To set up a large-scale industrial hemp farm,
you will experience the same ethical
dilemmas that the farming industry faces.
Deforestation and pesticide use will increase,
and we’ll inevitably replace some of our food-
crop land with more hemp-crop land.
Farmers can grow hemp biofuel on land that
is not fit for other crops.
This “marginal land” is essentially land that
isn’t tilled and cleared out for farming.
Despite the versatility, hemp produces a much
bigger harvest in ideal farming settings.
Additionally, marginal land is actually home
to important plants, trees, and living creatures
that are vital to the ecosystem.
Clearly, hemp biofuel alone won’t solve our
environmental crisis, but we believe it could
be part of a transition to a cleaner way of
living.
HOW THE AUTO-INDUSTRY ALREADY
USES HEMP
While hemp biofuel may not be a popular
alternative just yet, the automotive industry
already uses hemp.
Automakers weave hemp plastic into a
bendable material similar to fiberglass.
Almost all European car makers use hemp
fibres as interior door panels and trim pieces.
And companies like FlexForm technologies
operate as a dedicated producer of hemp-
fiberglass that they sell to automotive
companies to be made into car doors and
exterior panels.
Cars that feature hemp-based materials
include the BMW i8 supercar and the Lotus
Evora.
The advantages that come with hemp-made
materials is that they are lighter, bio-
degradable, and comes from a much easier
renewable resource.
Hemp grows in roughly 3 months while metals
take thousands of years to form.
Thanks to continued bipartisan support for
hemp legalization paired with a culture that is
growing increasingly accepting of the
cannabis plant, we’re witnessing the
beginning of hemp revolution.
While hemp biofuel can’t solve the entire
energy crisis (we believe the answer to that
problem will require multiple solutions), it
can provide us with a great renewable fuel
source in addition to its already useful
applications.
While we spent our time here discussing
hemp biofuel, let’s not forget the other ways
people have been using hemp. There’s hemp
beer, hemp blankets, and, this reporter’s
personal favourite, hemp food!
The future is indeed green.
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