Jim Finnel
Fallen Cannabis Warrior & Ex News Moderator
The oil spill in the Gulf has presented America with another reason to demand that our government put the welfare of this country ahead of oil and coal company profits.
According to the North American Industrial Hemp Council:
If 6 percent of our country were planted in industrial hemp, it would supply 100 percent of our fuel and oil needs. Today we pay farmers not to grow on 6 percent of the farming land (around 90 million acres), while another 500 million acres of marginal farmland lie fallow. This land could be used to grow hemp as an energy crop. Growing hemp for fuel would be a tremendous boon for farmers and the agricultural industry.
Rudolf Diesel designed his engine to run on vegetable and seed oils like hemp. Hemp grows in any type of soil and, unlike gasoline, is renewable. Hemp fuel is biodegradable, so oil spills become fertilizer, not eco-catastrophes. Wood products are stronger when made from hemp fiber. Paper made from hemp can be bleached with hydrogen peroxide, reducing the toxins in our drinking water.
Hemp fuel doesn't contribute to sulfur dioxide air poisoning. Charcoal made from hemp can replace the burning of coal, further reducing the amount of sulfur pumped into the air. The coal industry is another ecologically hazardous one with enough money to keep our elected officials on their leashes for years to come.
There are more than 25,000 uses for industrial hemp, and each provides a superior product compared to oil and pulpwood-based products. All of this is of little concern to Sen. Lindsey Graham when compared to his need to protect oil and coal company profits.
Keep voting for Mr. Exxon Graham, and very soon Myrtle Beach and Charleston will have their very own oil spill to enjoy for years to come.
NewsHawk: User: 420 MAGAZINE
Source: goupstate.com
Author: Rick "Stump" Parrish
Copyright: 2010 GoUpstate.com
Contact: GoUpstate.com
Website: Monday's letters: Hemp is the answer
• Thanks to MedicalNeed for submitting this article
According to the North American Industrial Hemp Council:
If 6 percent of our country were planted in industrial hemp, it would supply 100 percent of our fuel and oil needs. Today we pay farmers not to grow on 6 percent of the farming land (around 90 million acres), while another 500 million acres of marginal farmland lie fallow. This land could be used to grow hemp as an energy crop. Growing hemp for fuel would be a tremendous boon for farmers and the agricultural industry.
Rudolf Diesel designed his engine to run on vegetable and seed oils like hemp. Hemp grows in any type of soil and, unlike gasoline, is renewable. Hemp fuel is biodegradable, so oil spills become fertilizer, not eco-catastrophes. Wood products are stronger when made from hemp fiber. Paper made from hemp can be bleached with hydrogen peroxide, reducing the toxins in our drinking water.
Hemp fuel doesn't contribute to sulfur dioxide air poisoning. Charcoal made from hemp can replace the burning of coal, further reducing the amount of sulfur pumped into the air. The coal industry is another ecologically hazardous one with enough money to keep our elected officials on their leashes for years to come.
There are more than 25,000 uses for industrial hemp, and each provides a superior product compared to oil and pulpwood-based products. All of this is of little concern to Sen. Lindsey Graham when compared to his need to protect oil and coal company profits.
Keep voting for Mr. Exxon Graham, and very soon Myrtle Beach and Charleston will have their very own oil spill to enjoy for years to come.
NewsHawk: User: 420 MAGAZINE
Source: goupstate.com
Author: Rick "Stump" Parrish
Copyright: 2010 GoUpstate.com
Contact: GoUpstate.com
Website: Monday's letters: Hemp is the answer
• Thanks to MedicalNeed for submitting this article