The Obama Administration Tuesday announced new carbon-emission standards for ‘big trucks’ in the administration’s efforts to clamp down on greenhouse gas emissions. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Transportation Department…
Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks
…make up the biggest increase in the U.S. transportation sector in terms of emissions and energy use. These vehicles currently account for about 20 percent of GHG emissions and oil…
Program Preserves Ag Land for Climate Benefits
…SALC Program is part of the California Climate Investments initiative. State agencies are investing cap-and-trade auction proceeds in projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions while providing a variety of additional…
Agri View: Changing Weather
…emitted globally, and how sensitive the Earth’s climate is to those emissions. Temperatures will continue to rise Because human-induced warming is superimposed on a naturally varying climate, the temperature rise…
NMPF Introduces FARM Environmental Stewardship Component
…for the collection and dissemination of information on energy use and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). The assessment will also help dairy producers identify potential efficiency gains and cost savings, offering…
UCCE Helps Hmong Farmers Weather Drought
…pump test and a plan for redesigning the irrigation system to result in reduced water use and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. “There are a lot of calculations to do,” Yang…
Legislation Help for Dairy Farmers
…voluntarily set a goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from fluid milk by 25 percent by 2020, and has since undertaken several projects intended to help meet that goal….
Western View: Calling Out Media Bias
…was a guest editorial that claimed the meat industry was responsible for 18 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. This number has been used widely by people opposed to…
Funding to Address Climate Change Impact on Agriculture
…gas emissions. Since 2009, more than $150 million in research and extension grants have been awarded through AFRI in support of efforts to minimize the impacts of climate change. Within…
SWEEP Funding
…part of the California Climate Investments, which use proceeds from the state’s cap-and-trade auctions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while providing a variety of additional benefits to California communities. Agricultural…
NMPF Endorses Creating Tax Incentive Legislation
…voluntarily set a goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from fluid milk by 25 percent by 2020, and has since undertaken several projects intended to help meet that goal….
Two Southern California Firms Honored
…addition to using a plant-based feedstock and having lower greenhouse gas emissions, this process is also safer because it does not use high temperatures or concentrated nitric acid. The product…
State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program Assistance Workshops
…the implementation of efficient irrigation systems to save water and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. For a list of technical assistance workshops offered by recipients of this funding please visit www.cdfa.ca.gov/oefi/sweep/….
The Western View: Cattle Pollution Numbers
…for 18 percent of greenhouse gas emissions…” The truth is, in the U.S., raising cattle and pigs for food accounts for about 3 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions, while…