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PoliticAverse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-11 12:03 PM
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United, Alaska Airlines Launch First U.S. Commercial Flights Powered by Biofuels
The first U.S. commercial airline flight powered by biofuels is set to take off from Houston on Monday ­– a United Airlines 737 that will fly to Chicago burning a blend of petroleum and an algae-derived fuel made by Silicon Valley’s Solazyme.

Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, meanwhile, said the first of 75 flights fueled by a mix of petroleum and cooking oil takes to the skies on Wednesday when airliners leave Seattle for Washington, D.C., and Portland, Ore

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HopeHoops Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-07-11 12:05 PM
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1. I suggested that over 30 years ago - they should just run the jet engines off of the farts captured
by the seats. I've always been amazed by how many people fart like a bean-fed camel when they get on a plane.
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