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Maybe They Can Use Cigars as Fuel
Fidel Castro's resignation may boost biofuels in Cuba |
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20 Feb 2008 |
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| Posted at 3:16 PM on 20 Feb 2008 Fidel Castro's step down after 49 years as Cuba's leader may have implications for biofuels in the country. Castro was outspokenly critical of U.S. biofuel policy, and blocked a proposed expansion by ag giant Archer Daniels Midland into Cuba in the 1990s. But Fidel's brother Raul, who will assume leadership of Cuba, is a biofuels supporter. Industry analysts have projected th ... |
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