Scapegoat

There is nothing like a story on the internet about rising food prices and limited food supplies to bring on an avalanche of comments, some sane, some severe, some just plain scary, and far too many aimed at farmers. The number one culprit for these problems is once again put down to global warming brought on by green house gases. While even those who are not dyed in the wool "greenies" do not dispute the presence of climate change, there remains the debate over cause. Severe weather has been present since the beginning of time, or at least since we could determine and record such changes. The earth consists of natural cycles, and while greenhouse gas emissions certainly contributes to those changing cycles it would be wrong to assume that alone is the main cause. But in times of trouble everyone searches for a scapegoat and more often than not agriculture becomes the easy target. According to the Environmental Protection Agency animal agriculture is responsible for only 2.6 percent of greenhouse gasses, significantly less than the transportation sector, but it's apparently far easier to bite the hand that feeds you than to look in the mirror.