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...The Committee-passed annual Defense Authorization (click here) bill would have blocked efforts to develop a commercial supply of cost-competitive advanced biofuels as detailed in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Department of Defense (DOD), Department of Energy (DOE), and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Senator Mark Udall (D-CO) led a successful effort to strike language in the bill that would have restricted DOD from buying any fuels that cost more than traditional fuels. This language, which was added by Senator Inhofe during mark-up, was a direct assault on the Defense Department’s advanced biofuels policy....
The thing is this. If the USA demands oil from areas of the world such as Nigeria become more of an enemy than the oil companies. So, to expect the USA military to indulge in purchasing from the petroleum industry because they can't use advanced biofuels is counter productive to PEACE.
It can be taken one step further and actually accuse power brokers for Wall Street such as Inhofe with human rights violations.
The thing is this. If the USA demands oil from areas of the world such as Nigeria become more of an enemy than the oil companies. So, to expect the USA military to indulge in purchasing from the petroleum industry because they can't use advanced biofuels is counter productive to PEACE.
It can be taken one step further and actually accuse power brokers for Wall Street such as Inhofe with human rights violations.
Submitted by admin on December 14, 2012 – 12:51 pm
The rationale behind the military’s energy programs (click here) can be broken down into two efforts:
- Adapting to operational energy requirements and security challenges in Afghanistan and other combat theatres;
- Hedging against future uncertainty in the global petroleum market....
