Land Trust Convergence: Community + Conservation
The Issue Has Been "Studied". Now It's Time for Action. Northern Wisconsin can be a national laboratory of land use innovation. That's...
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THE BRIDGE BLOG
Stan Clemens
Sep 17
US Army Mandates New Standards for Building Materials. Wisconsin Wins.
SATIVA BLDG SYSTEMS WINS $1.9 MILLION GRANT TO DEVELOP PLANT-BASED CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS..... WITTENBERG, WI COMPANY TAKES LEAD IN US...
Stan Clemens
Sep 5
Hemp Is Creating Jobs in Wisconsin. Here's Why.
What do paper, batteries and hemp have in common? One word: Wisconsin. WAUPUN'S HEMP ROAD REFLECTS AN INDUSTRY THAT ONCE WAS, AND CAN BE...
Stan Clemens
Aug 17
We Rebranded Hempcrete as CFB. Here's Why.
INCREASED INTEREST IN HEMP AMONG MAINSTREAM BUILDERS REQUIRES ADAPTING TO STANDARDS OF CLASSIFICATION AND MARKETING Even a few months...
Stan Clemens
Jul 19
Hempcrete Gaining Ground in Housing Industry Ready for New Ideas
PART 1 WHAT HEMPCRETE IS, AND ISN'T YOU can’t grow drywall. Or fiberglass. Actually, nothing in today’s house is produced on a farm....
Stan Clemens
Jul 11
Hemp = Marijuana, Says Media
MAINSTREAM MEDIA CONTINUES TO LIMIT HEMP INDUSTRY TO STORIES ABOUT MARIJUANA AND CBD, DESPITE MAJOR BREAKTHROUGHS AND INVESTMENT IN FIBER...
Stan Clemens
Jun 24
Northern Illinois Hemp Hub: Time to Rebuild Small Town America
KIFCURE HAS DEVELOPED THE NORTHERN ILLINOIS HEMP HUB, A PROTOTYPE SHOWING HOW LOCAL FARMS CAN SUPPORT LOCAL HOUSING. MAPLE PARK, IL ...
Stan Clemens
Jun 13
Supply Chain Diagram Shows Limits of Industrial Hemp Industry
USDA & VENTURE CAPITAL CAN FILL IN NEEDED PROCESSING INFRASTRUCTURE
Stan Clemens
Jun 11
Purdue Hemp Absorbency Breakthrough Offers New Pathway for Wisconsin Paper
UNIQUE MOLECULAR QUALITIES OF HEMP FIBER CAN QUICKLY REVOLUTIONIZE DIAPERS AND ABSORBENTS, REPLACING TOXIC PETROLEUM-BASED FIBERS,...
Stan Clemens
Jun 2
When Banks and Rural Innovators Get In With Hemp, You Know Something is Up
CITIZENS FIRST BANK WAS A MAJOR SPONSOR OF THIS YEAR'S NOCO HEMP EXPO IN COLORADO. WHAT DOES THAT SAY ABOUT THE INDUSTRY AND OPPORTUNITY...
Stan Clemens
Jun 2
Batteries, Paper and Hemp Are Old Wisconsin Industries. Now They Are Linked Together.
FOR THOSE IN THE HEMP INDUSTRY, FIBER APPEARS ABOUT TO SURGE ON A GLOBAL SCALE. WISCONSIN PAPER AND BATTERY INDUSTRIES COULD BE THE FIRST...
Stan Clemens
May 22
YANKEE INGENUITY TIPS HEMP INTO FAST LANE
NEW YORK'S COTTRELL FAMILY FLIPS THE PAPER INDUSTRY ON ITS EAR. PROVES VALUE OF INDUSTRIES GETTING INTO HEMP. 100% HEMP PAPER A BIG...
Stan Clemens
May 10
Wisconsin Man All About Water
MITCHELL BLOSS OF BARABOO SHARES THE VALUE OF COOL, CLEAR WATER
Stan Clemens
May 6
The Public is Unaware of PFAS Unless It's Job-Related
THOSE WHO DO KNOW ABOUT IT ARE CONCERNED
Stan Clemens
Apr 16
Wisconsin Battery Breaking Ground Next Week to Launch New Era of Hemp in the Dairy State
PORTAGE TO CLAIM BACK THE JOBS LOST A YEAR AGO WHEN ENERGIZER COMPANY BOLTED. NEW OPPORTUNITIES CONNECT GLOBAL PROJECTS IN ENERGY...
Stan Clemens
Apr 15
The Worry-About-PFAS Industry
EVERY CRISIS BRINGS A GROWTH OPPORTUNITY. WITH PFAS EVERYONE CAN DISCOVER A NEW MOLECULAR LEVEL OF AWARENESS ABOUT ECOSYSTEMS AND OUR...
Stan Clemens
Apr 13
Hemp Industry Pivots to Mainstream, Focused on Fiber, Housing, Economic Development
NOCO CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS INCREASED VALUE OF HEMP FOR FARMERS, RURAL ENTREPRENEURS. MARIJUANA & CBD FADE AS KEY TOPICS 4/13/24. ...
Stan Clemens
Apr 12
PFAS Alternatives Looking More Attractive for Food Packaging
Today's market shelves look far different than they did in the 1960s, back when food was mostly sold in metal cans and glass jars....
Stan Clemens
Apr 5
US Ready to Come from Behind, Far Behind, in Hemp Industry
AUSTRALIA, CANADA & EUROPE HAVE BEEN ADVANCING HEMP AS A POSITIVE ECONOMIC DRIVER. THE US IS STILL WONDERING IF IT'S LEGAL. An architect...
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