Cow farts can now be regulated in California


California Gov. Jerry Brown kept up his assault on climate change Monday, pushing through a law meant to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions from dairy farms and landfills.

"You know, when Noah wanted to build his ark, most of the people laughed at him?" Brown said, per the Sacramento Bee, adding that that ark saved Earth's species.

"We've got to build our ark, too, by stopping ... dangerous pollutants." Brown's approval of Senate Bill 1383 goes after short-lived climate pollutants, which include methane, black carbon, and HFC gases, per the AP.

Although these gases don't linger in the atmosphere, they still make people sick and hasten global warming due to their heat-trapping ability, per Reuters. "We're protecting people's lungs and their health," Brown said, per Courthouse News.

One of the main methane culprits: manure. Per the bill, dairy farmers have to cut methane emissions to 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030. Under a cap-and-trade plan, farmers will receive aid from the $50 million or so raised via polluter fees, which they can then put toward machinery that uses methane to create energy they can in turn sell to electric companies.

The state's Air Resources Board can also now regulate bovine flatulence, as long as there are practical ways to reduce the cows' belching and breaking wind.

Under the bill, emissions from HFCs also must be reduced by 40 percent from 2013 levels by 2030, while black carbon emissions will have to get to 50 percent below those levels by the same year.

Composting also has to go up by 50 percent within four years to curb methane from organic waste. The state's head of the National Federation of Independent Business rails against the "arbitrary" limits and says they're a "direct assault on California's dairy industry," per the AP.

This article originally appeared on Newser: California Is Going After Its Farting Cows

The liberal bliss of living in cali!

Orange County, CA – Annabelle Lockwood makes the best homemade lemonade around Fountain Valley. Using her grandma’s recipe, a homemade stand built by her father and a lot of passion, she serves the gourmet refreshments – classic or pink lemonade, and flavors like peach, blueberry ginger and watermelon – to eager customers and charitable events.

But her passion is being tested by the regulatory hand of the State. Orange County authorities shut down Annabelle’s “small business” and gave her 30 days to get the proper permit and license.

The permit will cost around $200, but in order to secure the permit Annabelle will have to meet a bevy of government requirements – costing $3,500 – just to serve fresh-squeezed fruit juices to thirsty passersby.

Never underestimate the power of a cow

Helicopter accidentally picks fight with a cow and loses spectacularly

http://www.yahoo.com/news/helicopter-accidentally-picks-fight-cow-055208899.html

Start with any of the Kardashians....

gallager had this to say about cali: Living in cali is like living in a bowl of granola - what aren't fruits and flakes are nuts... Brown covers all three of these nicely...


anyone else notice how the since dems are scared of loosing the white house, there is more babble and lies about global warming? seems they're trying to get the most money they can before trump calls their lies..

The state flower is an opiate.

I expect nothing same from governor Jerry Clown.

the state of mind is ''stupid is stupid does''.......smells liberal....

Dogs next and........

I wonder how Californians will like the new price of their milk?
Oh, well. they can always import it from China.

I am hoping they will cap the CO2 emissions from capital hill so it's at zero...






I wonder is that would stop the climate change???

So the ancient age are doom's age..........hooooweeeee.......is that means the judgement day was passed?