Navy green fuels testing draws ire of house republicans...

[rppper]

http://hamptonroads.com/2012/07/navys-green-energy-sources-fuel-controversy

I had a long phone conversation with a good friend I went to high school with who is one of the naval officers in charge of these tests....he is disappointed in the republicans response, as he added once the conversion to the bio-standard fuel mix is implemented the price will actually drop below the $3.60 a gallon average....first words out of my friends mouth were "all of these senators are bought and paid for by oil companies...."

[limpyhobbler]

1. Yes. And "bought and paid for" is not just a figure of speech.

[rppper]

2. He's frustrated at the lack of support....

....in the house for this....the tests so far have been positive with both the jet fuel and engine fuel for the warships. They're still tweaking the mixtures, but he's generally excited about the direction the tests are taking....

[JaneQPublic]

3. Video clips from Naval Air Systems Command show commitment to biofuels.

The NAVAIR Public Affairs Office had been developing tons of video clips demonstrating that the Navy -- all the way to the top brass -- thought biofuel offered numerous advantages. They seemed to quit making the videos, though, once the congressional GOP began making a stink. Check out the clips below:

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=navair+biofuels&oq=navair+biofuels&gs_l=youtube.3...3687.12500.0.12703.33.28.2.0.0.3.172.2001.15j7.23.0...0.0...1ac.0h7gblhx4s8

[eridani]

4. Of all service branches, I've heard that the Navy has vastly superior--

--procurement processes. Damfino why they aren't modeled in the other branches.

[JaneQPublic]

5. I've never heard that, but I do know some fine folks in Navy Acquisition...

...who would be thrilled to know they have such a good reputation.

[rppper]

7. Ha! I was a navy Acquisitions expert...

Well....logistics specialist/storekeeper at any rate....It's like being the auto parts guy with better insurance....

These congresscritters know that once implemented the cost will drop....they remind me of the opponents of the x-plane or space projects back in the late 50's and early 60's...no future vision whatsoever....

[JaneQPublic]

8. Good point... spot on (nt)

[eridani]

9. There was a Washington Monthly article about it 20 years or so ago

Can't find it online.

[taterguy]

6. K&R

[Wounded Bear]

10. Thom Hartmann had a great idea....

Make congresscritters wear patches like NASCAR for all of their top donor corporations.



(At least I think it was him)