Henry Ford hemp car?

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Kurt
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Henry Ford hemp car?

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Wed Feb 03, 2021 7:21 am

http://theangryhistorian.blogspot.com/2 ... usted.html

Another fun fact regarding Henry Ford.

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Wed Feb 03, 2021 2:52 pm

Hemp plastic is still a thing. However, it only becomes economically viable when the price of oil is about double where it is now.

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Wed Feb 03, 2021 4:52 pm

Petroleum saved the whales and hemp will save the earth.
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25 miles southeast of Waterloo Texas.

You can't argue with a closed mind.
You might as well be arguing with a cat.

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Wed Feb 03, 2021 4:57 pm

A hemp patch the size of Texas would take enough carbon out of the air to offset all increases in global greenhouse gas emissions for the time that the plants are alive.

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Wed Feb 03, 2021 6:49 pm

i think i remember reading that ford made a car out of soy beans too.


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