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America's Problem of Child Hunger (Video)

Vicki B. Escarra | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Child Hunger, Hunger, Hungry Kids, Nbc, Feeding America, Conagra, Vilsack, Childhood, Al Roker, Impact News
Vicki B. Escarra

Child hunger is a crisis in America and as long-term unemployment and under-employment continue, a greater number of children will go without enough to eat.

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Weekly Mulch: Monsanto's Mutant Alfalfa and the Feral Pig Invasion

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Roundup Ready Alfafa, Vilsack, Phmsa, Gold Mining, The Michigan Melzer, Invasive Species, Feral Pigs, Greystar, change.org, Nuclear, Monsanto, Ruce Power, Campus Progress, Gainesville, Truthout, Colombia, Mother Jones, Drummond, Feed the Future, Dioxins, Inter Press Service, New Visions for Agriculture, Green News
The Media Consortium

by Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger Agribusiness giant Monsanto is strengthening its hold over the food system both in this country and abroad,...

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Dear Secretary Vilsack: Please Reconsider the Fate of Our Milk

Robyn O'Brien | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food Allergies, Vilsack, Alfalfa, Centers for Disease Control, Health, Milk, Food, Genetically Modified Food, Soybeans, Biotech, Gmo, Allergies, Nutrition, Home News
Robyn O'Brien

With utmost sincerity, I urge you to delay the approval of genetically engineered alfalfa. I believe this alfalfa will directly impact our children's milk supply, given that it is used as livestock feed for dairy cows.

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The World Bank Steps in to Save the Day??

Tina Gerhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Undp, Cilmate Fund, Robert Zoellick, Developing Countries, World Bank, Green, Cop 16, Clean Energy, Rising Sea Level, Climate Change, Friends of the Earth, Environment, Unfccc, Vilsack, Aosis, Denmark, Global Warming, Green News
Tina Gerhardt

Cancún, Mexico - As climate change increases, the World Bank is stepping up its funding for developing nations. On the agenda at this year's COP 16, ...

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On Behalf of Hungry Children...

Vicki B. Escarra | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Child Nutrition Bill, Chairman Miller, Child Hunger, Child Nutrition, Vilsack, Children, S.3307, Impact News
Vicki B. Escarra

Your support has helped us get the word out to urge Congress to ensure better nutrition for children. Every phone call, every email, every conversation made a difference.

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If only children could vote. (VIDEO)

Vicki B. Escarra | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chairman Miller, Children, Rep George Miller, Child Nutrition Bill, Hunger Free Kids, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Tom Colicchio, (S.3307), Recession, Hunger, Unemployment, Child, Healthy, Food Insecurity, Feeding America, Usda, Vilsack, Child Hunger, Impact News
Vicki B. Escarra

50 million people. According to the USDA, that's how many people are facing hunger, right here in our own communities. And more than 17 million of ...

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Weekly Mulch: Why Energy Reform is on Shaky Ground

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cellulosic Ethanol, Biomass, ab32, Vilsack, Midwest, Green Jobs, Prop 26, Ethanol-Industrial Complex, Prop 23, Switchgrass, Subsidies, Ethanol, California, Corn Based Ethanol, Economy, Electric Cars, Green News
The Media Consortium

by Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger Since national energy reform is on the rocks, ethanol subsidies for the Midwest and ballot propositions to...

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Let them eat cake.

Vicki B. Escarra | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Federal Food Assistance, Cookie Monster, Snack Food, Food Pantries, Hunger, Benefits, Food Choices, Food Stamps, Snap, Snacks, Healthy Food Choice, Vilsack, Impact News
Vicki B. Escarra

This argument against SNAP recipients using their benefits to purchase snack and other "unhealthy" foods is one I find disappointing. Food insecurity...

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Monsanto: The World's Poster Child for Corporate Manipulation and Deceit - Part 10

Jeffrey Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iaastd, Secretary Vilsack, Small Farmers, The International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Monsanto, Consumer Culture, Global Population, Usda, Biotechnology, Union of Concerned Scientists, Local Food Systems, Feed the World, Community Food Security Coalition, Genetically Modified Foods, Dupont, Ge, American Academy of Environmental Medicine, Gmos, Hans Herren, Vilsack, Supermarket News, Bill Gates, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, GM Food, Natural Foods, Syngenta, Gribusiness, Hunger, World Food Prize, Consumer Trends, GE Food, GM Crops, Science and Technology for Development, GE Crops, Green News
Jeffrey Smith

http://www.responsibletechnology.org/blog/30 When Forbes magazine declared Monsanto as the Company of the Year for 2009, millions of surprised people...

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Rude Awakening

Jeffrey Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iaastd, Secretary Vilsack, Small Farmers, The International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Monsanto, Consumer Culture, Global Population, Usda, Biotechnology, Union of Concerned Scientists, Local Food Systems, Feed the World, Agribusiness, Community Food Security Coalition, Genetically Modified Foods, Dupont, Ge, American Academy of Environmental Medicine, Gmos, Hans Herren, Vilsack, Supermarket News, Bill Gates, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, GM Food, Natural Foods, Syngenta, Hunger, World Food Prize, Consumer Trends, GE Food, GM Crops, Science and Technology for Development, GE Crops, Green News
Jeffrey Smith

There's overwhelming evidence showing that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are unsafe. And there are plenty of sources for non-GMO corn.

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PLU Codes Do Not Indicate Genetically Modified Produce

Jeffrey Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iaastd, Small Farmers, Consumer Culture, Global Population, Union of Concerned Scientists, Local Food Systems, Feed the World, Agribusiness, Usda, Vilsack, Genetically Modified Foods, Dupont, Ge, American Academy of Environmental Medicine, Supermarket News, Bill Gates, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Syngenta, Consumer Trends, GE Food, GM Crops, GE Crops, Smart Shopping, Food News
Jeffrey Smith

No, the 5-digit PLU codes on produce do not tell you what is genetically modified or natural. These numbers, organized by the Produce Marketing Association, have nothing to do with you.

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Vilsack Mistakenly Pitched "GMOs-Feed-the-World" to an Audience of Experts--Oops

Jeffrey Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: American Academy of Environmental Medicine, Hans Herren, Ge, Secretary Vilsack, Iaastd, Bill Gates, Small Farmers, The International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, GM Food, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Global Population, Usda, Dupont, Monsanto, Biotechnology, Hunger, World Food Prize, Union of Concerned Scientists, GE Food, Local Food Systems, GM Crops, Science and Technology for Development, GE Crops, Feed the World, Syngenta, Agribusiness, Community Food Security Coalition, Gmos, Vilsack, Genetically Modified Foods, Green News
Jeffrey Smith

It is clear to the experts that the current generation of GMOs do not live up to the hype continuously broadcast by biotech companies and their promotional East Coast wing--the federal government.

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Friday Talking Points [132] -- The DMV? Really?

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Debt, Tea Party, Forward, Floor, 9/11, Dc, Nevada, Deficit, Video, Swamp, Midotw, Nancy Pelosi, Tax Cuts, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Reid, First Responders, Tom Vilsack, Deficit Spending, Resign, Democrat, Angle, Bush Era, Democrats, Barack Obama, Dmv, The Swamp, Mddotw, Make It in America, Harry Reid, Weiner, Senate, Social Security, Small Business, President Obama, Speech, Washington, Sharron Angle, Deficits Don't Matter, Cheney, Democratic, Obama, Patty and Selma, Charlie Rangel, Van Jones, Bush Years, Friday Talking Points, Republican, Bush, Dick Cheney, Bush Tax Cuts, Pelosi, Ethics, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Obstructionism, Vilsack, Nation's Capital, Ed Schultz, Anthony Weiner, House, Fire, Too Extreme, Rangel, Chris Weigant, Sherrod, Shirley Sherrod, Fox News, George W Bush, Netroots Nation, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Last week, this column took a week off, due to an extended trip into the desert for the Netroots Nation convention. But now, we turn our sights back ...

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Monsanto: The World's Poster Child for Corporate Manipulation and Deceit - Part 9

Jeffrey Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iaastd, Secretary Vilsack, Small Farmers, The International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Monsanto, Consumer Culture, Global Population, Usda, Biotechnology, Union of Concerned Scientists, Local Food Systems, Feed the World, Agribusiness, Community Food Security Coalition, Genetically Modified Foods, Dupont, Ge, American Academy of Environmental Medicine, Gmos, Hans Herren, Vilsack, Supermarket News, Bill Gates, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, GM Food, Natural Foods, Syngenta, Hunger, World Food Prize, Consumer Trends, GE Food, GM Crops, Science and Technology for Development, GE Crops, Green News
Jeffrey Smith

http://www.responsibletechnology.org/blog/32 When Forbes magazine declared Monsanto as the Company of the Year for 2009, millions of surprised people...

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Monsanto: The World's Poster Child for Corporate Manipulation and Deceit - Part 8

Jeffrey Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iaastd, Secretary Vilsack, Small Farmers, The International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Monsanto, Consumer Culture, Global Population, Usda, Biotechnology, Union of Concerned Scientists, Local Food Systems, Feed the World, Agribusiness, Community Food Security Coalition, Genetically Modified Foods, Dupont, Ge, American Academy of Environmental Medicine, Gmos, Hans Herren, Vilsack, Supermarket News, Bill Gates, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, GM Food, Natural Foods, Syngenta, Hunger, World Food Prize, Consumer Trends, GE Food, GM Crops, Science and Technology for Development, GE Crops, Green News
Jeffrey Smith

http://www.responsibletechnology.org/blog/36 When Forbes magazine declared Monsanto as the Company of the Year for 2009, millions of surprised people...

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Monsanto: The World's Poster Child for Corporate Manipulation and Deceit - Part 7

Jeffrey Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iaastd, Secretary Vilsack, Small Farmers, The International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Monsanto, Consumer Culture, Global Population, Usda, Biotechnology, Union of Concerned Scientists, Local Food Systems, Feed the World, Agribusiness, Community Food Security Coalition, Genetically Modified Foods, Dupont, Ge, American Academy of Environmental Medicine, Gmos, Hans Herren, Vilsack, Supermarket News, Bill Gates, GM Food, Natural Foods, Syngenta, Hunger, World Food Prize, Consumer Trends, GE Food, GM Crops, Science and Technology for Development, GE Crops, Canola, Soybeans, Green News
Jeffrey Smith

http://www.responsibletechnology.org/blog/39 When Forbes magazine declared Monsanto as the Company of the Year for 2009, millions of surprised people...

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Monsanto: The World's Poster Child for Corporate Manipulation and Deceit - Part 6

Jeffrey Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iaastd, Secretary Vilsack, Small Farmers, The International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Monsanto, Consumer Culture, Global Population, Usda, Biotechnology, Union of Concerned Scientists, Local Food Systems, Feed the World, Agribusiness, Community Food Security Coalition, Genetically Modified Foods, Dupont, Ge, American Academy of Environmental Medicine, Gmos, Hans Herren, Vilsack, Supermarket News, Bill Gates, GM Food, Natural Foods, Syngenta, Hunger, World Food Prize, Consumer Trends, GE Food, GM Crops, Science and Technology for Development, GE Crops, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Green News
Jeffrey Smith

http://www.responsibletechnology.org/blog/43 When Forbes magazine declared Monsanto as the Company of the Year for 2009, millions of surprised people ...

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Monsanto: The World's Poster Child for Corporate Manipulation and Deceit - Part 5

Jeffrey Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iaastd, Secretary Vilsack, Small Farmers, The International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Monsanto, Consumer Culture, Global Population, Usda, Biotechnology, Union of Concerned Scientists, Local Food Systems, Feed the World, Agribusiness, Community Food Security Coalition, Genetically Modified Foods, Dupont, Ge, American Academy of Environmental Medicine, Gmos, Hans Herren, Vilsack, Supermarket News, Bill Gates, GM Food, Natural Foods, Syngenta, Hunger, World Food Prize, Consumer Trends, GE Food, GM Crops, Science and Technology for Development, GE Crops, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Green News
Jeffrey Smith

http://www.responsibletechnology.org/blog/45 When Forbes magazine declared Monsanto as the Company of the Year for 2009, millions of surprised people...

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Monsanto: The World's Poster Child for Corporate Manipulation and Deceit - Part 4

Jeffrey Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iaastd, Secretary Vilsack, Small Farmers, The International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Monsanto, Consumer Culture, Global Population, Usda, Biotechnology, Union of Concerned Scientists, Local Food Systems, Feed the World, Agribusiness, Community Food Security Coalition, Genetically Modified Foods, Dupont, Ge, American Academy of Environmental Medicine, Gmos, Hans Herren, Vilsack, Supermarket News, Bill Gates, GM Food, Natural Foods, Syngenta, Hunger, World Food Prize, Consumer Trends, GE Food, GM Crops, Science and Technology for Development, GE Crops, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Green News
Jeffrey Smith

http://www.responsibletechnology.org/blog/48 When Forbes magazine declared Monsanto as the Company of the Year for 2009, millions of surprised people...

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Monsanto: The World's Poster Child for Corporate Manipulation and Deceit - Part 3

Jeffrey Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iaastd, Secretary Vilsack, Small Farmers, The International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Monsanto, Consumer Culture, Global Population, Usda, Biotechnology, Union of Concerned Scientists, Local Food Systems, Feed the World, Agribusiness, Community Food Security Coalition, Genetically Modified Foods, Dupont, Ge, American Academy of Environmental Medicine, Gmos, Hans Herren, Vilsack, Supermarket News, Bill Gates, GM Food, Natural Foods, Syngenta, Hunger, World Food Prize, Consumer Trends, GE Food, GM Crops, Science and Technology for Development, GE Crops, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Green News
Jeffrey Smith

http://www.responsibletechnology.org/blog/52 When Forbes magazine declared Monsanto as the Company of the Year for 2009, millions of surprised people...

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Obama, Vilsack

Jeff Danziger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sherrod Affair, Obama, Vilsack, Political Cartoons, Politics News
Jeff Danziger

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The F Word: Rolling Over on Shirley Sherrod

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Andrew Breitbart, Vilsack, Yosi Sargent, Obama, Tea Parties, Grit Tv, Race, David Corn, Laura Flanders, Rachel Maddow, Grittv, Racism, Shirley Sherrod, Glenn Beck, Red-Baiting, Tea Party, Naacp, Politics News
Laura Flanders

How many times is the Obama administration going to roll over for Glenn Beck?

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Tom Vilsack: Shirley Sherrod Has 'Been Put Through Hell,' Deserves New Job

AP | MARY CLARE JALONICK and BEN EVANS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sherrod, Shirley Sherrod, Shirley Sherrod New Job, Shirley Sherrod Job Offer, Shirley Sherrod Fired, Shirley Sherrod USDA, Vilsack Sherrod, Vilsack, Tom Vilsack, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The White House did a sudden about-face Wednesday and begged for forgiveness from the black Agriculture Department employee whose o...

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Mr. President if You Stand up for Shirley Sherrod You Stand up for Us All

Trey Ellis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Andrew Breitbart, Obama, Acorn, Vilsack, Shirley Sherrod Racism, Politics News
Trey Ellis

When I first heard how this black USDA official bragged about discriminating against a white farmer as payback I was sickened. What a difference a day makes.

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From Bush Legs to Bad Business Practices - It's Been a Busy Week for Poultry

Regina Weiss | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Department of Justice, National Chicken Council, Packers and Stockyards, Russian, Poultry, Bush Legs, Usda, Trade With Russia, Vilsack, Medvedev, Food News
Regina Weiss

It's been quite a week for US poultry. On Tuesday the USDA issued proposed rules to clarify the meaning of "unfair business practices" under the almos...

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