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Hemp Processing in Canada – 50% Goes to U.S.
A representative of HempOil Canada discusses the processing of hemp and materials made of hemp used in a myriad of products mainly destined for the United States: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k0GGWGTFII&feature=player_embedded]
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Fast-Growing Canadian Hemp Food Products Company is Vigorously Expanding into New Markets
November 18, 2009 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada – Hemp foods are one of the hottest health food trends in North America, and a fast-growing Canadian company is demonstrating that there is a healthy appetite for nutritious hemp foods overseas, too. Due to a vigorous international sales initiative over the past few years by Manitoba Harvest…
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Bamboo's Image Not So Eco-Friendly in Reality
November 16, 2009 – Slinky, soft bamboo fabric has made its way into my wardrobe in the form of a number of buttery shirts and dresses. When I came across the eco-label Viridis Luxe, it wasn’t Uma Thurman and Laura Dern’s patronage of the brand that attracted me. It was the clothes’ luxurious feel and…
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The Science behind Carbon Dioxide Reduction with Hemp
September 28, 2009 – A realistic, globally scalable plan to transfer CO2 from the atmosphere into soil and raw materials is already available – it’s called industrial hemp… Our basic premise is that hemp is far more productive than typical agro-forestry projects, producing annual, versatile biomass alongside more rapid CO2 uptake. It can produce a…
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Scientists Find The Gene That Produces THC
September 16, 2009 – Scientists at the University of Minnesota have identified the genes in cannabis that allow the plant to produce THC. Finding the genes opens the path to either create drug-free hemp plants for industrial purposes, or to develop plants with much higher concentrations of the psychotropic chemical. Publishing in the Journal of…
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Green Visionary Henry Ford and his Predictions about Ethanol and Hemp based fuels
September 7, 2009 – Henry Ford believed in using Hemp products to make cars. He was green 50 years before GREEN was cool. Henry Ford predicted back in 1925 that the future fuels used to power automobiles, trucks, planes, and power boat engines would come from sustainable and more eco-friendly resources than fossil fuels. He…
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Solution Found for Failing Economy: Cannabis
September 1, 2009 – With the economic crisis we are in, researchers have been looking for more ways Americans can generate income and stimulate our economy. One option that seems to be overlooked is the decriminalization of cannabis and possible benefits we could get from it. Our earliest founders used various forms of cannabis in…
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From underground to mainstream: Seattle Hemp Fest to draw 150,000 +
August 15, 2009 – Considered one of the largest annual gatherings in the world for the decriminalization of marijuana, the Seattle Hemp Fest will take place August 15-16 in Myrtle Edwards, Olympic Sculpture and Elliott Bay Parks along the northern section of Seattle’s waterfront. The two-day “protestival” will host seven stages presenting a compendium of…
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Green Building with Hemp – Worldwide Symposium
August 9, 2009 – The 1st International Hemp Building Symposium is a ‘call to action’ for natural building professionals from all over the world. Join builders, design professionals, and companies, all committed to building, sustainably with natural materials. For the event to learn or share details of hemp fiber construction, exchange knowledge, make contacts with…
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Hemp-Don't Smoke It!
August 6, 2009 – Quick: What single plant can you use to build, insulate, and heat a house; help build and run cars; turn into the finest textiles; use to make tortillas, cheese, veggie burgers, perfumes, skin creams, and suntan lotions – and also to get stoned? The answer is none. But if you leave…