Herbivore Airlines

No this isn't a post about McGinn's recent conversation to legalize pot in Seattle.

And OK, those airlines would actually be omnivores since it'd still a mix of petroleum & plant based fuels that'd be inside those wings that power the jets. But the 14 airlines signing the proactive MOU with ALTAIR for use at SEATAC in 2012 are a start for both local and national use of economically viable & renewable biofuels to displace our dependence on foreign imports while creating jobs & reducing harmful emissions (or so the story goes).

But you can rest assured that when you fly with me that at least 50% of the flight crew at the pointy end of the jet is powered by biofuel (or classified as an herbivore for the last 20+ years) though my co-pilots might have a strong argument regarding an actual increase in localized harmful emissions.