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Monday, July 24, 2006

US Military Seeks Alternative Fuels

Read this July 12 news article at United Press International...

"U.S. military wants to reduce its dependence on oil to power its aircraft, vehicles and ships, and is seeking plant-based materials to replace petroleum fuels.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency last week published a request for biodiesel fuels produced from plants, algae, fungi and bacteria that would be suitable for military use. The current generation of biodiesel fuels does not satisfy the energy density or wide range of temperatures required", says the article...

Interesting!

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Comments:
This is a very interesting article. It is my hope that as these options become more visible we will see more of this funding. In the state that I live in our gov. just signed a bill requiring that all of our fuel be 10% ethanol by the year 2008. Yesterday I wrote him a polite letter asking if he had considered biodiesel from microalgae. Activism will help to bring breakthrough technologies to our elected officials attention and hopefully more funding will be given to the microalgae researchers. There is great potential here. If you want to see change you will have to make it known to the powers that be. There is so much doom and gloom right now. Only by working together will we find solutions to our energy problems. Find a creative way to make a difference.
 
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