Pubdate: Thu, 31 May 2007 Source: Wisconsin State Journal (WI) Copyright: 2007 Madison Newspapers, Inc. Contact: http://www.madison.com/wsj/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/506 Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/hemp.htm (Hemp) STUDY POTENTIAL OF HEMP USED IN FUELS What can be done about the price of gas? It's simple -- alternative fuels will replace carbon-based fuels in the future. What about now? In "Popular Science Monthly", dated March 1941, Ford displays a car that runs on ethanol distilled from hemp, and the car itself contains hemp composites. What happened? Certain individuals stood to lose fortunes in industries they dominated such as carbon fuels, paper products and chemicals if hemp was cultivated. Hemp is more cost effective than corn for ethanol, can grow almost anywhere, does not need insecticides or fertilizer and has little to no end waste product. It is the money tree. What can be done about the price of gas? Nothing. Citizens do not have the pull nor the money to buy the votes needed to wrestle control of the government from the corporate giants. It's odd that something done in 1941 is outlawed today. Why is gas expensive? Because we are sheep waiting to be clipped. - -- Carl Pawlik, Madison - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom