The man charged with implementing the Navy’s energy agenda doesn’t seem to understand the energy revolution taking place in America. Ret. Vice Adm. Dennis McGinn, who was recently confirmed as assistant secretary of the Navy for energy, installations, and the environment, told POLITICO last week that the U.S. needs to develop advanced biofuels as a long-term strategy to replace conventional gasoline. The problem is that McGinn’s belief rests on faulty assumptions and overlooks the oil (and natural gas) boom occurring in the United States.
