by Noah Shachtman | Nov 29, 2012 | Monitor
The Senate on Wednesday threw a life raft to the Navy’s beleaguered plan to power its ships and jets with biofuel.
by Nicholas Cunningham | Nov 28, 2012 | Monitor
Photo credit: US Navy. The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187), delivers a 50-50 blend of advanced biofuels and traditional petroleum-based fuel to the guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) during the Great Green...
by Nicholas Cunningham | Nov 19, 2012 | Monitor
The F/A-18 “Green” Hornet on a test flight Earlier this year, the Armed Services Committees in both the House and Senate passed their versions of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2013, which has not yet been passed into law by Congress, but...
by Galen Petruso | Nov 9, 2012 | Monitor
This month, the EPA will consider a petition to grant a “waiver” on America’s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The RFS, established as a part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, requires minimum volume of biofuels to be blended into the national transportation fuel...
by Galen Petruso | Sep 10, 2012 | Monitor
via Office of the Navy On September 8th, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus authored an op-ed touting the success of the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) in the U-T San Diego News. While the piece does not discuss any new policy concerning the Navy’s alternative...
