On the recordFebruary 26, 2014
For example, the Navy spent $170 million on algae fuel, which costs four times as much as regular fuel, which means, potentially, $120 million was spent unnecessarily.
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Highlighting wasteful spending on algae fuel in the Navy budget.
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