MOhemp Energy Scientific Crowdfunding Update-IdeaScale-Cleantech Open

While promoting the Idea Scale submission of Hemp for Soil Remediation of Nuclear Waste + sustainable insulation I was contacted via a Google Plus post and it was suggested that I should also submit the information to the CleanTech Open that boasts -who finds, funds, the most innovative cleantech startups on the Planet.

If you are interested in learning more about the people and organization who are directly involved in bringing new technologies on the market that will assist in helping the planet and people as a whole in the fight against climate change.

Ideascale is a type of crowd source funding avenue for research activities that relate to energy.   IdeaScale is an innovation management platform that uses crowdsourcing to help you find and develop the next big thing. IdeaScale is operated by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory which is the largest US Department of Energy science and energy laboratory, conducting basic and applied research to deliver transformative solutions to compelling problems in energy and security.  We are in the business of engineering new solutions using the best scientific tools and research available, but we are always looking for new ideas. That's what science.ideascale.com is all about Because the Oak Ridge National Laboratory is directly involved in the Nuclear business the Idea Scale Idea Number 159 is a perfect fit to not only bring greater awareness to all the health issues that have plagued the Bridgeton and Cold Water Creek residents who have been exposed to all the Nuclear Radiation deposited in a Landfill but to also provide a Natural and Inexpensive Solution to help the people in the St Louis Region. cesium hemp   soil   remediation   hempcrete   bridgetonlandfill   natural   mushrooms nuclearwaste   nuclearradiation   health   birthdefects   epa   oakridgelaboratory   usarmy stlouis   coldwatercreek   cancer   chernobyl   cesium

About the Cleantech Open The Cleantech Open is a not-for-profit organization that runs the world’s largest accelerator for cleantech startups. Our mission is to find, fund and foster entrepreneurs with big ideas that address today’s most urgent energy, environmental and economic challenges. Since our founding in 2005 by leaders in Silicon Valley and Boston, our organization has established itself as the leading force for accelerating clean technology entrepreneurs. Of the over 1,000 companies we have worked with in the United States alone, nearly half have gone on to raise external capital now totaling over ONE Billion dollars! A network of more than 2,000 volunteers powers this process: remarkable professionals who lend their time and expertise to entrepreneurs, facilitating the growth of the cleantech industry and the positive impact that will come from such technologies. With eight active regions across US our ultimate goal is to have these connections be truly global where a startup based in Minneapolis can receive mentoring from an expert in Denver – or Paris, license its technology to a strategic partner in Texas – or Delhi, and receive capital from Boston, Sand Hill Road, or a corporate investor anywhere in the world. The Cleantech Open provides the platform for that kind of interaction and visibility. PROGRAMS Accelerator and Business Competition Global Ideas Competition Global Cleantech Innovation Program (GCIP) EVENTS Global Forum and Expo National Academies – East and West Coasts National Conference and Expo Dozens of regional business events, clinics and workshops NETWORK More than 1,500 professional volunteers 600 Alumni companies Sponsors, Venture Capitalists, Mentors and dedicated experts in business and cleantech REGIONS Eight Regions across the US 39 countries participating in the Global Ideas Competition PARTNERS We team up with dozens of organizations – from labs and universities to businesses and media outlets – to gather the best, brightest and most committed leaders in cleantech.

Using Nature in the Phytoremediation of Soil

Phytoremedation of soil could be a natural way to use Industrial Hemp Plants to clean the soil at the Bridgeton Landfill and Cold Water Creek areas.

The following info was provided by

• Paulo J.C. Favas, João Pratas, Mayank Varun, Rohan D’Souza and
• Manoj S. Paul (2014). Phytoremediation of Soils Contaminated with Metals and Metalloids at Mining Areas: Potential of Native Flora, Environmental Risk Assessment of Soil Contamination, Dr. Maria C. Hernandez Soriano (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-51-1235-8, InTech, DOI: 10.5772/57469. Available from: http://www.intechopen.com/books/environmental-risk-assessment-of-soil-contamination/phytoremediation-of-soils-contaminated-with-metals-and-metalloids-at-mining-areas-potential-of-nativ

 Phytoremediation of Soils Contaminated with Metals and Metalloids at Mining Areas: Potential of Native Flora

1. Introduction

2. Phytoremediation strategies

3. Advantages and limitations of phytoremediation

4. Phytoextraction and phytostabilization

5. Phytoremediation potential of native flora of contaminated soils

5.1. Phytoremediation potencial of native flora of contaminated soils in Portugal

5.1.1. Native flora of old mining areas

5.1.1.1. Tin/tungsten mines

5.1.1.2. Copper mines

5.1.1.3. Lead mines

5.1.1.4. Uranium mines

5.1.1.5. Chromium mines (Serpentine soils)

6. Conclusion

7. Acknowledgements

A fellow blogger and FB connection offered this on Phytoremediation : 

• 
  J. Nayer Hardin Phytoremediate in hemp, thistle, sunflowers & mushrooms
  3d print entombment for both the plants and waste
  Medical marijuana / cannabis & good nutrition for the health issues
  Shift to clean / free energies
  3d print radiation reducing structures and shells over existing structures
  
  I have a few pages up on the subject. link

Hemp for Income, Jobs, and Soil Remediation of Nuclear Waste in Bridgeton Missouri and the Cold Water Creek area of the St. Louis Region

See the updated version of the Pitchdeck at: http://blog.mohempenergy.org/2016/03/electrohemp-pitchdeck-images.html

The Landfills are such a boondoggle of Government "lack of solutions and action the Team has directed our attention to address the contamination is all the yards.  Which is important to us for the simple fact that: "It is not the homeowner's fault that the "Windblown or Waterborne" contamination is polluting the neighborhoods".  While FUSRAP and EPA cleanup activities may or may not help.  Our Team will and can remove the toxins from the soil with the 5 Stage Treatment Train.
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MOleg SB584 Industrial Hemp 2015 Senate Bill

Here is the current MOleg  Industrial Hemp Legislation that will be discussed by the Missouri Senators and hopefully acted upon allowing the Farming of Industrial Hemp in Missouri.

Missouri Farmers Are You Interested in Growing Industrial Hemp?

Missouri SB 584 Allows those licensed by the Department of Agriculture to grow and handle industrial hemp

SB 584 Allows those licensed by the Department of Agriculture to grow and handle industrial hemp

Current Bill Summary

SB 584 - This act exempts industrial hemp, which is defined as Cannabis sativa L. containing no greater than 3/10 of one percent THC, from the definition of marijuana and the list of controlled substances. In addition, this act specifies that it is legal for any person who has received an industrial hemp license from the Missouri Department of Agriculture to grow, harvest, and cultivate industrial hemp. A person who wants to produce and handle agricultural hemp seed for sale to licensed industrial hemp growers and handlers must also receive an agricultural hemp seed production permit from the department. This act creates an industrial hemp agricultural pilot program. This act specifies the requirements for an applicant of an industrial hemp license and agricultural hemp seed production permit. The department must issue a license or permit to an applicant who meets the statutory requirements and upon satisfactory completion of a fingerprint criminal history background check. A license or permit may not be issued to a person who has been found guilty of a felony offense within ten years or a person who, at any time, has been found guilty of a felony offense under state or federal law regarding the possession, distribution, manufacturing, cultivation, or use of a controlled substance. Upon issuance of a license or permit, information regarding all license and permit holders shall be forwarded to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. An industrial hemp license or agricultural hemp seed production permit is nontransferable except to a spouse or child who otherwise meets the requirements for a license or permit, is valid for a three-year term unless revoked by the department, and may be renewed as determined by the department. This act requires that every grower or handler be subject to an industrial hemp plant monitoring system. The department may inspect a grower or handler to ensure compliance with statutes, department rules, the monitoring system, or a final department order directed to the grower's or handler's industrial hemp operations or activities. The department may also inspect any industrial hemp crop during the crop's growth phase and take a representative composite sample for field analysis. Crop exceeding the allowable THC limits may be detained, seized, or embargoed. This act requires the department to charge growers and handlers reasonable fees as determined by the department and adopt rules to administer the program. The department is also allowed to revoke or refuse to issue or renew an industrial hemp license or agricultural hemp seed production permit and to impose a civil penalty of not less than $2,500 or more than $50,000 for a violation of the requirements of the license or permit, department rules relating to growing or handling industrial hemp, the monitoring system, or a final order of the department that is specifically directed to the grower's or handler's industrial hemp operations or activities. In addition, the department may revoke or refuse to issue or renew a license or permit for failing to comply with statute or for a violation of department rules regarding agricultural operations or activities other than industrial hemp growing or handling. Under this act, a person who grows industrial hemp without a valid industrial hemp license is subject to an administrative fine of $500 and must obtain an industrial hemp license within 30 days. If the person obtains the license within 30 days, the fine is refunded. If the person fails to obtain a license within 30 days, the person is fined $1,000 per day until the person obtains a license or the crop is destroyed. This act is substantially similar to SS/SCS/HCS/HB 830 (2015) and is similar to SCS/SB 255 (2015), HCS/HB 2054 (2014) and SB 358 (2013), and HB 620 (2011). MEGHAN LUECKE

Sponsor: Munzlinger LR Number: 4164S.01I Fiscal Notes Committee: Last Action: 12/1/2015 - Prefiled Journal Page: Title: Calendar Position: Effective Date: August 28, 2016

Kenaf Fibers For Sale 300T

My Hemp and Kenaf Farm contact has just informed me that they have 300 Tons of recently harvested and baled Kenaf Fibers for sale.

Below are images of the Kenaf Fiber Bales.  If I can assist you in anyway let me know.  Feel free to use the contact form or send me an email.

Wanted StLouis Grad Student Paper Study

On the advice of a Florida Hemp Business that I have been in contact with about the remediation of the nuclear waste at the Bridgeton Landfill that is causing adverse health issues to the people living and working in the area.

UPdate: Fluke Personal and Field Radiation Testing System 12/10/2015 Added to the Hemp for Soil Remediation of Nuclear Waste + sustainable insulation see below.

It was suggested to find a St Louis Grad Student that would take on this enormous task of: writing a paper and joining the study on the way using Phytoremediation to rid the affected areas of the Manhattan Projects Nuclear Waste.

I am sure some graduate student would love to do that project.

Here are 2 email replies I've received recently and what has prompted me to send this request to the World.

I've been following whats going on a believe I have a possible solution to removing the radiation.  I have contacted a few of the greater minds who have been using Hemp for many things and have been getting a little feedback here are 2 of the latest emails.

The first reply:

• As it grows, hemp absorbs heavy metals including radioactive ones and pushes them into its leaves.  If you run a harvester over the plant tops, you can collect the leaves and sequester them.  You will have a large volume of material which must be dried to reduce the volume.  Then it must be bagged/baled for disposal.  I recommend a metal smelter for that.  For this work, the hemp need not grow longer than 75 days and you might get two crops a year.  Winter hemp has been done, but it is dormant in the winter.  Hard freeze kills hemp.
  Any coal-fired power plant produces radioactive fly-ash so it may be possible to send material there.  Fly-ash containment ponds are radioactive, probably no more so than your leaves.
  
  Hemp is being used in this way at Chernobyl to remove radioactive Cesium from the topsoil.  Fukushima is said to be studying the method for their solution too.  Notice that both of these are dealing with surface pollution, not buried pollution.  The method could remove any toxins or heavy metals.
  
  Hemp roots go down 2 feet, sometimes as much as 8 feet.  Below that level, I doubt the method would help.  You would have to study the root depth in your cultivar and soils.
  
  Paul Stamets is a noted mycobiologist (studies mushrooms).  His book, “Mycelium Running” available on Amazon describes in chapter 7 “Mycoremediation” how mushrooms do much the same thing so you might combine the two methods.  Use hemp to draw it up and use mushrooms to consolidate it from the dried leaf material.
  
  Paul’s book also describes Mycofiltration in Chapter 5 where he cleaned up a stream runoff, but that was manure.
  
  It depends on  how deep your material is, but you could concentrate on some water run-off from the land-fill or leachate pumped to a bed of hemp core bedding and mushrooms.
  
  

  I am sure some graduate student would love to do that project.

  
  The Federal Farm Bill of 2014 only allows “research farming” of hemp, but this is clearly a research project of many years’ duration.  I suggest you work with your department of agriculture and its research stations.  Sounds like the feds should pay for it anyway.
  
  This BTW, is a serious problem at Federal labs at Hanford, Oak Ridge and South Carolina so you might find some help there.
  
  Good luck in your efforts.

• The stalks might not be very contaminated and might be suitable for animal bedding or hempcrete so you might get something to pay for the work.  It must be studied to be sure.

The second email reply

• Thank you for reaching out. You are definitely on the right path as hemp has so many benefits. Growing Industrial hemp does help purify the earth it’s grown in. 

#Ferguson #BridgetonLandfill #UnaccreditedSchools #WestlakeLandfill#NuclearWaste #Uranium #Methane #ColdWaterCreek 

#ManhattanProject   #Bridgeton   #NuclearWaste   #EPA   #USARMY   #POTUS  #GinaMcCarthy 

 UPdate 12/10/2015 On the advice of an employee of Cleantech Open it was suggested that I enter the concept, idea, and process of removing the toxins from the soil with Phytoremediation.  

As of today I have the project entered into 2 Scientific Crowd Funding programs 

While promoting the Idea Scale submission of Hemp for Soil Remediation of Nuclear Waste + sustainable insulation I was contacted via a Google Plus post and it was suggested that I should also submit the information to the CleanTech Open that boasts -who finds, funds, the most innovative cleantech startups on the Planet.

If you are interested in learning more about the people and organization who are directly involved in bringing new technologies on the market that will assist in helping the planet and people as a whole in the fight against climate change.   

I have 4 verbal committments that support the project and havfe been in contact with Fluke Radiation testing meters for personal safety as well as for widespread field testing.

Here is a link to a few of the Radiation Testers from Fluke 

RaySafe i2 personal dosimeter staff monitoring system

- See more at: http://www.flukebiomedical.com/Biomedical/usen/radiation-safety/Personal-Dosimetry/RaySafe-i2-personal-radiation-dosimeter-system.htm?PID=79051#sthash.Shf3fkQ7.dpuf

Overview Features Specifications Models and Accessories Knowledge and Information RaySafe i2 personal dosimeter staff monitoring system RaySafe i2 is an active personal dosimetry system that gives real-time insight about personal radiation exposure, as well as access to time stamped dose data. By providing easily accessible information about radiation exposure, RaySafe i2 allows medical staff to immediately change their behavior in order to minimize their radiation dose. Components of the system: real-time display 4 dosimeters cradle and storage rack dose viewer software mounting material Additional dosimeters, rack and the dose manager software can be ordered separately. Discover how the RaySafe i2 system is enabling clinic staff to "see" their individual radiation doses in real-time »

- See more at: http://www.flukebiomedical.com/Biomedical/usen/radiation-safety/Personal-Dosimetry/RaySafe-i2-personal-radiation-dosimeter-system.htm?PID=79051#sthash.Shf3fkQ7.dpuf