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Proposal would put plant near Oakland

By Tim Mitchell
Saturday, September 2, 2006 11:06 AM CDT

OAKLAND – An Oregon-based company has proposed building a plant in Coles County that would convert coal mined in the area into biodegradable diesel fuel and jet fuel.

American Clean Coal Fuels, based in Portland, Ore., is interested in constructing a plant near Oakland through one of its subsidiaries, Illinois Clean Fuels.

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