(image via The Telegraph)

ALERT! COW FARTS ARE KILLING MOTHER EARTH!

Emergency! Emergency! Thank GOD someone is doing something about it:

A tax on bovine emissions could hurt American farmers and consumers, House Select Energy Independence and Global Warming Committee Ranking Member James Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.) warned Tuesday.

Sensenbrenner condemned a proposed tax from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on cattle and some pigs on the basis of those animals' methane emissions, which contribute in part to global climate change. (The Hill's Blog)

No, this is not a story from The Onion. Stop laughing! This is serious!