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Hemp as an Alternative to Fuel


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Hemp as an Alternative to Fuel
Examines the advantages of using hemp as a source of fuel.
1,132 words (approx. 4.5 pages) | 5 sources | APA | 2004 United States


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Paper Summary:

Hemp was an important crop for American farmers until 1937 when Congress passed a prohibitive tax on hemp production, the Marijuana Tax Act, and the hemp industry in the U.S. was destroyed. This paper shows how hemp has the potential for being an important resource in farming, medicine, and fuel production. The paper focuses mainly, however, on the environmental benefits of using bio-diesel produced from hemp seeds.

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"Although, there are still restrictions on industrial hemp cultivation, pressure from industry in recent years has led to a relaxation of the laws, resulting in a wide variety of new products, ranging from clothing to cosmetics and ice-cream (29). Because hemp is easy to grow, even in the poorest of soils, and can be harvested in four months, its environmental sustainability is a major selling point (30). Moreover, as a plant, like all plants, it absorbs the main greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, from the atmosphere as it grows and due to the fact that it requires very little energy to process, it saves money, conserves fossil fuels and reduces carbon dioxide emissions (31)."

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APA Citation:

Hemp as an Alternative to Fuel (2012, February 09). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Hemp-as-an-Alternative-to-Fuel/49667

MLA Citation:

"Hemp as an Alternative to Fuel" 09 February 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Hemp-as-an-Alternative-to-Fuel/49667>




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