Washington's two major public universities have been awarded $80 million in federal grants to kick-start a biofuels industry in the Northwest, with hopes of turning trees into fuel for jet engines and cars alike. The total grant is $136 million and one of the largest the USDA has ever made.The University of Washington and Washington State University will each administer $40 million and play leading roles in the work aimed at creating a Northwest biofuels industry. The remaining money is going to schools in Louisiana, Tennessee and Iowa. READ MORE:Local News | UW, WSU to get $80M to develop biofuels | Seattle Times Newspaper.
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September 30, 2011
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