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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

US Navy: $66/Gallon of Biodiesel Is Bad; But $4,455/Gallon of Jet Fuel?

Here's what the US Air Force thinks about such craziness, in an article at The Oil Drum.

I don't think the military will have any trouble finding areas to "cut" if the sequester kicks in.

This is what the US Navy spent for biodiesel fuel (this is per gallon in the far right column):


Feel free to send a copy to Senator Harry Reid, SecDef Hagel, or President Obama, if you think any of them is having difficulty finding places to cut spending. Three words: low hanging fruit.

Yes, Albemarle has a website. I didn't spend much time looking at it. Check out ALB's five-year share price.

Interestingly enough, the US Navy also brought us the $600 toilet seat.