Beam me to Planet Gore !
Posted on 12/25/2009 12:21:39 PM PST by SCalGal
WASHINGTON — The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association filed a petition Dec. 23 in the DC Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s recent greenhouse gas (GHG) “endangerment finding” rule.
The endangerment finding does not in and of itself regulate greenhouse gases, but it is a step in the process for GHG regulation under the Clean Air Act.
The rule provides the foundation for EPA for the first time to regulate GHGs from small and large sources throughout the economy, including farms, hospitals, office buildings and schools.
Not science-based
The cattlemen’s association claims EPA’s finding is not based on scientific analysis, “yet it would trigger a cascade of future greenhouse gas regulations with sweeping impacts across the entire U.S. economy,” said Tamara Thies, chief environmental counsel.
“Why the administration decided to move forward on this type of rule when there’s so much uncertainty surrounding humans’ contribution to climate change is perplexing.”
The farm group claims because of this rule, for example, EPA will be able to tell farmers that they can only emit a certain level of GHGs; if they go over that amount, they can incur penalties and be forced to curtail production.
The rule also sets the stage for citizen suits.
“EPA has decided to trump Congress and mandate greenhouse gas regulation under the Clean Air Act,” said Thies. “The act is ill-equipped to address climate change, and Congress never intended for it to be used for that purpose.”
Under the rule, EPA defined air pollution to include six greenhouse gases, and stated that manmade greenhouse gases endanger public health and the environment.
Asking court to overturn
The petition NCBA filed, as part of a coalition of interested parties, is the first step in asking the DC Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn EPA’s rule due to a lack of sound or adequate basis for making the finding of endangerment from anthropogenic GHGs.
EPA estimates
According to the EPA, in 2007, GHG emissions from the entire U.S. agriculture sector represented less than 6 percent of total U.S. GHG emissions, and the livestock industry emitted only 2.8 percent.
At the same time, land use, land use change, and forestry activities resulted in a net carbon sequestration of approximately 17.4 percent of total U.S. carbon dioxide emissions, or 14.9 percent of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.
How stupid are these people??
CO2 is plant food.
Simple.
Only simple to those of us with some common sense.
Their rank-and-file is, indeed, stupid.
But their leaders are anything but stupid. They know full well they are promoting a lie. But the lie serves them in their pursuit of power.
At this stage, there are only three possible reasons for believing in "Man-caused Climate Change":
1. Ignorance...because you rely solely on the MSM and, thus, have never been exposed to the scandal known as "Climategate".
2. Stupidity...because your pea-brain can't comprehend the meaning of "Climategate".
3. You're in on the scam...and deny the reality of "Climategate".
A stupid, sick, hungry populace is easier to control.
This is part of "hungry".
IMHO, the Congress is putting out ten times the GHGs as all of the cattle in the world combined.
Man’s CO2 based contribution to the greenhouse effect is 0.117%.
AGW is a hoax and a lie, with the intent of controlling people. Simple as that.
Not stupid - just pure evil and manipulative liars.
Stop supplying any beef products to the canteens of both the House and the Senate - now! Let them eat broccoli.
While you’re at it, cut off their electricity and let them set up solar panels and windmills.
“Let them eat broccoli.”
That’ll really get them farting.
Detonate the first one in Washing DC!!!!
“Breathing and farting...That’s called recycling!! My trees and grass suck up what I exhale. That clover and wheat and corn....suck up cow farts. How stupid are these people??”
Peta members do not realize that being a vegetarian or vegan is not for everybody. They just want to force their agenda on everybody. Stupid, very stupid IMHO.
Sniff, sniff. Ewwwwww! lol
“Then, perhaps farmers should earn carbon credits.”
They already do.
They are not stupid at all. This is how we are "regulated."
If a Federal Pencil Agency was belched out of congress tomorrow, charged with ensuring pencil erasers are effective and the sharpened ends are the correct angle, it would not be long before length, girth, color, make up of the metal band, right-handed vs left-handed user, number of cranks of a sharpener, which pocket it is stowed in and more would all come under "regulation."
The EPA does not need to be contained ... it needs to be done away with.
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