Calving calamity: North Dakota cattle losses rival those of ’97 | INFORUM | Fargo, ND

“We estimate cattle losses rival those of 1997,” said Jim Jost, a U.S. Department of Agriculture official in Fargo.

That year, 91,458 adult cattle and calves were reported killed in spring blizzards and flooding.
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The Red River Valley, struck with record flooding, has relatively few cattle.

But cold and storms in central and western North Dakota, where most of the state’s cattle are located, have killed and weakened cows and newborn calves.

“It’s a rough year,” said Jack Reich, a Zap cattleman and president of the state Stockmen’s Association.

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Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research

“Due to the power of the fossil fuel industry in Congress and the media and the ineptitude of the mainstream environmental groups, it is very unlikely that any significant legislation combating global warming will be passed anytime soon..."

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The United States, China, India and many developing nations did not sign onto the 1997 Kyoto Protocols, Fujisaki noted, saying that these countries must be included in any future climate change agreement.

“If we leave these countries out, all the framework will be meaningless,” Fujisaki said. “We have to have them on board.”