medpot
10-26-2006, 10:05 PM
ON: LTE: Industrial-Strength Hemp
Pubdate: Thu, 26 Oct 2006
Source: NOW Magazine (CN ON)
Copyright: 2006 NOW Communications Inc.
Contact: letters@nowtoronto.com
Website: http://www.nowtoronto.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/282
Author: Russell Barth
INDUSTRIAL-STRENGTH HEMP
One thing the Tories would never mention in any environmental legislation is industrial hemp. Hemp produces polymers that could replace oil-derived plastics for car bodies and thousands of other products.
This would further reduce our dependence on crude oil and reduce the pollution that we put into the air, soil and water.
Finally, hemp gobbles CO2 like crazy, which would further help us eat up some of our own emissions and those from the U.S. But then, using hemp to meet our energy needs and reduce pollution might "send the wrong message to youth" about marijuana, so it looks like we're stuck with crude oil and dirty air.
Russell Barth
Ottawa
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MAP posted-by: Elaine
Pubdate: Thu, 26 Oct 2006
Source: NOW Magazine (CN ON)
Copyright: 2006 NOW Communications Inc.
Contact: letters@nowtoronto.com
Website: http://www.nowtoronto.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/282
Author: Russell Barth
INDUSTRIAL-STRENGTH HEMP
One thing the Tories would never mention in any environmental legislation is industrial hemp. Hemp produces polymers that could replace oil-derived plastics for car bodies and thousands of other products.
This would further reduce our dependence on crude oil and reduce the pollution that we put into the air, soil and water.
Finally, hemp gobbles CO2 like crazy, which would further help us eat up some of our own emissions and those from the U.S. But then, using hemp to meet our energy needs and reduce pollution might "send the wrong message to youth" about marijuana, so it looks like we're stuck with crude oil and dirty air.
Russell Barth
Ottawa
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MAP posted-by: Elaine