I was very pleasantly surprised to read today that Virgin Airlines – owned by a man I am quite a fan of, Richard Branson – will be launching a flight between London and Amsterdam next month. The catch? The plane will be running totally on biofuel. Although a while away from regular biofuel powered passenger flights from Virgin, this is a very positive step in my opinion. The biggest environmental benefits of using biofuels as opposed to crude oil is that firstly, they are by and large a renewable fuel source and secondly, usually produce less pollution and what is produced is often ‘offset’ (although I’m not a fan) by the actual production of the fuel. There is a lot of controversy over biofuels in general – an argument that in my opinion largely depends on their source, and as seen by the article before this one, can produce some very positive solutions. Expect more on this topic from me soon.
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