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Hayduke Bomgarte

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4. I read a piece, years ago on the many advantages of

Reply to octoberlib (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 24, 2015, 03:07 PM

Dec 2015

growing hemp as a cash crop, that has some relevance here, I think.

It was during the the tobacco kerfuffle and concerned tobacco growers switching to hemp. The one advantage I'm citing from that article, is that in the tobacco growing states, two crops yearly would be possible, and were comparable acreage devoted to hemp, as to tobacco, the atmosphere would be recharged at a faster rate than what the rain forests were then accomplishing.

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How Close Are We to 'Dangerous' Planetary Warming? [View all] n2doc Dec 2015 OP

Isn't it already happening? Rex Dec 2015 #1

Naw Flying Squirrel Dec 2015 #18

Dam that would explain it! Rex Dec 2015 #20

I just read this. It's scary and I can't see us doing enough to reverse it. We need to plant forests octoberlib Dec 2015 #2

I read a piece, years ago on the many advantages of Hayduke Bomgarte Dec 2015 #4

Interesting! octoberlib Dec 2015 #12

I wouldn't worry too much.. TampaAnimusVortex Dec 2015 #19

The "Planetary Warming" we are experiencing is the result of -none Dec 2015 #3

Well, you can always volunteer to take the lead in decreasing the surplus population. BillZBubb Dec 2015 #5

Horrendous.... physioex Dec 2015 #17

Definitely part of the equation. old guy Dec 2015 #6

Actually consumption is the issue there Scootaloo Dec 2015 #9

And it is people doing the consumption. -none Dec 2015 #13

But we can't pretend it's all on the same level Scootaloo Dec 2015 #14

Since 1960 the world's population has gone up 240% GliderGuider Dec 2015 #15

We are an arrogant species and believe we are somehow above it all. -none Dec 2015 #16

Jeepers! A senator had a snowball in Congress. tabasco Dec 2015 #7

I mostly like to be the optimist but... sdfernando Dec 2015 #8

We are already there klyon Dec 2015 #10

Something drastic has to happen unfortunatly sailfla Dec 2015 #11