Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Where's Woody Harrelson on this?

http://belize1.com/BzLibrary/trust512.html
and
http://www.ridelust.com/hemp_powered_vehicles/

Why Hemp Fuel? Quoting from the article:
* Biodiesel is the only alternative fuel that runs in any conventional, unmodified diesel engine. It can be stored anywhere that petroleum diesel fuel is stored.
* Biodiesel is safe to handle and transport because it is as biodegradable as sugar, 10 times less toxic than table salt, and has a high flashpoint of about 300 F compared to petroleum diesel fuel, which has a flash point of 125 F.
* Biodiesel can be made from domestically produced, renewable oilseed crops such as hemp.
* Biodiesel is a proven fuel with over 30 million successful US road miles, and over 20 years of use in Europe.
* When burned in a diesel engine, biodiesel replaces the exhaust odor of petroleum diesel with the pleasant smell of hemp, popcorn or french fries.
* Biodiesel is the only alternative fuel in the US to complete EPA Tier I Health Effects Testing under section 211(b) of the Clean Air Act, which provide the most thorough inventory of environmental and human health effects attributes that current technology will allow.
* Biodiesel is 11% oxygen by weight and contains no sulfur. The use of biodiesel can extend the life of diesel engines because it is more lubricating than petroleum diesel fuel, while fuel consumption, auto ignition, power output, and engine torque are relatively unaffected by biodiesel.

Hemp paper is much more efficient than wood-paper too, IIRC. All this efficiency and environmental benefit gone because some old women are scared of a kid lighting up a doobie. Which they can buy easier than cigarettes in most cases anyway. What a screwed-up world...

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