Article: Air Force Sees Promise in Coal-Based Fuel for Aircraft

Coal could be an important source of transportation fuel for the U.S. Air Force if Congress enables the Air Force to sign contracts that would help jump-start the industry, according to William Anderson, assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment and logistics.

Coal-to-liquid, or CTL, aviation fuel fits squarely into the Air Force's energy strategy, Anderson said.

The USAF has been formulating its strategy since President George Bush called for an end to America's addiction to foreign oil in his 2006 State of the Union address.

The strategy is "driven off a catch phrase or a vision that the Air Force is going to make energy a consideration in everything we do," ...

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