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supportvilsack.com - 1/6/2009
SupportVilsack.com
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O n December 16th, President elect Barack Obama nominated former Governor Tom Vilsack for Secretary of Agriculture in the new administration. The Governor is scheduled to start confirmation hearings on January 14th, 2009. A number of Governor Vilsack's supporters have created this site to ...
chicagotribune.com - 1/7/2009
Agriculture's next big challenge -
— chicagotribune.com — President-elect Barack Obama has chosen Iowa 's former Gov. Tom Vilsack to be his secretary of agriculture.... Vilsack was an excellent choice, but some have criticized the appointment because he supports agricultural biotechnology and commercial ... (more) Agriculture's next big challenge -

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thepetitionsite.com - 1/9/2009
Support Tom Vilsack for Secretary of Agriculture
— thepetitionsite.com — 9:10 am PST, Jan 10, John Nicholson, Iowa Having lived for 40+ years in New York, I... have seen and experienced skilled and effective elected official from Democratic, Republican and Liberal parties. I moved to Iowa in March, 2004 to encounter Tom ... (more) Support Tom Vilsack for Secretary of Agriculture

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marcgunther.com - 1/4/2009
2008: Goodbye to all that
— marcgunther.com — No, Robert Graves fans, I don’t mean to suggest that 2008 was as bad as trench warfare... during WWI. But it was an undeniably dismal year in the world of business and sustainability. We had the financial crisis, the depressing recession, plummeting ... (more) 2008: Goodbye to all that

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The Ethicurean:  SupportVilsack.com: Wethinks they doth protest too much

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Support Vilsack?
Grist - the Latest from Grist — ... A group of NGO chiefs, activists, and Big Organic executives have launched a website and petition to support Tom Vilsack, president-elect Barack Obama's choice to lead USDA. ...

SupportVilsack.com: Wethinks they doth protest too much
The Ethicurean — ... mysteriously popped up last week, with a banner headlined “Support Tom Vilsack for Secretary of Agriculture” and featuring both smiley and serious-but-loving shots of the former Iowa governor, as if he were some sort of agricultural Mr. Rogers. Paid for by honchos from large organic food corporations like Whole Foods and Stonyfield Farms, the site features testimonials from some scrappier folks we wouldn’t expect to see speechifying for Vilsack (yeah we mean you, Señor Scowcroft). ...

Hope and the new USDA chief
Grist - the Latest from Grist — ... In an effort to bridge the gap between the various members of our community, I have reached out to a variety of groups and individuals and have written a post on the ...

Change we can believe in at USDA?
Grist - the Latest from Grist — ... recent nomination of former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack as Secretary of Ag was a disappointment to many in the sustainable ag and family farm community because of Vilsack's close relationship with agribusiness and his penchant for promoting biotech and corn-based ethanol. Despite some positive comments during his confirmation hearing regarding nutrition, local foods and climate change, many in the sustainable ag community remain skeptical, while some remain hopeful. I've written previously, as have others, to place Tom's record in context; that he was the first ...

Our well-connected USDA chief
Grist - the Latest from Grist — ... I know we're all supposed to rally around Vilsack and nudge him to support sustainable-ag policies. But I remain uneasy about his ties to agribiz and and old-line energy firms. ...

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