saving the planet

Dave Cassell moved to Colorado in 2014 to join the GreenRush and landed at EmotekLabs in Denver owned by Jayson “GiddyUp” Emo and recently became their National Sales Director. Jayson GiddyUp Emo is the inventor and developer of one of the most awarded Organic Botanical Extractor in the Marijuana and Hemp industries. His machine converts a plant's flowers into an Essential Oil to be used for direct ingestion, cartridge fillings, gel tabs, and other types of Medables. Customers using their equipment have been winning High Times Cannabis awards since 2012 and GiddyUp himself has won the: o 2012 Denver Secret Cup o 2013 1st Place High Times Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam o 1st Place in the 2013 Dab-A-Doo o 1st Place 2014 Denver High Times Cannabis Cup o And the 2014 High Times Cannabis Cup…again in Amsterdam Website: EmotekLabs.com Email: Dave@EmotekLabs.com

Tom McClain is President of Hemp Logistics, and A Hemp Activist. His company markets and distributes hemp products. He is a big believer in Hemp, and supports the complete liberation of industrial hemp by having it removed from the schedule one list of the Controlled Substance Act. Tom was raised in rural Kansas and his family grew hemp until the 1930's. He graduated from Fort Hays State University in Hays, KS. He holds a bachelor of science degrees in Biology, Psychology and a Masters in Business Education from Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu, Nepal. Tom is very interested in helping local farmers have access to quality seed to grow Hemp and other agriculture crops in a sustainable organic way. He is helping to develop industrial production for Hemp and other natural fibers. Tom has worked in Jamaica, Costa Rica, Mexico, Thailand, India and Nepal. He has traveled extensively through Asia and Central America working in local economic development. Tom believes Hemp is an integral part of a sustainable economy for the US and developing nations and that hemp is the best suited crop for soil remediation here in the United States. Website: HempLogistics.com Email: tttMcClain@yahoo.com

Tyler Frank started HempTopia in 2005. Hemptopia is an online marketplace for all types of Hemp Products and Services. They offer a full range of hemp products, promotional goods for companies, and stock everything in their warehouse for next day shipping. Hemp is grown without any chemical fertilizers or pesticides and is naturally anti-microbial, natural resistant to mold and mildew, and the Hemp fiber also breaths better. Hemptopia is a great online choice. Website: HempTopia.com Email: TeamHemp@HempTopia.com

Dan Crippen started The Foundation for Industrial Hemp Production and Research and it is playing an important part in the revitalization of industrial hemp as the most cost-effective and environmentally friendly cash crop on the planet Earth. Dan’s mission is to conduct research on and raise awareness of industrial hemp and it’s many uses. Website: FIHPR.org Email: fihpr.today@gmail.com

Eli Duffy is the co-founder and CEO of Grownetics. Grownetics was founded to solve the world’s agricultural inefficiencies. Their tools empower growers, farmers, and botanists to cultivate the best food and medicine while saving time and reducing risk. Grownetics community-based grow optimization tools leverage new low-cost hardware sensing and automation to make growing plants easier than ever while sharing tips and tricks to better yields for measurable improvement. Grownetics mission is to solve the world’s agricultural inefficiencies starting with iHemp. Website: Grownetics.co Email: Eli.D@Grownetics.co

Dr. Daniela Vergara is an evolutionary biologist with experience in coevolutionary interactions and for her doctoral research she worked with host-parasite interactions. Daniela is working with the Kane lab at Colorado University Boulder on genomic evolution of Cannabis. She is studying the genomic variation found in Cannabis plants. She is the CEO and cofounder of the Agricultural Genomics Foundation, a non-profit organization aimed to educate the public and to provide genomic tools for scientist working in Cannabis and for the Cannabis industry to improve breeding. She is also the cofounder of the Cannabis Genomic Research Initiative group based at Colorado University Boulder. Website: AgriculturalGenomics.org Email: verdaniela@gmail.com

Morris Beegle is the principle founder of Colorado Hemp Company which began in spring of 2012. Colorado HEMP Company “Supports all Things Hemp” through his vision of technology, marketing, sales, product and brand development, advocacy and events. The Colorado HEMP Company is a group of individuals, revivalists, and artisans who have come together to regenerate HEMP as a sustainable commodity for Colorado, the US and the planet. They are here to help people find the right information and the right connection for all their HEMP needs.  Colorado HEMP Company is committed to promoting the message that HEMP is a viable resource that will produce thousands of products with a vast potential for creating a positive change on our environment, our economy, and our personal health. Industrial hemp provides for everyone. Website: ColoradoHempCompany.com Email: Hemp@ColoradoHempCompany.com

My guest today will by MA state Rep Jason Lewis who is running for state Senate and is saving the world for global warming and too much pollution by authoring MA's solid waste reduction and recycling bill. As well as co-sponsoring a ban plastic bags bill and a carbon tax bill, plus safer alternatives to harmful chemicals. Tune in for talk with a real blue green hero.