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Farmers sue over purge of climate data needed for agricultural decisions
- rejectedstone 2y agoElectrolytes are what plants crave.
- guywithahat 2y agoWhile I believe there are farmers among the groups, this seems to primarily be pushed by NYC-based climate politics law firms, which I didn't know was a thing until I read this article. There aren't a bunch of farmers in Iowa who are upset about this, at least as far as the article mentions
- pxmpxm 2y agoThere's a pretty large network of third-generation-never-had-to-work "philantropy" people that fund these sorts of pet left wing projects. See Tides foundation etc.
- janalsncm 2y agoThe article doesn’t mention it, so I will ask: what is the data which farmers need, and how do they use that data? I could imagine some info about rainfall, heat and sun being useful but I am curious how the typical farmer applies this information.
- adfm 2y ago""" ... the impact of the extraction of fossil fuels (gas, coal and oil) and fugitive emissions accounts for 34% of anthropogenic methane. In comparison, methane from livestock farming accounts for 27% and landfills for 23%. The remaining share of methane of anthropogenic origin (16%) comes from other agricultural activities.[^1] """ [^1]: https://www.carnisostenibili.it/en/methane-emissions-cows-are-part-of-the-climate-solution/ https://www.carnisostenibili.it/en/methane-emissions-cows-ar...