Ken
Thu, 19 Sep 2002 00:38:30 -0600
Wow thanks for that, and now I continue to wonder that if all familys and individuals were housed in nomadic structures, (truck campers especially and/or boats), and we got rid of most large buildings, freeways, roads, dams etc.. , except for some for manufacturing/recycling and we went back towards a more hunter/gatherer, wilderness maintainence type existence , except we would now have much more opportunities for re-creation (no regular jobs), how much energy we would save then, and boy the LIFE we would lead!!! Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: "Appal Energy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 9:23 PM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Hemp Homes in the UK > I believe it was Amory Lovins who pointed out (and continually > does so) that if all the buildings in the US were adequately > insulated and weatherized (to be read "adequately," not > "super-"), the US would or could be free of all imported fuels. > > Gee...I wonder what could be done if that were coupled with a > national fleet of energy efficient vehicles. > > Todd Swearingen > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Hakan Falk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 4:15 AM > Subject: Re: [biofuel] Hemp Homes in the UK > > > > > > Todd, > > > > If Hemp fiber board is such a leap in price/performance as > > the PC, I am sure that it is a huge market for it. > > > > I wished that the construction sector was as open, for even > > basic advances in engineering, as the computer sector. Then > > we would spend on average 50% less energy in our buildings. > > This is not applicable for Norway/Denmark and Sweden, who > > has proved that the previous statement is correct. > > > > California would not have a peak demand crises. US and > > Canada would be much less energy dependent. The current > > world politics more human instead of focused on fossils. The > > list can be made very long. > > > > Again, I am not against using Hemp fiber board, but it is not > > a quantum leap in construction engineering. If they could learn > > to consider more than 2-3 parameters, it would be. > > > > Hakan > > > > > > At 10:56 PM 9/17/2002 -0400, you wrote: > > >Hakan, > > > > > >I remember in the 80's buying a little 286 with 5.25 floppy > and a > > >mono-chrome monitor for well over $1,000 US. Now I can get an > 80 > > >gig hard drive, DVD player, CD-RW, multiple USB ports, > > >intelli-mouse, anatomic keyboard, software out the yazoo, 14 > inch > > >monitor, 56 k modem, neuvo top of the line sound and audio > cards, > > >network card and a half a dozen rebate coupons for under > $1,000. > > > > > >Hemp fiberboard and lite-crete type products are already > nearly > > >comparable in price to their market mirrors. Just that there > are > > >few manufacturers at this time. Mind you the market is still > in > > >its birth pangs after 50 years of prohibition in the UK. > > > > > >Canadia is well on its way to a profitiable venture if the US > DEA > > >can keep from mucking everything up (with intent). A $20 > million > > >NAFTA lawsuit is already in the works for their embargo two > years > > >ago and DEA was throttled for their attempt to circumvent due > > >process in regulation reform earlier this year when they > > >attempted to invoke a zero tolerance policy on oil, seed, food > > >and other oilseed products. > > > > > >Give it some time. Hemp fibre board will be a norm in another > > >5-10 years, as will numerous other industrial hemp > construction > > >products. > > > > > >Todd Swearingen > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > ADVERTISEMENT > > > > > > > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > > > Biofuels list archives: > > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > > > > Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. > > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! 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