As part of its plan to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, the Obama administration is targeting the dairy industry to reduce methane emissions in their operations.Posted on 03/30/2014 12:00:54 PM PDT by yoe
As part of its plan to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, the Obama administration is targeting the dairy industry to reduce methane emissions in their operations.
This comes despite falling methane emission levels across the economy since 1990.
(The White House has Proposed) cutting methane emissions from the dairy industry by 25 percent by 2020. Although U.S. agriculture only accounts for about 9 percent of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, it makes up a sizeable portion of methane emissions — which is a very potent greenhouse gas.
Some of these methane emissions come from cow flatulence, exhaling and belching — other livestock animals release methane as well.
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But, first let's start with the emissions that come from DC!
Finally — a national crisis worthy of the unique talents of this administration.
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“” FART SACKS””
Don’t give them any ideas!!
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That's exactly it.
This is beyond absurd. Farts (or flatulence if one is proper) are a natural bodily function and yet the WH wants to regulate? Makes no difference if it is cow or man. Eat—>fart. Soon they will find a way to regulate (aka TAX) us for the CO2 released with each expiration.
Mao used it too
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“Human vegetarians produce a lot of methane, too.”
Make every vege install an igniter on their ass!
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