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The Navy's Great Green Fleet Strikes Back

Forbes -- ABOARD THE USS NIMITZ – As a Royal Australian Navy helicopter lands on the deck of the USS Nimitz on Wednesday, two American destroyers, a cruiser and a fuel ship are steaming alongside the aircraft carrier some 100 miles north of Oahu. The ships in the carrier strike group and the 71 aircraft on the deck of the Nimitz, including fighter jets, helicopters and transports, are all running on a 50-50 mix of petroleum and biofuel derived from algae and used cooking oil. In fact, the Aussie Sikorsky Seahawk is the only military machine except the nuclear-fueled Nimitz not powered by biofuels.

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Submitted Jul 23, 2012 By: Mudsprings

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LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:5,609 Points:1,206,455 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jul 23, 2012 10:41:10 PM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse Cost of fuel is only a very small part of this equation. PDQ said, "And the military knows that the next war, oil may not be available." Amen brother!
PDQBlues Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,079 Points:1,449,300 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Jul 23, 2012 9:30:13 PM Ignore PDQBlues Report Abuse sljbc475: Military sometimes does the R&D first before it is made public. They are doing their part to cut back on use of foreign oil. And the military knows that the next war, oil may not be available.
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doctorindyj Champion Author Santa Fe Posts:3,458 Points:840,785 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Jul 23, 2012 11:28:11 AM Ignore doctorindyj Report Abuse So when the military spends $500 dollars for a hammer or $1000 dollars for a toilet seat that is extravagant waste, but when they spend 9 times the amount it would normally cost them to buy fuel that's okay because it is buying into the green scam, that's okay. It's all just waste and it needs to be stopped, especially with the national debt spiraling out of control.
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CorvairHaven Champion Author Cleveland Posts:4,359 Points:1,454,915 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Jul 23, 2012 8:51:03 AM Ignore CorvairHaven Report Abuse There goes the price of cooking oil...
sljbc475 Champion Author Tucson Posts:4,225 Points:873,350 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Jul 23, 2012 7:47:31 AM Ignore sljbc475 Report Abuse Military sometimes does the R&D first before it is made public. They are doing their part to cut back on use of foreign oil.
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jbrad4 All-Star Author Dallas Posts:801 Points:477,295 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Jul 23, 2012 6:09:04 AM Ignore jbrad4 Report Abuse Good to see the military doing their part to decrease OPEC dependence.
jimraehl Champion Author Utah Posts:7,069 Points:1,637,565 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Jul 23, 2012 6:00:43 AM Ignore jimraehl Report Abuse At what cost?
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jci25946 Champion Author Tampa Posts:3,271 Points:940,765 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Jul 23, 2012 3:59:44 AM Ignore jci25946 Report Abuse Not the user's choice, rammed down the Navy's throat by tree huggers!!!
TravelinMan52 Champion Author Augusta Posts:1,930 Points:964,620 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jul 23, 2012 3:59:03 AM Ignore TravelinMan52 Report Abuse I guess time will tell if this is a beneficial move, or not...
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JagXKR Champion Author British Columbia Posts:3,164 Points:1,092,505 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Jul 23, 2012 3:58:24 AM Ignore JagXKR Report Abuse Very expensive to be green.
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TerryLee Champion Author Ohio Posts:14,600 Points:2,790,150 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Jul 23, 2012 3:50:50 AM Ignore TerryLee Report Abuse Yep,, I thought the Navy at least had a few smart people, but oh well
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jwalkerh Champion Author Louisiana Posts:6,135 Points:1,369,130 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jul 23, 2012 3:47:55 AM Ignore jwalkerh Report Abuse Very interesting. Go Navy!
RVMANFL Rookie Author Florida Posts:40 Points:1,060,575 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Jul 23, 2012 3:47:36 AM Ignore RVMANFL Report Abuse What they don't tell you is the Navy is paying $59 per gallon for this green fuel v $4.29 for regular fuel.
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grandamgt1 Champion Author Illinois Posts:2,351 Points:1,241,300 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jul 23, 2012 3:30:33 AM Ignore grandamgt1 Report Abuse An expensive way to run a ship. Sounds like backroom dealing to create a barely existent economy.
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