Column Opinion Owen Sound Sun Times

Denmark moves to tax farmers on livestock greenhouse gas production

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Danish government officials and Danish livestock farmers have reached agreement, judging by widespread reports, on details of a proposed tax on methane emissions from that nation’s ruminants.  Beginning in 2030, Danish farmers are to pay a tax of 300 kroner ($59.38 CAD) per ton of carbon dioxide equivalent, rising by 2035 to 750 kroner ($148.46), […]

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Man on motorcycle dies after hitting a deer

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A 68-year-old motorcycle driver from Brockton died in a collision with a deer in the former Brant Township Tuesday morning.  Police, paramedics and firefighters responded to a report of a collision involving a motorcycle and deer.   A 68-year-old from Brockton was transported to a local hospital by Bruce County Emergency Services, where they were […]