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Growing Green: Honoring Leaders Who Are Changing the Way We Farm and Eat

May 8, 2009

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil

Tags:
agriculture, eatlocal, localfood, michaelpollan, simplesteps, sustainablefarming

Tomorrow night NRDC will do something it has never done before: give out the inaugural Growing Green Awards to leaders in the sustainable food movement. Selected by a panel chaired by Michael Pollan, the best-selling author of the Omnivore's Dilemma,...continued→

Two Critical Priorities Await Vilsack at Department of Agriculture

December 24, 2008

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy

Tags:
agriculturedepartment, biofuels, farming, foodsafety, globalwarming, greentransition, obama, obamacabinet, sustainablefarming, vilsack, windpower

Once again, I greet another cabinet appointment by President-elect Obama's with respect. Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack is a strong choice to lead the Department of Agriculture. His guidance will be essential on a host of issues facing the department, from restoring...continued→