Moonbats at the EPA
A legal item in today’s Washington Post “business in brief” section announced the National Pork Producers Council.“ Why? The Post informs us the pork producers’ organization:
“is suing to challenge the Environmental Protection Agency’s requirement that livestock farms inform communities about estimated emissions. The rule is scheduled to take effect today. It requires livestock producers to call state and local emergency response authorities to inform them of estimated emissions and to notify them in writing. Farms that fail to comply face penalties of up to $25,000 per day.”
Put me in the “nature, not human activity” camp when it comes to global warming so even though livestock produce methane “as part of the normal digestive process in animals,” the need to regulate livestock emissions is not called for. For more on the topic, see “Nature, Not Human Activity, Rules the Climate,” and other publications, at the Science & Environmental Policy Project website. However, if you are a believer in global warming, and want to know more about livestock emissions, see this document (requires Adobe Acrobat) at EPA’s climate change website.
Sheesh! Just what the country needs, more regulation. To contact EPA to express your views: visit this EPA webpage.