Air Force to Make the "Wild, Blue Yonder" a Little Less Wild

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The world’s most powerful air force is seeking to wean itself from foreign oil and nearly zero out its carbon dioxide output as part of a sweeping alternative energy drive, a senior Pentagon official said onย Friday.

By early 2011, the U.S. Air Force aims to make sure its entire fleet of bombers, fighters, transports and other aircraft can use a domestically produced 50-50 blend of synthetic and petroleum-basedย fuel.

Update: First Jet takes flight on 100% biodiesel fuel

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