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Posted Thu Sep 18 2008: from Environmental News Service: Hurricane Ike Shuts Largest U.S. Biodiesel Refinery http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1221697723 The nation's largest biodiesel refinery, located on the Houston Ship Channel, will be shut down for the next six to eight weeks because of damage and loss of power caused by Hurricane Ike, company officials say. The publicly traded owner-operator GreenHunter Energy says damages at its Renewable Fuels Campus were mainly due to floodwater, which crested the 100-year flood plain level, rather than wind damage from Hurricane Ike. Completed in March, the refinery is capable of producing 105 million gallons of biodiesel a year. [Read more stories about: ] New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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