Coalition to ask EPA to Regulate Air Pollution from Factory Farms!

A coalition is petitioning the Environmental Protection Agency to list emissions from CAFOs (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations aka Factory Farms) under the Clean Air Act such that steps can be taken to begin regulating CAFOs. The organizations include:  Humane Society of the United States, Association of Irritated Residents, Center on Race Poverty and the Environment, [...]

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ACTION ALERT: Stop US Bill S. 527 from Exempting Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Livestock Production

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.

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Cow Farts, Burps and Global Warming: No Laughing Matter

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.

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You Don’t Have to Be a Vegetarian to Talk (or Blog) About Meat and Global Warming

If you read the comments from mainstream articles about the impact of meat on global warming, you’ll probably encounter attacks against vegetarianism.

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10 WTF Statistics on Meat and Global Warming

10 shocking statistics on meat and global warming that will have you thinking WTF?

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10 Popular Studies on Meat and Global Warming for Anyone

These are 10 popular & frequently-cited, studies and reports on meat and global warming. I find that they all help to effectively illustrate the carbon footprint of meat in different ways.

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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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