Today's word: COW FLATULENCE TAX
Theme for this fortnight: TAXES
Theme for this fortnight: TAXES
A key producer of
methane, cow flatulence is leading cause of global warming. Their slow
digestion, mixed with a gas-producing diet of greens, causes excessive methane
build-up. The issue is compounded by slaughterhouses, which store thousands of
cows in one location, creating large clouds of methane. Neighbours and
environmentalists frequently complain about the odor, as well as the negative
effects on air quality.
Ireland and
Denmark, along with other EU nations, have begun taxing cattle owners on cow
flatulence. The “byproducts” of livestock like cows are responsible for
approximately 18% of the greenhouse gases that are causing global warming,
according to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN. Just $18 per cow
in Ireland, cow flatulence will cost Danish farmers $110 per cow.
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