On the recordJune 10, 2009
Without an ag offset program, America's farmers and ranchers will have no incentive to act on their ability to capture as much as 20 percent of domestic carbon dioxide emissions.
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congress.govLeonard L. Boswell: “Without an ag offset program, America's farmers and ranchers will have no incentive to act on their ability to capture…”
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Boswell stresses the need for agricultural offsets in climate legislation to incentivize farmers.
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