ethicurean.com - 12/16/2008
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The New York Times’ Caucus blog is reporting that President-Elect Obama has settled on former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack as his Secretary of Agriculture.
While just a few weeks ago I wrote that Vilsack didn’t seem like the most horrible choice for AgSec, compared to some of the ...
gristmill.grist.org - 12/17/2008
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"Tom Vilsack was one of the first governors
to see the promise of biotechnology. He has a...
very balanced view of agriculture and understands its potential." -- Ted Crosbie, vice president of global plant breeding and director of Monsanto's Iowa ...
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Michael Pollan on Tom Vilsack Appointment to Head Agriculture Department
Cooking Up A Story: A Show about People, Food, and Sustainable Living —
... in his responsibilities as Secretary of Agriculture, I guess I remain hopeful that the new Obama administration will recognize and avoid policies that obviously conflict with the public interest. In the case of food, corn-based ethanol production is a bad idea because it drives up the cost of food, and on balance does little toward addressing climate change, or energy independence.
Listen to the Pollan interview on NPR Radio, and tell us what you think.
Related: AgSuck: Looks like Tom Vilsack to head USDA; Vilsack on organic ag and ethanol; Past ...
Barack Obama to appoint Tom Vilsack as Secretary of Agriculture
www.eatlocalchallenge.com —
... lines, and have seen proof of that theory. But the choices being made at the top really do affect the power that the sustainable food movement has as a whole.
If you're interested in reading some really cogent responses to the Vilsack appointment, check out the following links:
Change we can Eat: an Immodest Proposal for Obama's Food Policy (Christopher Cook / Civil Eats)
Michael Pollan on Vilsack, Agriculture -- And Food (NPR)
AgSuck: Looks like Tom Vilsact to head USDA (Bonnie Powell / Ethicurean)
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