Tag: livestock
ACTION ALERT: Stop US Bill S. 527 From Exempting Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Livestock Production
update: Please join the campaign! Bill S. 527 gives a free pass for factory farms to pollute the air with CO2, methane, and nitrous oxide without regulation! Farm Sanctuary has setup a form to write to your representative in Congress to vote NO on S. 527. Please take a few minutes to voice your opposition [...]
Cow Farts, Burps and Global Warming: No Laughing Matter
WSJ Video: Watch how methane is measured : Gassy Sheep Add to Global Warming Did you hear that cow farts are causing global warming? Contrary to popular belief, most of the methane emissions from cows and other livestock aren’t from flatulence or farts. They’re from burping. About 98 per cent of the methane from a [...]
Environmental Progressives Must Act for Government to Include Livestock in Climate Policy
With the intense focus on man-made emissions triggering global climate chaos, surely the leaders of the world would prioritize developing policies that limit livestock production (beef, pork, chicken), the #2 cause of global warming? (2006 FAO, Energy Production is #1) It turns out, politicians don’t like to touch this subject, especially in the United States. [...]
European Union Warns About Livestock Emissions
February 4th 2009 – The EU has taken a lead role in calling for attention to emissions caused by global livestock. 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. However, they stopped short of [...]
