 oqq The headline reads like something from The Onion: “U.S. Navy Paying $15 a Gallon for Green Fuel.” But it’s real enough. It seems that, fresh from its success with Solyndra, the Obama administration is slated to spend $12 million to buy a biofuel/gasoline blend that runs $15 a gallon to power a portion of the Navy’s fleet in a demonstration project. . . TAGGED: U.S. energy policy, business, economy, energy subsidies, renewable energy, Chevy Volt, biofuels, National Review OnlineRECOMMENDED ARTICLES| It’s a boxy, snub-nosed little bastard, with roughly the rear visibility of a Mercury space capsule. But Chevrolet’s Volt is plenty slick, in its way. The one I’ve just strapped to my back in New York City is... more ›› |
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