Originally Posted by Cubdriver

Aviation Experts: Biofuel-Powered Flights Within A Decade.

The AP (3/18, Max) reports, "Within a decade, passenger planes will be flying on jet fuel largely made from plants...as airlines seek to break away from the volatile oil market and do their part to fight climate change, aviation experts said Wednesday." Attending the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels, the experts said that "the industry is focusing on fuels that cause minimal environmental destruction." Still, the AP adds that the "projected shift" among airlines to using plant-based jet fuel "has stoked concern among environmentalists that the possible insatiable appetite of airlines for plant oil will hasten the destruction of tropical forests and the conversion of cropland from food to fuel."