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The Times of Northwest Indiana
The correlation between energy security and national security has been brought to Indiana's attention - repeatedly - by U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar, R-Ind., and U.S. Reps. Pete Visclosky and Joe Donnelly, both D-Ind. It's a call to action for the federal government, as well as others in this nation, to look beyond oil for energy needs.
That's why it's important to maintain the requirement that the Defense Department conserve energy and use additional environmentally friendly fuels.
The movement in Congress to repeal this provision must be quashed. Even the Defense Department — the world's largest consumer of fuel — wants to keep this requirement in place.
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Chuck Deppert, Indiana representative for the Pew Environment Group, gives the U.S. Navy high marks for becoming more fuel-efficient. Mandating more use of aircraft training simulators cuts fuel consumption. Jet fuel accounts for 81 percent of the Defense Department's energy costs for transportation. The Navy also installed stern flaps that reduce drag, cutting annual fuel costs up to $450,000 per ship, a recent Pew report said.
Read the full editorial, Keep Fighting to Cut Military's Energy Costs, on The Times of Northwest Indiana website.
