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Vilsack sees agriculture as benefactor in GHG debate

When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) ruled last Friday, April 17 that greenhouse gas emissions were harmful, agricultural groups voiced immediate concern over what additional regulations would mean. On Tuesday, April 21, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack was asked if the EPAruling was indeed the “slippery slope” for agriculture as some have suggested.

“I’m convinced ag can be a great benefactor,” said Vilsack. “I think the capacity to use our land and our forests in particular create tremendous opportunities for us tooffset greenhouse gas emissions in other sectors of the economcy.

Secretary Vilsack also said he hoped that agricultural offset opportunities will be included in any upcoming legislation written by Congress.