NZ to tax farts and burps lol

[sparky]

Committed to the Kyoto Protocol, New Zealand promised to cut its emissions to 1990 levels. The country's biggest source is methane from cattle, and the issue is raising a stink among local farmers. The New Zealand government has come up with the idea of putting a levy on the global-warming emissions of sheep and cows.

BBC NEWS | Programmes | From Our Own Correspondent | 'Taxing' farts and burps

[August]

- "Environmentalism Gone Bonkers" -

[emz]

That is nuts

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"The New Zealand government has come up with the idea of putting a levy on the global-warming emissions of sheep and cows. " OMG, imagine they put fart-gas measure gadgets on sheep to control the emissions

[pollyhop]

LOL, hilarious

[suz1002]

What the heck is going on in Oz and NZ?

...so scientists can see how their breath can affect climate.... 'Operation Gas Mask' will soon swing into action following a report by Australian climate adviser Ross Garnaut who said sheep helped create greenhouse gases and it would be better if farmers turned to kangaroos as a source of meat.

A baaa-d idea? Aussie sheep made to wear gas masks so scientists can see how their breath can affect climate | Mail Online

[hefler]

And here I thought it was to protect the sheep from Sheepherder Farts

[August]

Just Hefler injecting a bit of misanthropy here. Makes me feel like a wizened old fool, thinking about the nonsense novel manuscripts I wrote, delivered to publishers, and got rejected back in the years of 2004, 2005, and 2006; at which point I finally gave up on my becoming an author dream, and decided to remain a full time internet idiot and sustainability thinker with no financial gains what-so-ever, apart from the disability pension I cash in every month; a mad person who Norwegian society has chosen to discard as an utterly hopeless and pretty useless individual: a complete madman of no particular value. - -- Uh, sometimes I get lost in here, sorry.

[fireandrain]

Love the picture

[Andy]

I can't wait until South Park gets a hold of this!