[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 38 (Thursday, March 8, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H1277]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            THE U.S. NAVY IS DEVELOPING CLEAN, GREEN ENERGY

  (Mr. INSLEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. INSLEE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the United States 
Navy, who, under the leadership of Secretary Ray Mabus, is doing a 
fantastic job developing clean, green sources of energy for the United 
States Navy and, eventually, the world. The Navy is already flying the 
Blue Angels on biofuels, it is charging our communication equipment in 
Afghanistan with solar energy, and it is on a path to half of its 
energy coming from clean sources by 2020 and the Great Green Fleet by 
2016.
  In my State, we're building whole industries around this: Imperium 
Renewables, Targeted Growth, General Biofuels, Boeing, and Alaska 
Airlines.
  We can power the future with clean energy. The Navy is leading the 
way. Washington State University is doing great work, and I know 
there's one great former Washington State student who's helping on this 
effort, and her name is Trudi.

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