Articles by Tom Philpott
Tom Philpott was previously Grist's food writer. He now writes for Mother Jones.
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Historic food-safety bill passes Senate, awaits House
The Senate finally passed its food-safety bill. Now the ball is back in the House's court. Will it fall by the wayside before the end of the year?
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Pre-Cancun summit, American farmers debate climate change
The climate is heating up -- as is the debate among farmers about what to do about it. Unhappily, the deniers still rule the day.
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[UPDATED:] Risk, bacteria, and the tragedy of food-safety reform
Senate food-safety bill S. 510 doesn't address the big underlying problem: the hazard that comes from huge, concentrated factory farms.
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Thai game: artfully disposing of a meat surplus
Confronted with a sudden surplus of meat, I went Thai'd one on a chuck roast. And I didn't regret it.
