Marijuana and biodiesel, a match made in green heaven?
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Marijuana and biodiesel, a match made in green heaven?
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And now for something completely different. That would be from our friends at Extreme Biodiesel, which is in escrow to buy 40 acres of farmland in California. The reason? It wants to cultivate hemp specifically for the conversion to biodiesel. Tailpipe emissions have never been as sweet.
The company is calling this specific operation XTRM Cannabis Ventures and is crediting President Obama and the $1 trillion Farm Bill he signed earlier this month. That bill legalized growing hemp in 10 states, including the Golden State. Extreme Biodiesel says it can use the land to house more than two acres of warehouses for indoor hemp growth in addition to 20 more acres for outdoor hemp cultivation. No word on how much biodiesel can be produced from that much hemp or how many farmers will get a case of the munchies (sorry, couldn't resist).
Hemp use isn't exactly new for the automotive industry, though the biodiesel angle appears to be novel. In 2010, Motive Industries showed off Canada's first bio-composite-bodied electric car, which included hemp in its composite mix. Additionally, in the early 1940s, Ford experimented (OK, maybe that's the wrong term to use here) with using hemp in the plastic materials of a car prototype's body. You can see the latest update in Extreme Biodiesel's press release below.Continue reading Marijuana and biodiesel, a match made in green heaven?
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And now for something completely different. That would be from our friends at Extreme Biodiesel, which is in escrow to buy 40 acres of farmland in California. The reason? It wants to cultivate hemp specifically for the conversion to biodiesel. Tailpipe emissions have never been as sweet.
The company is calling this specific operation XTRM Cannabis Ventures and is crediting President Obama and the $1 trillion Farm Bill he signed earlier this month. That bill legalized growing hemp in 10 states, including the Golden State. Extreme Biodiesel says it can use the land to house more than two acres of warehouses for indoor hemp growth in addition to 20 more acres for outdoor hemp cultivation. No word on how much biodiesel can be produced from that much hemp or how many farmers will get a case of the munchies (sorry, couldn't resist).
Hemp use isn't exactly new for the automotive industry, though the biodiesel angle appears to be novel. In 2010, Motive Industries showed off Canada's first bio-composite-bodied electric car, which included hemp in its composite mix. Additionally, in the early 1940s, Ford experimented (OK, maybe that's the wrong term to use here) with using hemp in the plastic materials of a car prototype's body. You can see the latest update in Extreme Biodiesel's press release below.Continue reading Marijuana and biodiesel, a match made in green heaven?
Marijuana and biodiesel, a match made in green heaven? originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Thu, 27 Feb 2014 19:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Re: Marijuana and biodiesel, a match made in green heaven?
Hemp has loads of oil in it. It can be grown on poor soils and needs little cultivation. Big time hemp/oil/fuel exploitation could be a major contributor to cleaner/sustainable fuel sources. Too bad it takes so long to make sense.
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