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Renewable energy has got more interesting since Woertz, an executive at Chevron, was named CEO of Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM), a $36 billion agricultural processor. The move suggests that ADM--which turns grains and oil seeds into syrups, flour, feed and other products--sees ethanol and biodiesel as bigger parts of its future. Indeed, last month Woertz announced "robust" investment plans for its ethanol business. "Whether it's food, feed or fuel, I think there are great opportunities to expand across our portfolio," she says. So, what about running the largest woman-led company in the U.S.? Her focus...
...details of Green's biography contain little to suggest he was destined for trouble but nothing that indicates he knew how to avoid it either. He was born in Midland, Texas, and bounced between parents who divorced when he was 4. Green, who was in his teens when his mother spent six months in jail for drunken driving, dropped out of school after 10th grade. In February 2005, fresh from a three-day jail stint for underage possession of alcohol, he enlisted in the Army, and a month later--during basic training--he was baptized in a makeshift prayer room...
...Bush Administration recover all it has lost? Much depends on the temper and commitment of the President himself. "He can juggle all the balls and still let his hair down," says Charlie Younger, an orthopedic surgeon from Midland, Texas, and longtime friend, who spent three nights at the White House this month. "He's an eternal optimist...
Equally important, an old love can spark a passion that renews the couple's memories of their youth. "It's almost like we're 17 again, and we can explore things together--except that we're 53," explains Mike Hagen of Midland, Mich., who reconnected five years ago with Vivian Menko through Classmates...
...exports about $600 billion in cargo through ports that were hit by the hurricane, and some 2,000-ton barges are literally stuck in the mud, says Larry Daily, president of Alter Barge Lines. "It's like you've clogged the pipeline for a week." Archer Daniels Midland, a major grain exporter, operates four grain terminals in Louisiana. Several hundred of its barges are stranded in the lower Mississippi, some grounded and waiting to off-load. The firm is studying rail alternatives and considering diverting some shipments to Galveston, Texas...