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$400 Per Gallon Gas And The Green War Of The FutureWritten by Tina Casey
Published on October 19th, 2009
The U.S. military has been pushing for the development of alternative fuels for a while now, and nobody paid much attention until the Pentagon finally put a price tag on the oil habit. As reported by Roxana Tiron in thehill.com, last week Pentagon officials disclosed that getting conventional petroleum fuel to remote combat locations in Afghanistan costs a whopping $400 per gallon.
There couldnt be a more clear illustration of why the drill baby drill mentality is a non-sequitur when it comes to energy security. Regardless of whether petroleum fuels are domestic or imported, they need to be transported to their point of use. Thats not much of a problem when youve got modern seaports, highways and fuel depots, but to paraphrase one infamous former Secretary of Defense, you have to fight the war you have, not the war thats got the ideal infrastructure to support your fuel of choice.
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