Green Batters Blue

The true-blue U.S. Navy is going green. And last week, the Navy agreed "to buy 450,000 gallons of biofuels -- arguably the biggest purchase of its kind in U.S. government history." The $12 million purchase "works out to about $26 a gallon -- about five times more than traditional fuel." The biofuel then is combined with more traditional fossil fuels for a total price of around $16 a gallon.

Worse yet, the Navy is teaming with the Department of Agriculture for the project. That led to some of the biofuel being supplied by Solazyme, whose management includes:

TJ Glauthier is an advisor and corporate board member in the energy and "clean tech" sector. He advises companies dealing with the complex competitive and regulatory challenges in the energy sector today. He also served on President Obama’s White House Transition Team, where he focused primarily on the energy portion of the economic stimulus bill.

Questions:

With automatic sequestration about to slash the Navy's budget, why raise the price of fuel?

When Obama's green energy plainly has failed, why resurrect it?

When the price of food is being forced ever higher by diverting food to fuel, why make it worse?

With ample fossil fuel energy resources available in North America, why waste time on biofuel?

Answer:

The unholy marriage of crony capitalism, political correct defense and green do-gooders.

Conclusion: Is there a Navy code meaning the opposite of "Bravo Zulu"?

(via reader Warren via Hot Air)