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Food & agriculture - Dec 18
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... . Michael Pollan On Vilsack, Agriculture — And Food npr When President-elect Barack Obama nominated former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack as his secretary of agriculture, he praised Vilsack's knowledge of both agriculture and energy. But author Michael Pollan says the incoming administration's focus should be on food and the people who eat it. Obama announced his selection Wednesday and touted Vilsack's credentials. "As governor of one of our most abundant farm states, he led with vision," Obama said, "promoting biotech to strengthen our farmers in fostering an agricultural economy of ...
Michael Pollan on Tom Vilsack Appointment to Head Agriculture Department
Cooking Up A Story: A Show about People, Food, and Sustainable Living —
... While Pollan is "cautiously optimistic" that Vilsack will take a broader view 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 ...
Barack Obama to appoint Tom Vilsack as Secretary of Agriculture
www.eatlocalchallenge.com —
... politics here -- I feel that the choice to eat locally crosses party 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 ...
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mom go green —
... Michael Pollan is on NPR's Morning Edition today speaking about the new appointment for Secretary of Agriculture. Let's just say it wasn't what agents of change were hoping for. The new secretary is former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack. Perception is that because of his ties to corn, we cannot expect much change or improvement in the food system, especially in regards to local, small family farms and organics. ...
The USDA's time in the sun
Grist - the Latest from Grist —
... On the radio, three shows I know of devoted significant time to the topic. All Things Considered interviewed Michael Pollan this morning; The Takeaway ...
Chu: Corn ethanol critic?
Grist - the Latest from Grist —
... In his interview yesterday morning on NPR on prospective USDA chief Tom Vilsack, Michael Pollan touches on the former Iowa governor's virulent support for ethanol (which fits well with the etha-mania of the former Illinois senator who nominated him). ...
USDA Office of Ecosystem Services and Markets
Worldchanging: Bright Green —
... the Secretaries of Commerce, the Interior, Energy, Transportation, and Defense; the EPA Administrator; the Assistant Secretary of the Army; the White House Council of Economic Advisors; and the Office of Science and Technology Policy. This new role in developing policy regarding ecosystem services adds yet another dimension when we consider Obama's recent picks for these positions (particularly the choice of former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack as Secretary of Agriculture, which has generated some skepticism ). But the inclusion of so many highest-level advisers, across so many ...
