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Natural Fibre Injection
Krauss-Maffei Kunststofftechnik has adapted its long fibre injection (LFI) process so that natural fibre reinforcements such as flax, hemp or sisal can processed into polyurethane mouldings. Natural fibre reinforced component polyurethane parts offer characteristics which are claimed to compare favourably with those of their glass-fibre counterparts.
No Blood for Wesson Oil!
We took a little drive in the car of the future recently, and the exhaust of the future smells like French fries. That’s because this car runs on non-polluting vegetable oil instead of sky-smudging, non-renewable, war-greasing petroleum.
Nutiva Hosts Hemp Food Victory Party at Three Locations in California
Nutiva, a Northern California manufacturer of hemp food products, is planning to celebrate the hemp industry’s historic 9th Circuit Court victory with three parties in California. Come enjoy delicious hemp foods and meet with like-minded people who realize the important role hemp will play in creating a more sustainable world. In the past three years, a variety of hemp food manufacturers and trade groups have gone to court to prevent the DEA from banning hemp foods, and these legal efforts have finally met with success.
Nutiva Introduces Extra-Virgin Organic Coconut Oil
Nutiva, a Northern California manufacturer of hemp food products, today announced the extension of its product offerings with raw, organic, extra-virgin coconut oil imported from the Philippines.
Planting Computers
It’s not every day you come across a grower whose crop will be harvested by a Japanese firm to go into computers and mobile phones. But Andrew Saunders is such a farmer. He’s growing kenaf, a fibre crop, similar in appearance to industrial hemp.
Scientists Brake Into Industry
Scientists at Exeter University have teamed up with industry leaders to work on a Government project to create eco-friendly brake pads. Exeter Advanced Technology (X-AT) is investigating ways to use natural crop resources to replace toxic materials in vehicle braking systems.
State lawmakers consider allowing hemp farming
A bill meandering its way through the state House of Representatives seeks to change that, allowing licensed growers to raise crops low in the ingredient that makes marijuana a controlled drug. The bill — HB 653 — allows for supervision and testing to ensure that the crop falls below 1 percent tetrahydrocannabinol, commonly known as THC. You will not be surprised, I suspect, to learn that the bill has been in “interim study” for more than a year.
Strange bedfellows: Marijuana group co-opts President Adams’ alter ego
First gay marriage, now pot. Founding father John Adams, whose Massachusetts Constitution has been cited recently by supporters of same-sex marriage, is now being drafted by marijuana advocates.
Woodchipping out of control
In 1995, massive opposition to export woodchipping poured onto the streets of major cities in Australia. At the time, at least 80% of Australians were opposed to woodchipping in old-growth forests. Plantations should be made sustainable (with a diversity of species, rather than exotic monocultures for instance) and natural habitats should be restored. Alternative fibres such as hemp and sugar-cane waste should be reintroduced, expanded or developed to replace wood pulp where possible.