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The CEO of the celebrated U.S. hygiene products company Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps was arrested outside of the White House on Monday protesting the U.S. ban on industrial hemp farming. David Bronner locked himself inside a steel cage along with several hemp plants that he harvested for oil.
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Hemp research and market development in Germany
Hemp research and market development in Germany A status report for 1994 Michael Karus1 and Gero Leson2 1. nova - Institute for Political and Ecological Innovation, Thielstrasse 35, 50354 Hürth/Cologne, Germany 2. nova - Institute for Political and Ecological Innovation, Santa Monica, USA Historical overview The cultivation and use of hemp in Germany has a long history (Körber-Grohne 1988).
Pollution: Petrol vs Hemp
Hemp Biodiesel vs Diesel: Compiled from: Greenfuels and NBB • Overall ozone (smog) forming potential of biodiesel is less than diesel fuel. The ozone forming potential of the speciated hydrocarbon emissions was nearly 50 percent less than that measured for diesel fuel. 1 • Sulfur emissions are essentially eliminated with pure biodiesel. The exhaust emissions of sulfur oxides and sulfates (major components of acid rain) from biodiesel were essentially eliminated compared to sulfur oxides and sulfates from diesel. 1 • Criteria pollutants are reduced with biodiesel use.
Hemp could be on the verge of joining the growing number of weeds that could power your car. Researchers at the University of Connecticut have found that industrial hemp seeds could make an ideal feedstock for biofuel production . Slight hitch: growing hemp, industrial or otherwise, is still illegal in the U.S. However, given that medical marijuana is rapidly approaching mainstream status and some states are relaxing marijuana-related laws, the chances for an industrial hemp comeback look a little brighter. Biodiesel from Hemp
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Hemp Produces Viable Biodiesel
Hemp Produces Viable Biodiesel Oct 07, 2010 Industrial hemp, which grows in infertile soils, is attractive as a potential source of sustainable diesel fuel. Researchers at the Univeristy of Connecticut have found that the fiber crop Cannabis sativa, known as industrial hemp, has properties that make it viable and even attractive as a raw material, or feedstock, for producing biodiesel – sustainable diesel fuel made from renewable plant sources. The plant’s ability to grow in infertile soils also reduces the need to grow it on primary croplands, which can then be reserved for growing food, says Richard Parnas, a professor of chemical, materials, and biomolecular engineering who led the study.