Nothing about the case for year-round E15 adds up. It raises costs at the pump and in the grocery aisle, it requires millions of additional acres of land that make the climate problem worse rather than better, and its financial benefits concentrate in land values for a few rather than real farmer income.
Federal financial assistance should not be subject to political maneuvering and gamesmanship, yet the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)’s proposed rule will do just that.
Given the enormous emissions associated with industrial meat production, beef produced in this manner can never be a “climate-smart choice.” Climate-smart beef is plainly an oxymoron.
President Biden’s new directive is an exciting opportunity to leverage the federal government’s tremendous purchasing power to help curb dangerous climate change. It is imperative that food procurement be included.
Big agriculture is one of the biggest sources of greenhouse gas emissions, and yet several bills have been introduced to hide the industry’s pollution.
This groundbreaking law provides approximately $20 billion over four years to support agricultural practices that will reduce net greenhouse gas emissions or increase carbon sequestration.
