Methane-Emitting Livestock Burps & Farts Need To Be Taxed In The US

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 21:51:02 +0000

Burps and farts. They’re the fodder of fun prepubescent comedy. When the burps and farts come from livestock, though, they generate significant amounts of methane, a greenhouse gas that is 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide in warming the planet. In fact, animal agriculture produces more greenhouse gas emissions … [continued]

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Floodwaters threaten millions in crop and livestock losses

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 23:26:25 +0000

Floodwaters threaten millions in crop and livestock losses

Farmer Jeff Jorgenson looks out over 750 acres of cropland submerged beneath the swollen Missouri River, and he knows he probably won’t plant this year.

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