Department of Energy pulls BlueFire funding

FULTON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy has withdrawn its support for a biofuels company’s $300 million cellulose plant in Fulton, Miss.

BlueFire Renewables officials tell the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal (http://bit.ly/1heLdL9) they are appealing the decision.

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