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npr.org - 12/18/2008

Michael Pollan On Vilsack, Agriculture — And Food

— npr.org — And Food Morning Edition , December 18, 2008 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 ... (more) Michael Pollan On Vilsack, Agriculture — And Food

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blogs.sciencemag.org - 12/18/2008

Sources: John Holdren to be Nominated as Obama's Science Adviser

— blogs.sciencemag.org — John Holdren Credit: AAAS Strong indications are that President-elect Barack Obama has picked physicist John Holdren to be the president's science adviser. A top adviser to the Obama campaign and international expert on energy and climate, Holdren ... (more) Sources: John Holdren to be Nominated as Obama's Science ...

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change.gov - 12/20/2008

“The search for knowledge, truth and a greater understanding of the world around us”

— change.gov — In the latest weekly address, President-elect Barack Obama took a bold stand for making decisions based on science and facts rather than ideology as he introduced leading members of his science and technology team. “The truth is that ... (more) “The search for knowledge, truth and a greater ...

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Energy Bulletin - — ... to plateau within ten to forty years. (The International Energy Agency, the voice of the global energy establishment, announced last week that it expects peak oil to arrive by 2020, while outside analysts believe it will come much sooner, if it hasn't already arrived.) Chu said better energy efficiency could delay the arrival of peak oil by twenty to eighty years, but "the fundamental problem remains. (16 December 2008) Added bold to original text. Suggested by Lisa Wright. -BA Vilsack and Obama: Farmer-in-Chief my ass! Sharon Astyk, Casaubon's Book So Tom Vilsack is going ...

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Energy Bulletin - — ... Tom Vilsack as Secretary of Agriculture then I think that I will have to hope that Sharon Astyk's assessment may have been too harsh. And if you are an American that hopes that change at the USDA can finally happen, you might want to consider signing the ...