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The efforts to greenovate the friendly skies continue according to USA Today, which notes that airlines, the government and environmentalists have teamed up to experiment with concoctions of chicken fat or the same poisonous plants used by Air New Zealand, but the long-term hope for US carriers lies in utilizing algae. Pond scum may seem like a weak choice, but in actuality it is perfect for our jetsetting ways: it grows super quick, contains a busload of nutrients and can flourish in environment.

Since the goal is "to replace a significant portion of the 19 billion gallons of kerosene that U.S. carriers burn in their planes each year and to do it by the end of the next decade," expect algae farms to slowly start popping up around the country as domestic airlines and passengers continue to clamor for cheaper gas. We'd like to imagine this industry creating the hottest job of the next decade: algae farmer. Ohh yeahhh.

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[Plane via caribb; Biodiesel stamp via needasticker.com]