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Economy
EPA Seeks to Regulate Take Over the Cattle Industry Cow Farts
2014-03-29
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.
Of course with the price of milk, eggs and meat going through the roof already, now is great time to add more costs.
They need something new to regulate. They're regulators, it's what they do...
Posted by:Omavising Ebbemp9815

#9  Cattle Population in U.S. Smallest Since 1958
Although the future looks bright for the industry, cattle ranchers have reduced the size of their stocks in order to make up for recent losses and cover rising feed costs. The situation has left the nation with the smallest cattle population in 53 years, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.


So even though the cattle population has been declining on its own - thus less cattle farts - the EPA jumps in to regulate it.

Smells like B.S.
Posted by: Chuck   2014-03-29 18:52  

#8  What they mean is essentially close all but three or four major producers, depending upon how much gold they can shuffle over to the faceless mid level managers. Its anti-competition and anti-capitalist, and anti-diversity.

I don't get it. People bitch about the lack of diversity of the apple from times of lore, and here in our face is the elimination of the local producer of different breeds based upon local climate and grazing.

Good luck.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2014-03-29 12:30  

#7  So...they'll start with the Senate Majority Leader? Lot of that on the Senate floor these days. I mean, really above the usual discharge.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2014-03-29 11:27  

#6  
Posted by: Besoeker   2014-03-29 10:44  

#5  EPA: Hey, I'll tell you what. You can get a good look at a butcher's ass by sticking your head up there. But, wouldn't you rather to take his word for it?

Obama: [confused] What? I'm failing to make the connection here.

EPA: No, I mean is, you can get a good look at a T-bone by sticking your head up a butcher's ass... No, wait. It's gotta be your bull.

Obama: [embarrassed] Wow. I will talk to Moochele

EPA: I can get a good look at a T-bone by sticking my head up a bull's ass, but I'd rather take a butcher's word for it.
Posted by: airandee   2014-03-29 10:34  

#4  
Alternate fuel for vehicles, Biogas Methane

Posted by: Blackbeard White1890   2014-03-29 02:13  

#3  Insipid.
Posted by: newc   2014-03-29 01:53  

#2  They'll burn down their barns.
Posted by: gorb   2014-03-29 01:39  

#1  Just teach the cows how to light their farts...
Posted by: Raj   2014-03-29 01:36  

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