Kenaf

But on StoptheGusher, people spend hours composing long, intricate plans and copying their Congresspeople, proposing concrete underwater containment barriers, and suggesting organic products such as Kenaf, an oil-soaking plant grown in North Carolina, Georgia and Texas that is ground down, refined and marketed as SupremeSorb.

Francine Hardaway: Faith in Government Gone, Citizens Appalled by the Oil Spill Turn to Each Other 2010

But on StoptheGusher, people spend hours composing long, intricate plans and copying their Congresspeople, proposing concrete underwater containment barriers, and suggesting organic products such as Kenaf, an oil-soaking plant grown in North Carolina, Georgia and Texas that is ground down, refined and marketed as SupremeSorb.

Francine Hardaway: Faith in Government Gone, Citizens Appalled by the Oil Spill Turn to Each Other 2010

Kenaf fiber papers are energy efficient to process, while using fewer chemicals and no chlorine compounds.

An Alternative to Trees? Martyn Daniels 2007

Kenaf is a 4000 year old crop that originated in Africa, and is now being farmed in many parts of the U.S.

Archive 2007-11-01 Martyn Daniels 2007

Kenaf grows quickly, rising to heights of 12-14 feet in as little as 4 to 5 months.

An Alternative to Trees? Martyn Daniels 2007

Kenaf fiber papers are energy efficient to process, while using fewer chemicals and no chlorine compounds.

Archive 2007-11-01 Martyn Daniels 2007

Kenaf is a 4000 year old crop that originated in Africa, and is now being farmed in many parts of the U.S.

An Alternative to Trees? Martyn Daniels 2007

Kenaf grows quickly, rising to heights of 12-14 feet in as little as 4 to 5 months.

Archive 2007-11-01 Martyn Daniels 2007

Kenaf, Hibiscus cannabinus, is an annual native to east-central Africa with a fiber content of about 35 percent.

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"Kenaf can be grown easily all over North Carolina using tobacco and cotton equipment we already have," Pierce said.

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