…grants have included $1,055,996 to the Unison Resource Company, San Francisco<\/a> Carbon collaborative, and EcoAnalytics to prevent global warming by reducing intestinal methane emissions from cattle<\/strong><\/p>\n …transforming goat manure into \u201cbiochar\u201d (a.k.a. charcoal) to mitigate global warming<\/a>. Said biochar is buried to eliminate the greenhouse gas emissions<\/a> that would otherwise occur from the natural degradation of goat manure<\/strong><\/p>\n …a tax of 15 cents per (Christmas<\/a>) tree on sellers to support a marketing program for enhancing the image of the industry<\/strong><\/p>\n …$100 million and the House $225 million for the \u201cRural Energy for America\u201d program. Recipients have included the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center in Patagonia, Arizona<\/a>, which was awarded $45,263 to install a solar energy system. The center is dedicated to \u201cwhole-person enlightenment\u201d under the direction of an ordained rabbi, \u201cacknowledged\u201d yogi, and four-year Native American Sundancer. (Just FYI: The body-cleansing regimen starts at $3,159.)<\/strong><\/p>\n …subsidies for \u201cAccess to Broadband Telecommunications Services in Rural Areas.\u201d The Senate would double the current spending\u2014to $250 million\u2014and include subsidies for \u201cultra-high speed broadband<\/a>.\u201d The House proposes to maintain spending at $125 million<\/strong><\/p>\n Just as some of the smart phone commercials used to say, “There’s an app for that,” Americans can say in almost any case, “There’s a government program for that.” I don’t think that is a good thing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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