Those opposed to green schemes that line some pockets and pick other pockets are called “climate deniers” by those who deny reality.
Only reality deniers will see in the Washington Department of Ecology’s latest greenhouse gas inventory any sign the state is moving toward complying with its own carbon-reduction law. ….
The problem is Washington has outlandish carbon-reduction targets (as do Oregon and California.) By law, Washington carbon output must be almost halved by 2030. This is not realistic.
You can sideline every car, truck, train, airplane and ship powered by a fossil fuel and still not meet the 2030 target. If you also eliminate agriculture, you’re close, but not quite there.
The law becomes more unrealistic as time goes on. The 2050 target is 4.6 million tons of greenhouse gases. In 2021, Ecology attributed 3 million tons to enteric fermentation and 1.6 million tons to manure management.
It’s unrealistic to think Washington’s carbon output in a quarter-century will be limited to cow burps and cow s—. …
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