BS: Fuel-Why wait a hundred million years?

Subject: BS: Fuel-Why wait a hundred million years?
From: Bill D
Date: 09 Jan 09 - 10:19 AM

Continental Flight Fueled by Algae

"On Wednesday, Continental Airlines conducted its first demonstration flight powered partly by alternative fuels. One engine of the Boeing 737-800 was powered by a 50-50 blend of regular petroleum-based jet fuel and a synthetic alternative made from jatropha and algae. Both jatropha and algae are considered sustainable, second-generation biofuels and release fewer emissions than traditional biofuels like ethanol."


In WWII, we had "Victory Gardens"...in the future, maybe we can grow 'infrequent flyer miles' beside the house.

Subject: RE: BS: Fuel-Why wait a hundred million years?
From: Bill D
Date: 09 Jan 09 - 10:23 AM

Oh... I found the story at http://www.refdesk.com/ ...
they got it at http:/www.thefreedictionary.com/

I love the WWW/internet.

Subject: RE: BS: Fuel-Why wait a hundred million years?
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 09 Jan 09 - 11:03 AM

There was a story about this algae this week on an NPR program. Can't remember which one, though.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Fuel-Why wait a hundred million years?
From: GUEST,BanjoRay
Date: 09 Jan 09 - 03:12 PM

If we still had flying boats, they could land and graze in the Sargasso sea on the way across the Atlantic...
Ray

Subject: RE: BS: Fuel-Why wait a hundred million years?
From: dick greenhaus
Date: 09 Jan 09 - 04:48 PM

And while algae hve no feet, burning the fuel they can produce leaves the same carbon footprint as does any other fuel. Of course, like wood or biodiesel, the net conribution is zero, since the carbon that the algae used to grow on came from the CO2 in the air.