Biofuels boondoggle: Air Force pays $59 a gallon

[phideaux]

Biofuels boondoggle: Air Force pays $59 a gallon

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08/02/12 Biofuels Boondoggle

The Pentagon pays less than two dollars a gallon for jet fuel.

Under President Obama's half a billion dollar 'green energy' initiative for the military the Navy spent $26 a gallon for biofuel made from algae.

Think that's expensive? That's nothing. The Air Force recently spent $59 a gallon for biofuel made from sugar.

The negative impact of using sugar for biofuels is that it causes a rise sugar prices, driving up the cost of thousands of food products. Hitting every American family in the pocketbook.

But don't think this is about green energy. Or renewable energy. Or any other bumper sticker slogan.

It's all about paying-off supporters and donors. A company named Solazyme makes the Navy biofuel. Gevo produces the Air Force biofuel. Both companies are surrounded by Obama insiders, supporters and donors.

Solazyme has spent more than $300,000 on lobbying federal decision-makers since 2009. Its executives have contributed thousands of dollars to Obama and influential Congressmen.

A major shareholder in Gevo has contributed more than $535,000 to political campaigns since 1996, including to Barack Obama.

This is nothing more than plundering the U.S. Treasury to enrich friends, donors and supporters.

[DodgebyDave]

At that price they could run 90% nitromethane

[~BS]

this is what happens when you spend on a "feel good" green project at any cost. Dont think biofuel could ever become an economically viable option in the US unless they can somehow breakdown corn stalks and other crappy plant waste product and turn it into more energy than the put into it.

In the tropics, maybe viable because of the high solar input (like brazil with their sugar bean ethanol), but not in the continental US.

[searcher]

this is what happens when you spend on a "feel good" green project at any cost. Dont think biofuel could ever become an economically viable option in the US unless they can somehow breakdown corn stalks and other crappy plant waste product and turn it into more energy than the put into it.

In the tropics, maybe viable because of the high solar input (like brazil with their sugar bean ethanol), but not in the continental US.

Saw this a few years back.........presents 2 sides to ethanol in Brazil. One one hand it's cheaper, one the other..............

[phideaux]

Hell, ya can buy a gallon of cheap vodka for $25.

[searcher]

Hell, ya can buy a gallon of cheap vodka for $25.

Cheers................

[phideaux]

Cheers................

That's the good stuff, $75 a gallon.

[searcher]

That's the good stuff, $75 a gallon.

lol I'm a Bud Light man (2.00 @ Pint) Have several friends who drink vodka and red bull. When I do have a shot (or 2) I like Crown Royal. Honey Jack ain't too bad either.

[~BS]

lol I'm a Bud Light man (2.00 @ Pint) Have several friends who drink vodka and red bull. When I do have a shot (or 2) I like Crown Royal. Honey Jack ain't too bad either.

I dont bother with hards or mixed drinks at bars. That stuff is a money pit. $5-6 for a tiny glass of cheap vodka mixed with juice.

[~BS]

Hell, ya can buy a gallon of cheap vodka for $25.

Then you run it through a still to double the %

[phideaux]

Actually I stick to beer and wine, too. Years ago I worked part-time in my uncle's liquor store, so I know some of the prices.