Posted on 11/24/2015 5:55:55 AM PST by Olog-hai
It was perhaps not Eric Andrieu's most stately speech in the European Parliament. But when the center-left French MEP tabled a last-minute change to new air pollution rules, he did manage to elicit laughter and applause from several of his colleagues.
"At the risk of disappointing you, mister president, the European Parliament does not yet have the power to stop cows from farting or burping," said Andrieu, in Wednesday 28 October's plenary session. The vice-chair of the EP's agriculture committee heard many of his fellow MEPs laugh, and smiled. [...]
After Andrieu made his fart joke, MEPs passed his amendment, which stated that EU countries will have to limit their methane emissions "excepting emissions of enteric methane produced by ruminant livestock".
Those nine words were received with praise from the agriculture sector, which, according to a report from the European Environment Agency, was the main sector responsible for methane emissions in the EU in 2012. ...
(Excerpt) Read more at euobserver.com ...
I bet Obama thinks he has that power. Our King Canute has stopped oil well gas flaring, but might well try to institute cow gas flaring.
Obama stated that he will be brave and courageous in combating COW FARTS.
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Posted on 11/23/2015, 8:23:38 AM by KeyLargo
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3363940/posts
I guess they never heard of Beano.
Cow farts again!
DANG!
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They didn’t specify that it’s lawful for people to fart or burp ... and we all know that under administrative laws what is not authorized is illegal ... well I guess I’m not gonna be going to Europe anytime soon!
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