Statement of Operations (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Net sales	$ 14,488,727	$ 28,647,819
Costs applicable to sales (exclusive of depreciation, depletion and amortization shown separately below)	16,899,398	17,977,538
Costs applicable to sales - change in estimated recovery rate	0	8,551,783
Operating expenses (includes stock based compensation of $290,202 and $319,512, respectively)	2,096,697	2,231,434
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	1,111,844	1,709,473
Loss from operations	(5,619,212)	(1,822,409)
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(3,743,336)	(3,271,690)
Unrealized loss on de-designation of cash flow hedges	0	(13,712,395)
Loss on derivatives classified as trading securities	(1,038,103)	(2,312,203)
Miscellaneous income (expense)	84,357	(86,713)
Total other income (expense)	(4,697,082)	(19,383,001)
Loss before income taxes	(10,316,294)	(21,205,410)
Provision for income taxes	0	0
Net loss	$ (10,316,294)	$ (21,205,410)
Net loss per basic and diluted share of common stock:
Weighted average number of basic common shares outstanding	113,608,523	112,149,570
Basic loss per share of common stock	$ (0.09)	$ (0.19)
Weighted average number of diluted common shares outstanding	113,608,523	112,149,570
Diluted loss per share of common stock	$ (0.09)	$ (0.19)