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$26 a gallon?! Navy's 'Green Fleet' meets stiff headwinds
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| 7/2/2012
| David Alexander
Posted on 07/03/2012 8:47:48 AM PDT by kingattax
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To: cableguymn
Probably wouldn’t come up with the required data, besides, if they’re going to spend that much, they should do it on active vessels, not something tied up to the pier.
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posted on
07/03/2012 10:11:02 AM PDT
by
stuartcr
("When silence speaks, it speaks only to those that have already decided what they want to hear.")
To: kingattax
It is time to start lopping off heads.
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posted on
07/03/2012 11:16:53 AM PDT
by
Iron Munro
(John Adams: 'Two ways to enslave a country. One is by the sword, the other is by debt')
To: kingattax
We are lucky Obama (the smartest president EVER!) didn’t think of saving Solyndra by demanding the military put Solyndra solar panels on the F-22 and the newest Virginia-class attack submarines.
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posted on
07/03/2012 11:31:59 AM PDT
by
Iron Munro
(John Adams: 'Two ways to enslave a country. One is by the sword, the other is by debt')
To: kingattax
Here's some info on Solazyme:
Another prominent DOE recipient in the world of blue-green sludge? San Francisco-based Solazyme. The manufacturer of algae-based renewable fuels has scooped up more than $21 million in federal stimulus grants and contracts. Solazyme's ties to the White House and the Democratic establishment in Washington are myriad. As blogger J.E. Dyer at HotAir.com ... reported in December, Solazyme's "strategic advisers" include TJ Glauthier -- a member of the Obama presidential transition team who just happened to work "on the energy-sector portion of the 2009 stimulus bill."
Source.As usual with the Chicago mob, follow the money.
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posted on
07/03/2012 12:08:13 PM PDT
by
upchuck
(FACEBOOK... Share pointless stuff with friends you don't know. Beg for intrusion into your life.)
To: kingattax
I guess the military has to do whatever Obama orders, even if it kills them just as we all have to do whatever he orders in health care even if it kills us. This is what it is like to have an inbred royal in power.
To: kingattax
As a green alternative, this experiment is a disaster.
As a military retiree, I am, however, interested that our defense machine can still operate if for some reason our access to petroleum became limited.
I’m not real sure what doomsday scenario would call for it, but if in that scenario we’re down to seeds and garbage to run our ships, then I’m glad we’ve figured out how to make our ships run on seeds and garbage.
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posted on
07/03/2012 12:48:52 PM PDT
by
xzins
(Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for their victory!)
To: xzins
That used to be what the Strategic Petroleum Reserve was allegedly for.
Now it's just another political re-election tool.
(”we'll release this fuel to lower gas prices!”)
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posted on
07/03/2012 12:57:26 PM PDT
by
TurboZamboni
(Looting the future to bribe the present)
To: stuartcr
There’s already enough data to know that “green fuel” works. There’s also enough data to know that “green fuel” is a waste of money due to the exorbitant cost.
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posted on
07/03/2012 2:43:03 PM PDT
by
A.A. Cunningham
(Barry Soetoro is a Kenyan communist)
To: kingattax
Count me in the minority here — but I think the Navy is right. This isn’t about saving money or saving the whales, this is about national security. A huge percentage of the world’s oil comes from the Arabs, Russia and Venezuela. Ensuring that the Navy’s operations aren’t jeopardized by an embargo makes sense.
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posted on
07/03/2012 4:30:51 PM PDT
by
Alter Kaker
(Gravitation is a theory, not a fact. It should be approached with an open mind...)
To: Alter Kaker
Everything you just said would be a non issue if we drilled here for the oil we know is down there.
You have just provided a red Haring.
To: Alter Kaker
i take it you didn't read post #12...
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posted on
07/03/2012 7:36:17 PM PDT
by
Chode
(American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: cableguymn
Would that ship be the USS Umbilicus?
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posted on
07/04/2012 7:22:59 AM PDT
by
Scrambler Bob
(If you could read my mind ... just count up the felonies!)
To: A.A. Cunningham
Ok. Let the navy know of your findings.
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posted on
07/04/2012 8:29:40 AM PDT
by
stuartcr
("When silence speaks, it speaks only to those that have already decided what they want to hear.")
To: A.A. Cunningham
Ok. Let the navy know of your findings.
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posted on
07/04/2012 8:29:50 AM PDT
by
stuartcr
("When silence speaks, it speaks only to those that have already decided what they want to hear.")
To: Timber Rattler
I wonder how long it will take for stories to start appearing about these ships suddenly needing emergency engine overhauls? They probably won't; Diesel engines are pretty dang robust. So much so that I am somewhat confused as to why these are costing so much... especially when you can look up on the internet people making their own.
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posted on
07/04/2012 9:03:30 AM PDT
by
OneWingedShark
(Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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