Nearly 400 military members sign letter insisting research on alternative fuels for military use is vital to national security
24 July 2012 - Hundreds of military veterans joined the fight to keep the US navy's "green fleet" afloat on Tuesday, calling on the White House and Congress to fund military research on alternative fuels.
A letter, signed by about 380 retired generals, admirals and other military officials, urges Congress to drop plans to bar the navy from research on biofuels, or from buying fuels which cost more than traditional diesel or jet fuel.
Republicans in Congress are demanding the navy scrap its research on biofuels, arguing the fuels are prohibitively expensive, and a diversion from more urgent security needs.
The veterans, pushing back, said such research was critical to national security. "As a country, we must support efforts inside and outside the department of defence to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, deploy clean energy technology and move our nation toward energy independence," the letter said.
"It is vital to our national security, our economic security, and our obligation to the brave men and women in uniform who serve in missions around the world." read more>>>
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