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Purdue, Navy partner to advance Navy and Marine Corps use of alternative energy

By Renewable Jet Fuels May 19, 2014
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The U.S. Department of the Navy and Purdue University signed a statement of cooperation Thursday (May 8), agreeing to work together to convert up to half of the Navy and Marine Corps' energy consumption to alternative sources, including biofuels, by 2020. Purdue President Mitch Daniels and U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus signed the agreement during a ceremony in Stewart Center's Fowler Hall. ...
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Category | Military

Senate rejects amendment gutting military biofuels program by 40-59 vote

By Renewable Jet Fuels March 26, 2013
"Senate rejects amendment gutting military biofuels program by 40-59 vote" By Zack Colman | March 20th, 2013 An amendment to a $984 billion Senate government funding bill that would have stripped funds from the Defense Department's drop-in biofuels program failed by a 40-59 vote on Wednesday. Sen. Pat Toomey's (R-Pa.) amendment aimed to shift $60 million from the Defense biofuels effort to the department's operations and management budget. ...
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Category | Military