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Ethanol demand outgrows corn
While corn-based ethanol will help fight U.S. dependence on foreign oil, the fuel is seen as a temporary fix at best, if it is ever embraced on a large scale. Due to its availability, price and several other uses, new sources of biofuel are already being sought out.
Kauai sugar soon to become ethanol
Hawaii imports 100 percent of its ethanol. A sugar plantation owner plans to invest $80 million to change that.
Arizona copper producer is golden for Freeport
If copper prices hold, the $10 billion in remaining debt acquired by mining giant Freeport-McMoRan
Phelps Dodge ups recruiting efforts, incentives
Phelps Dodge is digging through Phoenix, Tucson and El Paso, Texas to find 600 workers for its Arizona mines at Safford and Morenci. A housing slump has compounded problems, including... […]