(2/6/09 – NY Times) Earlier this year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in its Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR), stated that it might tax cows in an effort to curb methane and other greenhouse gases. It has since backed down from any greenhouse gas regulation on the livestock industry. “Under the proposal, if a [...]
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EPA Backs Down from Cow / Methane Tax
Posted in Climate Policy, Global Warming, tagged cattle, cow, discussion, EPA, farmers, farms, Global Warming, government, greenhouse gases, methane, United States on February 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Cattle Industry is Destroying the Amazon Rainforest
Posted in Global Warming, Study, tagged amazon, beef, brazil, carbon sink, cattle, Deforestation, diet, greenpeace, latin america, meat, rainforests, ranches, REED, Study on February 7, 2009 | 7 Comments »
In a matter of decades, most of the Amazon, and the incredible value that could’ve been provided to millions of people, was lost due to the cattle industry and the rising global appetite for meat.