Issues of concern to people who live in the west: property rights, water rights, endangered species, livestock grazing, energy production, wilderness and western agriculture. Plus a few items on western history, western literature and the sport of rodeo... Frank DuBois served as the NM Secretary of Agriculture from 1988 to 2003. DuBois is a former legislative assistant to a U.S. Senator, a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Interior, and is the founder of the DuBois Rodeo Scholarship.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
State ag board to discuss implementing greenhouse gas law
The California State Board of Food and Agriculture is scheduled to discuss climate change and water policy at its meeting on Wednesday, March 30. "California's farmers and ranchers have a significant role in our state's future," says CDFA Secretary Karen Ross. "As we continue to address climate change and water policy we encourage engagement and collaboration among all the regulatory agencies and stakeholder groups." AB 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, established the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. The act, among other provisions, ensures that early voluntary reductions receive appropriate credit in the implementation process. In development of a “cap and trade” market, agricultural emissions and conservation will have significant role in the voluntary reductions arena, the state says...more
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