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A compact electric vehicle called “The Kestrel” is being developed as we speak in Canada. Later this August, the prototype will be fully developed and tested by Motive Industries, Inc., a Calgary-based firm “focused on advanced materials and technologies.”
The body of the car will be made up of impact-resistant… Read the rest

The value of hemp to the human race cannot be understated: it is the strongest plant fiber our Earth produces and the seed, pulp and leftover biomass are vital in our shift from peak oil to no oil. And the people behind Kaimanu Surfboards have taken note.
After years of… Read the rest

May 17 – 21 is Hemp History week. This week-long dedication to hemp was designed by the Hemp Industries Association (HIA) and Vote Hemp as a national grassroots education campaign designed to renew strong support for hemp farming in the U.S. If you haven’t heard of local hemp farming or… Read the rest

Pretty soon, fans of the Maryland Greenhawks, a minor-league basketball franchise, will be saying, “nothing but hemp.”
The Greenhawks, who changed their name from the Nighthawks as part of their vow to “go green,” held a press conference recently about their plans to become the country’s first eco-conscious professional sports… Read the rest

You may have noticed that we’ve been writing a lot about industrial hemp lately. That’s because we think legalizing industrial hemp is an important issue — both for the environment and the economy. Last week we mentioned the activists and hemp industry leaders that were arrested at Drug Enforcement Agency… Read the rest

Over 30 countries around the world grow industrial hemp, including big players like China and France. Multipurpose and versatile – hemp makes its way into everything from ice cream to paint to clothing – hemp could be called the wonder resource. In North America alone, the hemp industry accounts for… Read the rest

Hemp is not only an environmentally friendly business, but it’s also a lucrative one; the Hemp Industries Association (HIA) estimates the 2008 annual retail sales of all hemp products in North America to be about $360 million. In fact, the US has the largest market for hemp products in the… Read the rest