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U.S. Navy defends ‘great green fleet’ from Republican attacks

Navy secretary and Obama administration move to head off spending bill that would effectively shut down biofuels project The US Navy has gone into battle to save its “great green fleet” from Republicans in Congress who are trying to sink the ambitious biofuel project in what should have been its…

U.S. Navy in big biofuel purchase

The US Navy unveiled plans Monday for its biggest-ever biofuel purchase as part of an effort to reduce dependence on imported oil. US Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said the 450,000 gallons (1.7 million liters) were part of the “largest single purchase of advanced drop-in biofuel in government history.” The biofuel…