http://jalopnik.com/5948219/the-us-navy-is-trying-to-turn-seawater-into-jet-fuel
Article:
An interesting look at how even the least likely organizations are taking steps to save costs and subsequently do good for the environment. It would be awesome to see boats and recreational water-crafts running on the water they ride in! Let me know what you guys think, what unwanted effects could come out of this?
Interesting and (mostly) relevant facts:
The U.S. Department of Defence uses more fuel than any other Gov't body in America.
DoD's average annual energy use could supply 2.6 million U.S. homes for a year.
If the DoD were a nation, it would be 34th in oil usage/58th in electricity, thats more oil than Sweden (pop'n of 9. 514million) and more electricity than Denmark! (pop'n of 5. 543million)
The Navy accounts for 33% of the DoD's usage.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_usage_of_the_United_States_military)
On another note, Italians are either really broke or love the earth!
(http://jalopnik.com/5948272/italians-are-now-buying-more-bicycles-than-cars)
Last year in Italy, more bikes were sold than cars. The economy and small, dense cities are most likely to blame. But surely the Italian people are getting tired of paying $9.50 for a liter of gas...
(http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-30/italians-squeezed-by-9-50-a-gallon-gas-face-costly-drive-home.html)
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