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  • Billionaire Man United owner says he has lost confidence in the UK

    09/19/2026 6:08:34 AM PDT · by BenLurkin · 24 replies
    bbc ^ | 09/18/2026 | Simon Jack / Lucy Hooker,
    One of Britain's richest people, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, says he has lost confidence in the UK, describing the country as "on the slide". The founder of petrochemical giant Ineos, who also owns a large stake in Manchester United, said the UK was in decline due to a combination of high taxes and high immigration. He told the BBC failing to invest further in North Sea oil and gas amounted to "insanity" and warned gas storage was so low that the UK could "run out of gas" if there was a cold snap this winter. ... Sir Jim, whose wealth is...
  • Florida Plant to Produce Advanced Ethanol

    07/31/2013 7:09:33 PM PDT · by neverdem · 35 replies
    Wall Street Journal ^ | July 31, 2013 | RYAN TRACY
    Facility Offers Promise of Producing Fuel Out of Everything From Grass to Garbage A Florida plant started commercial-scale production of advanced ethanol, its owners said Wednesday, marking the first time a U.S. facility has made large quantities of the fuel from the inedible parts of plants. The news was a milestone for the renewable fuels industry, which has been dogged by criticism that its current method of making fuel from corn or sugar diverts those crops from the food chain and raises food prices. If INEOS Bio can sustain production at the Florida plant, it would offer the promise of...