Wal-Mart donates $369,000 for ethanol research

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Associated Press - September 6, 2008 10:34 AM ET

JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) - The Wal-Mart Foundation has donated $369,000 to research in biofuels at Arkansas State University. The money will be used by the university's Arkansas Biosciences Institute to meet the cost-share requirement of a federal grant to the school.

The Biosciences Institute conducts research into the use of Arkansas' farm and forestry resources for biofuels that can be used commercially.

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