'Hemp' The Right Thing to Do
Why hemp? Are there better options for fiber? Well maybe kenaf. Are there better super foods? Well maybe flax or soy. Are there better sources of ethanol? Maybe not, but do we want to farm half of the agriable land on earth to satisfy our energy needs? Probably not. There are better ways to harvest energy. Solar for instance. One onethousandth of one percent of the solar energy reaching the earths surface can satisfy all of the earths energy needs. Use this energy to make methanol out of cabon dioxide and not only do we have a superoir fuel but we stop and possibly reverse global warming (NPR Science Friday 4/28/06). So no, ethanol derived from hemp is probably not the answer to the worlds energy woes. Even so, what crop is more versitile than Hemp? I don't know of any.
There are countless reasons to employ hemp as one of the worlds most valuable resources. I'm not talking about making a quick buck. The energy traders in New York are making billions for a few exclusive investors using exotic hedge funds to speculate on crude oil futures and anyone buying gasoline is making those people mighty rich. I don't think I'll become a billionare by getting into the hemp industry but I do think I'd be doing the world a favor. People who use creative resourcefulness combined with one of Gods greatest gifts to the plant kingdom can get this planet back on the right track. God Bless