Earlier this week, a Senate subcommittee voted to continue funding for the Navy's experimental biofuel program, cleverly dubbed the "Great Green Fleet." As a primer, see David Roberts' look at why the military is prioritizing a transition from fossil fuels.
As we've mentioned before, Republicans hate the effort, because 1) it's got anything at all to do with the environment and 2) the Navy might spend slightly less on oil some day and that makes their friends cry.
