US Navy Archives

Jul 20, 2012

Obama administration backs biofuels as triple win for military, economy and agriculture

President’s climate change advisor and Secretaries for the Navy and Agriculture unite to back industry that could be worth “one million US jobs” following Navy’s Great Green Fleet trial.

Jul 18, 2012

Energy

US Navy Great Green Fleet trials fire new salvo in battle against climate change

US Navy undertakes massive alternative energy experiments during RIMPAC exercise in effort to knock oil dependency (and climate change) on the head.

Nov 9, 2012

News

Climate action in the US: 5 Reasons to be cheerful

Forget the stalemate at the UN climate change talks, back home the US is making more climate change progress than its partisan politics would have you think.

Jun 8, 2012

Energy

Politics set to block Pentagon investment in US military biofuels

Critics say move could jeopardise development of the industry and threaten country’s national security.

Jan 16, 2012

Energy

US Navy tests genetically modified algal fuel

Navy and shipping firm Maersk collaborate on largest ever biofuel shipping trials