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vaughanr (vaughanr@topaz.cqu.edu.au) wrote:
: > 

:        Australia is waking up too. Trials are under way, albeit very limited.
:        As a tree replacement for paper it would save the forests, as a cotton
:        replacement for cloth it would go a long way to reducing insecticide
:        pollution.

it'd also save the waterways. cotton is very water intensive and much of
the blue-green algae problem, esp. in the Murry-Darling system has been
atributed to lowered flow rates due to cotton irrigation.


:        Much of the US's 2nd world war military uniforms were hemp. Excellent
:        quality.

shoe-laces too, and rigging for ships. 

Lets shout again the WWII slogan: "Hemp for Victory!"

incedentaly, did anyone see Quantum a week or so ago?
they were talking about revolutionary new techniques for making plastics
suitable for car bodies.
Henry Ford made a plastic car about 50 years ago. and where did the plastic
come from ? no prizes for guessing. Yes it was celulose from the Hemp plant.

if anyone wants infomation on hemps finer points i'd strongly recomend
" The Billion Dollar Crop" it was a 4-Corners special and you could
probably get it through an ABC shop.(though ive never tried)

seeya
TAO.