Posted on 09/13/2016 8:25:08 PM PDT by concentric circles
California legislators have approved a bill targeting cow flatulence and manure, which lawmakers blame for releasing greenhouse gases. The legislation aims to reduce methane emissions related to manure to 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030.
Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) authored the bill, which passed shortly before the end of the legislative session. Lara agreed to a compromise that will give dairy farms more time to comply with the new regulations.
Critics have expressed concerns the new regulations will result in an increase in the price of milk from California cows. Proponents of the bill say methane emissions have a huge influence on the climate.
The legislation also calls for efforts that would significantly increase composting in order to eliminate the amount of food waste in landfills. Food waste releases methane when it breaks down.
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...but the food will magically know it's not in a landfill and no longer break down if you use it as compost. Doesn't sound like very good compost. Liberal logic [eyeroll]
Are they going to regulate termites next?
Or volcanoes?
Or the oceans and marshes?
>>where all the “Agriculture experts” live.<<
Maybe I should ask them where I can buy a good pair or trio of breeding steers. *<];-’)
In stead of fitting them with fart sacks, just make it illegal to feed them bean burritos.
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