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Biocomposites put the plant into the auto plant — and more
The gateway to widespread use of environmentally friendly materials won’t be through the conscience as much as through the pocketbook. Michigan State University researchers are finding ways to make tough, lightweight and versatile materials that can be fabricated into items ranging from automotive parts to tennis rackets to housing panels to furniture to bridges - all from plants and agricultural products.
Bob Newland on KSSO Radio
Wednesday’s topic will be the upcoming events in the petition drive to put industrial hemp on the ballot in South Dakota.
Bowles Vows To Override Veto On Hemp Bill
State Sen. Evelyn Bowles vowed Saturday to fight for an override of Gov. George Ryan’s veto of a bill she sponsored that would have allowed a study of industrial hemp’s potential as a crop for Illinois farmers. Ryan announced Friday he had vetoed the legislation, arguing that other studies have settled the issue. “To put it mildly, I’m very disappointed,” said Bowles, D-Edwardsville.
Clean, Green, Hemp Powered Machine Rolls Through Northwest
A rather unusual car is passing through the northwest. The ‘hemp car’, as it’s called, hails from Virginia. Those touring the country in it say they haven’t had to stop and gas up. that’s because its unmodified 1983 Mercedes diesel engine runs on alternative fuel made from hemp seed oil.
Dope dwelling
The growing housing problem in South Africa has led a Cape Town-based IT specialist to come up with an idea he says could help alleviate the problem. The idea is to build houses using cannabis indica. Using cannabis to build is by no means a new idea. French archaeologists discovered bridges built with a process that mineralises hemp stalks into a long-lasting cement.
Green Light for Hemp Growers
The Ministry of Health has approved trials to cultivate industrial hemp with a group of growers being given the green light to cultivate the controversial crop. The first licenses for growing hemp, which is from the same family as marijuana, will be issued by the ministry on Tuesday.
Hemp Agriculture Case Should Travel to Congress
The effort by Pine Ridge Oglalas to establish the right of Indian farmers to grow crops of industrial hemp continues to move along. The good news is that the community of people who are managing reservation hemp fields have opted not to confront the Drug Enforcement Agency.
Hemp Car Pulled Over
The Hemp Car had barely begun its tour of the city — the first Canadian stop on the Virginia-based group’s schedule — when a police cruiser pulled it over.
Hemp Fueled Car Comes To Santa Cruz August 30
HempCar, a 1983 Mercedes Benz turbo diesel wagon running on industrial hemp biodiesel, has scheduled a day-long visit to Sata Cruz, California as part of its 3 month “Trans-America Tour” across the United Staes and Canada on Thursday August 30, 2001.
Hemp Growers Pursue Fibre Processing Plant
A group of industrial hemp growers had some difficult decisions to make a year ago. Their dream of a hemp processing plant was in tatters following the demise of Consolidated Growers and Processors, a company that seemed determined to be a dominant player in Canada’s hemp industry.