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Thursday, August 26, 2010

The Real Costs of DOD Petroleum Dependence -- Natural Security Blog

DoD Petroleum Dependence Is Costly

OVER ANDREWS
U.S. Air Force airmen assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command's 459th Air Refueling Wing refuel a C-17 Globemaster III over Joint Base Andrews, Md., Aug. 14, 2010. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amber Russell
Yesterday The Washington Post reported that US gasoline prices have hit an 8-month low. The article reports that “the sagging commodity market price for gasoline is good news for American motorists, promising a mild easing in pump prices. It also marks the end of a summer of relative stability for retail gasoline prices, which have fluctuated by about 20 cents per gallon since the beginning of the year and have stayed in an 8-cent range for the past 69 days.” But the drop in oil prices may ultimately prove to be a bad thing for America’s energy policy, and particularly for the way that DOD shapes its energy strategy.

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http://www.cnas.org/blogs/naturalsecurity/2010/08/real-costs-dod-petroleum-dependence.html

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