USAF Aims For All-Synfuel Aircraft By Fiscal 2011
Credit: U.S. AIR FORCE
Consumers aren’t the only ones feeling the pinch of higher fuel prices. The U.S. military, the largest user of petroleum products in the world, takes a huge hit when prices rise. Every $1-per-barrel increase in oil costs the Pentagon about $130 million. The Air Force alone spent $12.6 billion on...
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