RAC urges government crackdown on untaxed foreign vehicles

[GastonJ]

Oddly enough they are, and I believe New Zealand was looking to apply a tax to cows for that very reason. Whether they did or not I have no idea. They pollute almost as much as baked bean and brussel sprout eaters

[super jumbe]

New Zealand was looking to apply a tax to cows

[Meat-Head]

OFF TOPIC:-

rumor states the farts from a herd of vows in a day, enough gas to run a town for a month.

eec did seriously look into collecting cow darts for energy, but EEC decided not to bother, something that is usefull and productive font bother with

[GastonJ]

Farmers blocked the streets of New Zealand's capital, Wellington, yesterday in protest at plans to impose the world's first "fart tax" on livestock flatulence.Nicknamed the "back-door tax", the levy is intended to fund research into reducing the 37m tonnes of methane blown off each year by New Zealand's sheep, cattle and deer. Four hundred farmers with 20 tractors rallied outside parliament. An opposition MP led a cow named Energy up the steps of the building.
"New Zealand farmers are completely unsubsidised, completely unprotected in a hugely distorted global market," said the president of Federated Farmers, Tom Lambie. "The imposition of this unnec essary levy is just another cost we shouldn't have to bear."
A petition against the policy - which is likely to cost the average farmer NZ$300 (?110) a year - has gained more than 64,000 signatures, equal to nearly half of all New Zealand farmers.
Despite the proposed levy being dubbed the "fart tax", more than 90% of livestock methane comes from burping, rather than flatulence.
Wind from New Zealand's 30m sheep, 10m cattle and 2m deer accounts for 60% of greenhouse gas emissions, well ahead of industries such as transport and electricity generation. The New Zealand government has demanded the levy to speed research into ways of cutting livestock emissions before the start of the compliance period for the Kyoto protocol in 2008.

Farmers raise stink over New Zealand 'fart tax' | World news | The Guardian

[ifred]

Maybe if our politicians are serious about cutting harmful pollution they should all be issued with a shovel for collection!
or back on the cars run in front of each car with a red flag like the old days .. to warn the populous of the oncoming polluter !

[GastonJ]

Maybe if our politicians are serious about cutting harmful pollution they should all be issued with a shovel for collection!
or back on the cars run in front of each car with a red flag like the old days .. to warn the populous of the oncoming polluter !

If politicians were serious about waste they'd wear bags under their mouths to catch all the sh*t they speak, far more polluting than cows and methane.

[M T Glass]

I suppose you expect him to cut his lawn with a cow.....aren't they greater produces of environmental harmful gasses

Now there's an idea,.But it would have to be a bull ifred so as I could grip the horns but the starting handle is at the other end.

[ifred]

Now there's an idea,. But it would have to be a bull ifred so as I could grip the horns but the starting handle is at the other end.

You should embrace modern technology dump the starting handle for swizzle stick (cattle prod) then you'll get results best then to glue your hand to horns with superglue.... toptip even rectumfy meat ishit failure