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Offline sam

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Navy Commits To Alt Fuels
« on: April 26, 2010, 03:00 »
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The Earth Day test flight of a partially biofuel-powered F/A-18 Green Hornet was another example of Navy Secretary Ray Mabus's committment to decreasing the military's consumption of foreign fossil fuels.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=navy-commits-to-alt-fuels-10-04-25
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Re: Navy Commits To Alt Fuels
« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2010, 08:46 »
I'd like to see a proper costing of biofuels, both in terms of carbon footprint and the amount of land taken out of use for the production of food. Somewhere, there is a balance to be struck between the two interests.
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Re: Navy Commits To Alt Fuels
« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2010, 09:51 »
Good point, Rik. 
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