Source: treehugger.com Published: August 2, 2017 Updated October 11, 2018 Finally, there is now an ethical and practical alternative work wear option to Carhartt and Dickies. Screen capture Patagonia By Derek Markham Patagonia is one of those companies that really...
Source: inhabitat.com Published: April 6, 2017 by Maria Novozhilova Hemp is a sustainable supermaterial with a wide range of applications that go far beyond hacky sacks and beaded bracelets. An experimental project called Fabric-Action explores exciting new uses for...
Source: csglobe.com Published: September 9, 2014 Scientists are using industrial hemp for futuristic ‘supercapacitor’ batteries. Liam K. On top of its vast medicinal benefits and a “high” that’s safer and mellower than alcohol, what if cannabis could also power a...
Source: bbc.com Published: August 13, 2014 Thinkstock By James Morgan The waste fibres from hemp crops can be transformed into high-performance energy storage devices, scientists say. They “cooked” cannabis bark into carbon nanosheets and built...
Source: csglobe.com Published: January 30, 2014 Liam S. Whittaker Most of us want to change the world and millions of us change the world every day. There are those that put smiles on people’s faces, those that make people laugh, people that inspire others, ordinary...
Source: greenbuildingpress.co.uk Published: October 30, 2013 When a Hampshire couple decided to downsize from their family home, a 16thC listed thatched cottage – they wanted their new house to impact on the environment as little as possible. Green construction...
Source: truthonpot.com Published: November 7, 2013 The world’s most Eco-friendly car, the Kestrel, was designed in Canada by Calgary-based Motive Industries INC. The Kestrel is a three-door hatchback that runs on battery power and is made from “hemp composite as...
Source: huffingtonpost.com Published: October 8, 2013 Imagine you had a building material that was energy-efficient, non-toxic and resistant to mold, insects and fire. The material may even have a higher R-value, or thermal resistance, than concrete, a claim that is...
Source: treehugger.com Published: May 17, 2013 Michael Graham Richard CC BY-SA 3.0 Wikipedia Hemp, the THC-free cousin of cannabis, has recently been made legal in Colorado, but the feds still don’t approve, even though the selling of hemp products is perfectly legal...