The New York Times report’s on the EPA’s comment period for a proposed tax on global warming gas emissions which could potentially tax cattle operations for their significant contribution of methane, a gas that warms the atmosphere at 26 times the rate of CO2, to the atmosphere.

Farmers Panic About a ‘Cow Tax’

It’s about time we started moving to demand that agricultural polluters pay when they degrade the environment like every other industry. Instead, the livestock industry and Big Agribusiness have routinely maneuvered for exemption from the rules everyone else plays by – think water quality standards.