Oh, OK, I know, headline is a little too cutesy for a Monday morning. Brain f*rt (H/t Liberalism is a mental disorder)
Farmers are being warned they could pay a stiff price for their contributions to global warming.
That could happen if the Environmental Protection Agency goes forward with regulating greenhouse gas emissions under the federal Clean Air Act, according to the U.S. Agriculture Department.
Under the law, livestock operations of all sizes and farms with as few as 500 acres of corn could exceed emissions thresholds and would be required to pay for permits, USDA says.
These fees could amount to as much as $20 for every hog and $175 per dairy cow, says Rick Krause, who follows climate policy for the American Farm Bureau Federation.
Ron Sparks, a Democrat who is Alabama’s agriculture commissioner and president of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, says the fees would drive livestock farmers out of business.Â
So, let’s put farmers out of business, or force them to raise their prices drastically, all in the name of AGW. And what are the gasses?
Two heat-trapping gases that contribute to global warming are methane, which comes from livestock, and nitrous oxide, which is emitted after nitrogen fertilizer is applied to cornfields.
Methane. Cow farts. The greenhouse gas that is usually ignored/not mentioned, because if you start talking to people, particularly guys, it will do nothing but elicit chuckles, laughs, and stories about that time the dog got blamed. But, in reality, it is true: the biggest output of greenhouse gasses from Man is from agriculture and garbage dumps. I never thought anyone would be dumb enough to try and REDUCE food supplies, or intentionally drive up prices because of AGW, but, there ya go.
In other news, the climahysterics are really, truly, losing their minds
Stephen Hockman QC is proposing a body similar to the International Court of Justice in The Hague to be the supreme legal authority on issues regarding the environment.
The first role of the new body would be to enforce international agreements on cutting greenhouse gas emissions set to be agreed next year.
But the court would also fine countries or companies that fail to protect endangered species or degrade the natural environment and enforce the “right to a healthy environment”.
Why am I thinking that Obama would sign on to this insane plan and reduce our sovereignty.
