Dairy groups blast methane reductions: ‘Cows expel gas so they don’t explode’

California’s attempt to curb emissions of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, is facing vocal opposition from a dairy industry that fears government meddling in the flatulence of its cows.
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has set a goal of slashing methane emissions by 40% by 2030, from 2013 levels, and has targeted the belching and farting – known as “enteric fermentation” – of California’s 5.5 million beef and dairy cows, as well as the manure they create.  https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/aug/10/cow-methane-reduction-california-dairy-industry
Article courtesy of The Guardian by Oliver Milman