A bill introduced by Sens. Charles Thune (R-ND) and Charles Schumer (D-NY) aims to exempt factory farms from the Clean Air Act and prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from enacting a “cow tax” on the methane emissions generated by animal agriculture.
Posts Tagged ‘livestock’
ACTION ALERT: Stop US Bill S. 527 from Exempting Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Livestock Production
Posted in Global Warming, tagged EPA, Global Warming, livestock, meat, methane on March 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Cow Farts, Burps and Global Warming: No Laughing Matter
Posted in Global Warming, tagged burping, Global Warming, livestock, meat, methane, sheep on March 7, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Contrary to popular belief, most of the methane emissions from cows and other livestock aren’t even a result of flatulence or farts. They’re from burping.
Environmental Progressives Must Act For Government to Include Livestock in Climate Policy
Posted in Climate Policy, tagged al gore, climate change, European Union, farm bill, Global Warming, leaders, livestock, progressives, subsidies on February 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
With the intense focus on man-made emissions triggering global climate chaos, surely the leaders of the world would be working on addressing the #2 cause of global warming (Energy Production is #1)?
European Union Warns About Livestock Emissions
Posted in Global Warming, tagged European Union, food for change, government, greenhouse gas, livestock on February 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
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.