中西部农民对加州的政策表示不满。 Midwest farmers up in arms over Californian policy.

中西部农民对加州促进从牛和猪粪便中捕获甲烷的政策表示担忧，这与政府对厌氧消化池的激励措施相一致。 Midwest farmers express concern over Californian policy promoting methane capture from cow and hog manure, coinciding with government incentives for anaerobic digesters. 批评者担心这可能会导致更多工厂化农场的出现，污染地下水并损害农业社区。 Critics fear it may lead to more factory farms, polluting groundwater and harming farming communities. 加州的排放信用体系被视为允许工厂化农场“绿色清洗”其碳足迹，并对可再生能源造成不利影响。 California's emissions credits system is seen as allowing factory farms to "greenwash" their carbon footprint and disadvantage renewable energy sources.