Billions of dollars (both private and public) are being spent to learn how to convert biomass to liquid fuels.

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Ms. HUELLE: Well, my credit line has been reduced, which is my safety net, which means now I have to be conservative going forward into the holiday season with my spending, because I now have to keep the safety net in my liquid capital account, whereas before, I could've, you know, spent a little more, got more objects in, but now I have to keep that in my account.

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