Source:  Wyatt Bechtel, AGWEB, 2/8/19


A proposed set of legislative goals released by a pair of Democratic freshmen members of Congress mentions getting fewer emissions from “farting cows,” but they want to work with farmers, too. The Green New Deal was released on Feb. 7 by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and aims to eliminate greenhouse gas emission while revamping the U.S. economy. The Green New Deal has been drawing some attention because it would drastically change how many facets of the economy operate in an effort to address climate change.

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