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Article: United States: Green Jet Fuel Critical for US Military & Energy Independence.
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- Article date:
- November 9, 2009
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Byline: kusumv03
As stated in this original article, oil consumption for aircraft, ships, ground vehicles and facilities makes the U.S. Department of Defense, and namely the U.S. military, the single largest oil consumer in the world. Military biofuels are critical for lessening the country's dependence on foreign oil, and research has been underway at leading companies and universities over the last several years to solve this problem.
As noted in this core source article, at the Aerospace and Defense Supply Chain Conference held this week in Phoenix, Arizona, it became even more clear that green biofuels are of the utmost necessity for the United ...