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The fat of dead pigs, cattle and chickens is being used to make jet fuel
- myshpa 3y agoHow many dead pigs do you need to fuel an airplane? According to Transport & Environment, a flight from Paris to New York would need fat from 8,800 dead pigs if all the fuel came from animal sources
- dmbche 3y ago"But the study by Brussels-based Transport & Environment, a clean transport campaign group, points out there are simply not enough animals slaughtered each year to meet airlines' growing demand for animal fats. "There's not a never ending supply of animals, or animal fat," said Matt Finch from Transport & Environment. "So if you put on a massive extra demand source from anywhere from aviation, in this case, the industries where fat is currently being used, will have to look for alternatives. And that alternative is palm oil. So aviation indirectly, will be responsible for increasing the amount of palm oil being pulled through the European systems.""
- WheelsAtLarge 3y agoI find this so stupid that I'm doubting the validity of the information. I was hoping it would cite The Onion as one of its sources. That way we could have a good laugh. How can any animal fat be a better alternative to petroleum? Specially since it will take lots of fossil fuels to raise the animals needed for the fat. That doesn't even take into account the land needed and environmental impact of so many animals. And there's the ethics of killing so many more animals. Stupid doesn't even begin to describe this use for animals. I know they are talking waste but once money is involved someone will find a way to make a buck no matter where the fat comes from.