Industrial Hemp - Transition Whatcom2024-03-28T23:20:25Zhttp://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/forum/topics/industrial-hemp?commentId=2723460%3AComment%3A95383&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI want a car made of hemp! C…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2014-03-05:2723460:Comment:958592014-03-05T07:03:55.991ZMargo Terrillhttp://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/MargoTerrill
<p>I want a car made of hemp! <a href="http://www.collective-evolution.com/2013/11/01/the-worlds-most-eco-friendly-car-its-made-entirely-from-hemp/" target="_blank">Car made of hemp!</a></p>
<p>I want a car made of hemp! <a href="http://www.collective-evolution.com/2013/11/01/the-worlds-most-eco-friendly-car-its-made-entirely-from-hemp/" target="_blank">Car made of hemp!</a></p> I like it. Think of places a…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2014-02-26:2723460:Comment:958252014-02-26T21:27:41.331ZPamela Boschhttp://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/PamelaBosch
<p>I like it. Think of places all the places without sewage systems or hook-ups. </p>
<p>On a larger scale, it might be possible to turn sewage treatment plants into compost by passing human sewage through hemp plants. Individual composting toilets are available, but whole city systems are currently just disposal plants instead of recycling centers. I am interested to know what the plants do with the toxins they "absorb". Do they convert them into benign substances or would the result be…</p>
<p>I like it. Think of places all the places without sewage systems or hook-ups. </p>
<p>On a larger scale, it might be possible to turn sewage treatment plants into compost by passing human sewage through hemp plants. Individual composting toilets are available, but whole city systems are currently just disposal plants instead of recycling centers. I am interested to know what the plants do with the toxins they "absorb". Do they convert them into benign substances or would the result be toxic fertilizer? I suspect that heavy metals don't disappear, nor does radioactivity, but petrochemicals, resins, and other complex organic compounds might be rearranged by the plants growth processes. Any biochemists out there who could discuss these issues or recommend research projects?</p>
<p></p> This concept uses bamboo but…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2014-02-26:2723460:Comment:959882014-02-26T20:47:27.733ZMargo Terrillhttp://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/MargoTerrill
<p>This concept uses bamboo but I wonder if hemp might also work. A great idea, don't you think? Not a complete solution to the bigger problem of needing public bathrooms but a step in the right direction. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.gizmag.com/pplanter-biofilter-public-urinal/30987/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=0685038fe2-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_65b67362bd-0685038fe2-91463613" target="_blank">Public bio-urinals</a></p>
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<p>This concept uses bamboo but I wonder if hemp might also work. A great idea, don't you think? Not a complete solution to the bigger problem of needing public bathrooms but a step in the right direction. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.gizmag.com/pplanter-biofilter-public-urinal/30987/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=0685038fe2-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_65b67362bd-0685038fe2-91463613" target="_blank">Public bio-urinals</a></p>
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<p></p> Here is good news for hemp in…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2014-02-08:2723460:Comment:953832014-02-08T18:52:10.591ZEmily Farrellhttp://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/EmilyFarrell
<p>Here is good news for hemp industry - This article reports that Obama has signed legislation legalizing research into the industrial uses of hemp - a good step toward national legalization of industrial hemp:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nationofchange.org/president-obama-signs-farm-bill-legalizing-industrial-hemp-1391874705" target="_blank">http://www.nationofchange.org/president-obama-signs-farm-bill-legalizing-industrial-hemp-1391874705</a></p>
<p>Here is good news for hemp industry - This article reports that Obama has signed legislation legalizing research into the industrial uses of hemp - a good step toward national legalization of industrial hemp:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nationofchange.org/president-obama-signs-farm-bill-legalizing-industrial-hemp-1391874705" target="_blank">http://www.nationofchange.org/president-obama-signs-farm-bill-legalizing-industrial-hemp-1391874705</a></p>