Articles by Tom Philpott
Tom Philpott was previously Grist's food writer. He now writes for Mother Jones.
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Industry-funded Super Bowl ad rails against the (non-existent) soda tax
Maybe it’s just Monday-morning grumpiness, but I hate the media fixation with Super Bowl ads. Corporations and industry lobby groups drop millions on 30-second spots, and then bloggers scramble to […]
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USDA ‘partially deregulates’ GM sugar beets, defying court order
Big Ag — can’t beet ’em.A week ago, the USDA shocked the organic-farming community by “fully deregulating” genetically modified alfalfa, after acknowledging that organic farmers had legitimate concerns about the […]
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Mark Bittman’s new gig, struggling small farms, and more
When my info-larder gets too packed, it’s time to serve up some choice nuggets from around the Web. The Minimalist no more For 20 years or so, Mark Bittman has […]
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White House pressured Vilsack to approve GMO alfalfa, media reports suggest
According to reports from Wall Street Journal ag-policy reporters and New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd, the USDA's recent decision to green-light GMO alfalfa was based on political pressure from the White House. Brings back memories of the Clinton and Bush administrations, when ag policy toed the the agrichemical industry line.
