I by chance stumbled upon the last half of ABC’s show Earth 2100 a couple nights ago. Now understand, I just returned from a trip to Texas, the land of my birth. And Texas, with the exception of Austin, is not the land of environmental sensitivity. And so my frame of mind was stemming from what some other bloggers on the topic of Earth 2100 have been referring to as “the lowest common denominator.” Imagine my reverse culture shock when I found myself watching an acid trip induced, enviro-documentary/graphic novel about the end of humanity on prime time television.
Break out the shisha and tea. I need to relax. Now for the last couple of days most of the reviews on the show have been critical, but personally I think everyone needs to take a few puffs from the hookah. After you feel a little light headed you should keep reading.
Henry ford, you were so close. While the early Ford championed all sorts of methods of making ethyl alcohol, one of those means was hemp. Like I stated a few days ago, one of the magic numbers for hemp is its high percentage of cellulose (the key ingredient for conversion into alcohol or other fuels. Ford created a hemp car that used hemp fibers in construction and ran on ethyl alcohol made from hemp. Momentum was gathering quickly for the natural and sustainable fuel revolution. Then oil, backed by powerful people and upstart companies like Dupont, stormed onto the scene. And you know the rest. Bit of a pisser, but what are you gonna’ do.