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To: Eric who wrote (75309)	3/10/2017 11:36:12 AM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 86355

Electric airplanes. I guess battery weight is no concern. And the electricity will all be non-FF generated in your make believe world of the future. I figured you'd bring up biofuels. Biofuels are old tecnology. Henry Ford's first car ran on biofuel.

To: Eric who wrote (75309)

3/10/2017 11:52:19 AM

From: Brumar89

Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 86355

I understand private planes still use leaded fuel and are the #1 source of lead emissions in the US? As one who talks about flying a private plane, do YOU fly with leaded fuel? Hope you're not poisoning school children:

The EPA estimates (PDF) there are 16 million people living within one kilometer of those airports, and 3 million children attend schools in the same radius. According to a 2011 study by Duke University researchers, kids who live near airports have elevated levels of lead in their blood.