Articles by Tom Philpott
Tom Philpott was previously Grist's food writer. He now writes for Mother Jones.
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No big deal, say Ohio meteoroligists
Guess the IPCC report really was sort of a bust. Dave reports that a big swath of the pundocracy says global warming sucks, but there’s nothing we can do about […]
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How a cookbook renaissance heated up the sustainable-food movement
In the postmodern United States, a cultural critic laments, “The pleasures of the table are rarely appreciated at face value.” Speak truth to flour. A near-hysterical concern with health has […]
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Bush’s farm bill “reform” proposal falls woefully short
Note: This is the third of a three-column series on the 2007 farm bill. The first two columns are here and here. The author promises not to return to the […]
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Is anyone still taking this stuff seriously?
President Bush’s recent pledge to raise the Renewable Fuel Standard to 35 billion gallons by 2017 dropped with a bit of a thud. David Roberts made a pretty good case […]