Siding with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's belief that 18% of all greenhouse gases originates from cow farts, the governments of Ireland and Denmark are considering a tax to help deal with potential future fines issued by the European Union to fight global warming. If such tax is voted into law, farmers in Ireland would be taxed $18 per head of cattle while Demark would face $110 per head of cattle. I think someone has been celebrating St. Patrick's Day a wee bit early...
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,509021,00.html?sPage=fnc/scitech/naturalscience
You know, I'm not really sure that's the way to go about reducing it. I can see the need for a program that would limit the OVERALL amount of gases released, but the danger lies in people instituting such ridiculous laws as these.
ReplyDeleteI agree. When I first read this, I was amazed that someone actually thought about reducing greenhouse gas in this way!
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