ASP CEO Stephen Cheney USMC (Ret.) Quoted in Domestic Fuel
BGen. Stephen A. Cheney USMC (Ret.), the CEO of American Security Project, was quoted in Domestic Fuel on July 13 on the topic of biofuels. Speaking at a panel event on Capitol Hill which included flag officers from the four branches of the military, General Cheney talked about the importance for the U.S. military to have an array of fuel options. While noting that biofuels may be expensive today, he believes the payoff will be significant. From the article:
Stephen Cheney, a retired Marine Corps general, said we need to wean the military and the U.S. in general off of foreign oil. “We need to fuel America’s fleet with made in America fuel. It’s America’s fleet, America’s fuels, made by American farmers,” he said. Cheney also defended the high initial costs of the military’s investment in biofuels, which has some estimates right now at $26 a gallon explaining that initial research and development in any system is always more expensive upfront but for the military should be cost competitive with oil-based products in a few years.
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To read a review of the event, “Clean Energy & the Nation’s Security: A Military Call for Action” click here.
