step officials maintain would make the service less vulnerable to shortages and encourage wider commercial use of alternative energy sources.
Except they always get their before anyone else.
Isn't it odd that the wars are fought for oil and its control, and then the war-mongers come up with this?
Related: Oil Doesn’t Come from Squashed Ferns and Fish??
The lies never end, do they?
The Air Force spends nearly a third of its $9 billion annual energy budget on jet fuel.
Representatives from a variety of sectors will be meeting today and tomorrow at a special energy forum in Washington, where top Air Force officials hope to enlist help to achieve their ambitious goal.
Then why was there no follow up?
“The Air Force must have reliable energy supplies to meet the demands of . . . operations and protect our nation from emerging threats,’’ according to the energy plan, which also calls for training programs to ensure service members conserve fuel whenever possible....
And to FUEL OUR EMPIRE lest it CRASH and BURN (is anyway).
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The ultimate success of reducing the amount of conventional fuel used, however, depends on the emergence of more private companies who are willing to manufacture these fuels, he said. Companies need to be convinced that the US military is serious about reducing its reliance on oil. That could spark the necessary investments in new technologies or refineries that might be needed to support them.
Some of the alternative fuels cost up to $50 a gallon, far more than gasoline-based jet fuel, because there is little market for them. “This is a big concern,’’ said Tim Edwards, a chemical engineer at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Propulsion Directorate. “We have to generate interest in industry,’’ added Braun.
That is what STIMULOOT is FOR, Amurkns!!
See: Pentagon Received $8 Billion From Obama's Stimulus
Also see: The Skynet Stimulus
Is that what you wanted to pay interest on, taxpayers?
Officials are banking on the amount of money the Air Force spends each year on energy, as well as its prominent role in national security, to convince firms there will be a future market for such fuels.
Let's hope it doesn't end up like the ethanol debacle.
The Air Force has gained the attention of some commercial airlines, which are partnering on the fuel testing efforts, officials said. The military “can certainly help to make the solution more visible,’’ said Edwards.
And then turn it into rubble.
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Related: A Green Army
Any thought of SHUTTING DOWN the POLLUTION-BELCHING WAR MACHINE (and the MSM didn't even mention the radioactive depleted uranium and other WMD we are using)?
