On Saturday, September 2, 2006, at 08:11 PM, Jon Bishop wrote:
>
> It's funny that you mention this. I sent a post a few days ago (don't
> think it made it, too long perhaps) about something quite the same.
> While marijuana is of no use for energy, the plant that it grows
> from, hemp, has more cellulose than any other harvested plant and can
> be used for everything from making a high pressure fiberboard for
> construction to fibers for fabrics, and yep, you guessed it, methanol
> for fuel! Also, the seeds can be crushed and strained, the seed
> itself being used for a hempseed mash (aka gruel, used all over the
> world in times of famine) which has a ton of nutrients, and then the
> oil that is derived from the seeds can be used for everything that
> petroleum is currently used for. Think about that.
>
> ~Jon
>
Yeah, man, I think I see it, too. Far-frickin'-out. Somebody pass me
the chips and macaroni and cheese, and the fruit juice and some jello
and maybe that leftover hamburger. Wow, look at those far-out colors,
man. . .
Jon Wennerberg
Seldom Seen Slim Land Speed Racing
Marquette, Michigan
(that's 'way up north)
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