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The problem of petroleum is one of the reasons I back Cannabis/Hemp.
Hemp can supply 100% of this nation's energy needs by being grown on 6%
(Actually closer to 10% would be easier to deal with) of our currently
marginal farmland, while reducing the need for pesticides, herbicides,
etceteracides and providing both diesel and "Gasoline" fuels, though
biodiesel is the easist of the two to process. The oil comes from the seed.
Cellulose for "gasoline" production comes from the pulp (Called the hurds)
of the plant. The hurds are 77% cellulose, so are very efficient to be used
for fuel.
The fuels, once extracted from the plant, are processed similarly to
petroleum. Regional seed oil extraction facilities is the best plan for
diesel-type fuel. A more centralized hurd extraction plan is being touted.
Please go to: www.hempcar.org; http://www.thehia.org/faqs/faq7.htm;
www.norml.org; www.jackherer.com;
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/nexus/Cannabis_sativa_nex.html.
You'll find other resources along the way.
Hemp can be responsible for making the transition from petroleum. For that
matter, any biofuel can be used for that transition, but Hemp is by far the
most effiecient and effective plant to use.
Skywolf.+
"So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart.
Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and
demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, beautify
all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and its purpose in the
service of your people. Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go
over the great divide. Always give a word or a sign of salute when meeting
or passing a friend, even a stranger, when in a lonely place. Show respect
to all people and grovel to none.
When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of
living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in
yourself. Abuse no one and nothing, for abuse turns the wise ones to fools
and robs the spirit of its vision. When it comes your time to die, be not
like those whose hearts are filled with the fear of death, so that when
their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their
lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song and die like a
hero going home."
____ Tecumseh, Shawnee Nation
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Alternative Energy
Oil depletion will cause us to run out of petroleum even if we did nothing
to convert/switch over to alternatives and we're doing far less than we
should be doing. We talk about it far more than we do anything about it.
But there will still be a need for oil during the process of conversion
because just the process of establishing alternatives requires use of
petroleum based technologies to manufacture and in many instances to use
alternatives and I'm not sure those problems can be adequately addressed in
today's world or even in the near future. AND, technology by itself cannot
solve our problem for getting over carbon based fuel/energy either since you
need energy to operate/to run the technology.
Our lives are going to change and change drastically. While we are now
enjoying new technology and much of it has become an essential part of our
culture we need to start thinking differently because the time is coming
fast when all that we thought about will no longer be the case and we may
not be able to afford - because of a lack of resources - to use the same
technology we now enjoy in our lives.
We will without a doubt need to switch to renewables and do it soon on a
wide-scale. With the rising cost of fuel we are going to see a trend back
towards urbanization. Those who live in the country will need to generate
some of their own energy and travel less. We also better start thinking once
again about mass transit systems where they don't now exist and where they
did exist and have been phased out -- and more efficient systems need to be
phased in.
Wind is one viable energy resource and we more off-shore wind turbines in
lieu of oil platforms, etc, where they don't interfere with migrating birds
and don't cause sound pollution but we also have to take into consideration
that parts for these new wind turbines are still being made mostly with
petroleum based products as is our cloths and everything that uses plastics.
Coal extraction can now be cleaned better than before and carbon dioxide is
being pumped back into the earth but even with technology to clean coal we
don't have as much as once thought. There are the usual problems with
nuclear and even with all the alternative methods there are problems of
supply and how much they can do. Simply put, we are going to have to change
our live styles and do it with a whole lot less energy. We must reduce our
energy needs.
Your comments on this topic and the upcoming nuclear test in Nevada (you did
hear about Bush's nuclear weapons test in June, didn't you?) are welcomed in
[email protected]
Hank Roth
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