Report: Pentagon Paid $150 Per Gallon for Green Jet Fuel

The Washinton Free Beacon ^ | May 7, 2014 | Lachlan Markay

[Kaslin]

If these idiots had to pay the fuel out of their own pockets, they would be more careful how they spend the money.

[FlingWingFlyer]

The DemocRATS just looking out for their envirobuddie$ again. They owe them big time for 2012.

[lurk]

Some buddy’s making some pretty significant walking around money in this whole scheme. Follow the money.

[Mastador1]

The question needs to be asked, who is getting money from these companies? What is the connection between those who set up this scam and the owners of the companies?

[GeronL]

Bump

Insanity

[Don Corleone]

“Currently, the price for alternative jet fuels exceeds that of conventional jet fuel,” the report noted.

It darn near exceeds the price of perfume.

[PGalt]

Socialism Is Legal Plunder - The Law; Bastiat
Everything about socialism is sham and affectation. - 23.11 Ch23 Evil; Economic Harmonies; Bastiat

[Sherman Logan]

Logical for testing purposes. Otherwise, idiotic.

[PGalt]

BUMP! BUMP!

[GeronL]

How many Dems and their family members are shareholders and board members of these rent-seeking corporations??

[Mastador1]

How many Dems and their family members are shareholders and board members of these rent-seeking corporations??

And how much in donations were paid to whom?

[a fool in paradise]

Was it dolphin safe?

[Portcall24]

I’m actually familiar with one of the truckers that hauled this stuff from the midwest to Langley AFB, VA. He had an armed escort follow him the whole way.

[a fool in paradise]

Going to need to recalculate the exact cost of those Obama flights.

[GeronL]

Bump

[GeronL]

Bump

[Kaslin]

And most likely at the taxpayers expense

[GreyFriar]

Yep, cut troop strength, closed the commissaries, cut housing allowance, all to pay super-duper premium prices for jet and ship fuel that is “green.” And how much do you want to bet that it is Obama’s environmental loving rich buddies who are making that fuel he is having the military buy?

[BwanaNdege]

Jet A at $2.88 must be "Contract Fuel", the special rate the government gets. Back in the mid to late '70's, Contract Jet-A was about $0.17/gallon, IIRC.

AirNav: Fuel Price Report

		100LL Avgas				Jet A				Mogas (auto)
	FBOs	FBOs	Avg	Min	Max	FBOs	Avg	Min	Max	FBOs	Avg	Min	Max
Nationwide	3603	3509	$5.97	$4.39	$10.85	2512	$5.47	$3.79	$9.51	111	$4.61	$3.78	$7.55

[phormer phrog phlyer]

Over $22K for this green jet fuel which would last a few minutes in an aircraft with afterburner. Just wow.