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Jun 24

Any other Canadians hear this story? I got it from an international source.

Used cooking oil powers passenger jet from Toronto to Mexico

Paul Higgins: Flying Air Canada next month from New York to Toronto. I hope they have it all working ok!!!

via dvice:

Treehuggers have been powering their old Mercedes-Benz Diesel cars with used cooking oil for years, but now it’s starting to creep deeper into the fuel we use to power our airliners. Last year we saw how Alaska Airlines ran some tests using a 20 percent biofuel blend, but now Air Canada has upped the ante by going with a 50/50 blend of jet fuel and old used cooking oil. […]

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Reblogged 10 months ago from emergentfutures

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canada, air canada, biofuel, air plane, used cooking oil,

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awesome!
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This. Is. Amazing.
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So apparently we’ve hit peak oil. I don’t know whether to celebrate or become wary. This could be seen as a desperate...
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Any other Canadians hear this story? I got it from an international source.
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If the plane crashes, I bet everybody will smell like french fries.
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step in the right direction.
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You go Canada.
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pretty awesome, especially if it lowers the cost of flying! (somehow I doubt that will happen)
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Yay Canada! ^_^
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