EPA Backs Down from Cow / Methane Tax

(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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Germany’s Environment Agency: Eat Less Meat to Help the Planet

Germany’s environment agency has recommended to its citizens that they should lower meat consumption, if they want to lower their carbon footprint and stop global warming.

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European Union Warns About Livestock Emissions

The 27-nation Parliament said the livestock industry is responsible for “substantial” emissions, and said that “changes in behavior by consumers” should be accompany goals to cap industrial greenhouse gasses.

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