Andy Kerr consults on environmental and conservation issues. He is best known for his two decades with the Oregon Wild (then Oregon Natural Resources Council), the organization best known for having brought you the northern spotted owl. 

In 2019 he published a paper "Migrating Most US Fiber Production From Forests to Farms" in which he outlines a way to replace our pulp and fiber products to hemp. While there are a lot of things that need to happen to move this forward, it is technically possible. Take a listen and then contact Andy to get a copy of the article. 

http://www.andykerr.net/

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